Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. Johnson

Why it is included: The most critical safety mechanism in the entire library.

Johnson, a renowned Jungian analyst, explains that the "Shadow" is not evil; it is simply the unlived life and traits we repress to fit into society.

The danger arises when a leader denies their shadow, inevitably projecting it onto their enemies or competitors.

We include this to prevent "righteous leadership."

This book teaches us to "eat their own shadow"—to integrate their own capacity for selfishness or aggression—so they do not act it out unconsciously on the world stage.