This is a book about self-knowledge and about the journey back to who we really are, behind the strategies of our egos. The starting point is that development of consciousness happens when we get to know our feelings, our ego and its strategies. The book is written for anyone who does, or wants to embark on, a psychological or spiritual journey for themselves. It combines traditional theories with ancient wisdom and can, with advantage, be used as a handbook for personal development. Katarina Mannheimer Ahlström has a doctorate degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago, USA. She is a former associate professor at the School of Social Work at Stockholm University, Sweden. She is also a trained practitioner within a number of different therapeutic techniques and methods. Today, she is mainly active as a public speaker, seminar-leader, psychodynamic therapist and hypnotherapist. Besides her nearly 25 year long academic journey, she has been on an equally long spiritual dito. This is her first book about personal development.