Total Eclipse of the Mind: Unleashing the Power of Darkness for Creativity, Healing, and Transformation by Andrew Holecek

Andrew Holecek explores dark retreat as a contemplative practice of spending time without external light. Personal accounts and teachings consider what may emerge when ordinary visual stimulation and the pressure to keep doing are set aside.

The book discusses preparation, possible challenges, shorter practices and integrating an experience afterward. It does not make prolonged isolation or darkness suitable for everyone; spiritual descriptions of healing should not be taken as a reason to bypass appropriate guidance or mental health care.