Regina U Hess The Ancient Practice Of Dark Retreat Meditation

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An overview of the ancient high-level practice of dark retreat meditation will be described across spiritual and indigenous traditions. The goals of dark retreat practice include the enhancement of self-realization towards enlightenment through entering altered states of consciousness and the awakening of all senses. This chapter is rooted in an earth- based integrative philosophical perspective of transpersonal psychology. The neurobiological impact of prolonged darkness and the bodily release of endogenous empathogenic and psychoactive substances (Melatonin, Pinoline, 5-MeO-DMT, and DMT) will be outlined. The relevance and universal occurrence of the mythological-archetypal dimension related to darkness will be illustrated including examples such as the creation myths, the archetypes of the trickster and the Great Mother. To provide some texture, a brief personal account of a dark retreat experience related to a prior near-death-encounter will be shared. • • Filmed at Breaking Convention 2017 • 4th International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness • University of Greenwich London - June 30th - July 2nd 2017 • https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk

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