Growing Down to Grow Up: What the Iroko Tree Teaches Us about the Enneagram Journey of Self-discovery
“Root Before Rise” Deep in the Ituri rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a newly germinated iroko (Milicia excelsa) sends two glossy leaves toward a shaft of tropical light. Visitors rarely notice the sapling, because it remains below two metres for years, almost hidden beneath dense understory. What they cannot see is the