
Total Eclipse of the Mind
Unleashing the Power of Darkness for Creativity, Healing, and Transformation
Andrew Holecek(Author)
Sounds True Inc (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 22. June 2026
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-64963-485-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Darkness is a truthteller," writes Holecek. "Darkness is exacting. The question to reflect upon is how willing are you to be exposed?" In this book, Holecek invites readers to reconnect with darkness and rediscover its many benefits. He introduces readers to the ancient wisdom of dark immersion, providing step-by-step guidance to help them determine if this practice is right for them, how to practice it safely, what kinds of challenges arise from the practice, and how to integrate its insights.
Full of wisdom teachings, easy home practice, checklists, and his own stories of over thirty years of dark retreat practice, Holecek makes this ancient practice accessible for our modern age, reintegrating darkness into our light-polluted lives.
Full of wisdom teachings, easy home practice, checklists, and his own stories of over thirty years of dark retreat practice, Holecek makes this ancient practice accessible for our modern age, reintegrating darkness into our light-polluted lives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Louisville, CO
United States
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64963-485-6 (9781649634856)
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Andrew Holecek
Total Eclipse of the Mind
Unleashing the Power of Darkness for Creativity, Healing, and Transformation
E-Book
05/2026
St. Martin's Essentials
€20.49
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Person
Andrew Holecek is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner in Tibetan Buddhism and nondual wisdom traditions. He is the Resident Contemplative Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies and a research consultant for the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Northwestern University. He has completed the Tibetan Buddhist three-year retreat and is the author of nine books. For more, visit andrewholecek.com.