The Promise of Dark Retreat (Andrew Holecek)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Lemonada Media

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

“We’re all addicted to light,” says Andrew Holocek, author of Total Eclipse of the Mind: Unleashing the Power of Darkness for Creativity, Healing, and Transformation. “We’re all light junkies in the deepest possible way. And so because we're so lost in the light, blinded by the light, that I think the pendulum is swinging back. And there's a deep intimation, it may be inarticulate for a number of people—why so many people are simultaneously attracted and repulsed by the darkness, of what it represents.” Today, Holocek (who has been meditating for 50 years and doing dark retreat for 30) shares how to dip your toe into dark practice, a soothing way of framing fear, and a glimpse into what each of us might find in the dark. For the show notes (including a link to the masks we talk about), head to my Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lemonado.
0:05.7	Hi, it's Elise Luna and host of Pulling the Thread.
0:08.9	Today I'm talking to Andrew Holosek about Dark Retreat.
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