I would like to share with you the story of Vladimír Böhm, who went on his own dark retreat.
It is a state in which, deep down, you are alone with yourself. All kinds of questions come to you. There are no distractions such as television, a mobile phone, a computer or music playing. None of that. Perhaps that sounds frightening to you. Perhaps you’re not used to it, because you can’t even fall asleep without the TV or the radio on? Maybe that’s why you have neither the time nor the opportunity to think about yourself. Which is exactly what a dark retreat makes possible. Don’t be afraid of it, because, believe it or not, this retreat can turn your life around for the better.
About Mr Böhm’s dark retreat
In his article he writes about how he rested and on the third day received a vision. It came while he was pondering his future life. What he would do next. And he spoke these words: “I want to live only by what fulfils me and what I enjoy.”
He would like to share the thoughts that come to him with people who are on the same spiritual path. So he said to himself: I will build a place where people with the same values in life will meet, and where everyone will be on the same wavelength. That was the vision that came to him during his dark retreat.
He planned how he would hold various gatherings there, healing treatments in a pyramid, meditations, lectures, exercise classes and dark retreats. In short, everything that would support their spiritual development and better relationships with one another, and act as a driving force for it.
He goes on to say in his post that he used to get on fine with the city, but now nature appeals to him more. He is tired of the ever-rising housing costs. And who isn’t, wouldn’t you agree?
Darkness therapy for new visions
Not long ago I had the chance to watch a video on YouTube with Mr Dušek about the “Earthship” project, a self-sufficient house connected only to nature. It doesn’t depend on mains water or electricity.
And Mr Böhm came up with something similar, a house that isn’t dependent on energy supplies and public utilities. That’s unique! Society is starting to head in a slightly different direction, with the realisation that the way we live isn’t something to be taken entirely for granted. And if you do the maths on how much we pay in bills today and how much we will pay in a few years, with prices going up every year… Work it out for yourself.
The sums are unbelievably huge.
And these are the kinds of amazing thoughts that can come to you in the dark and set your life off in the right direction. I know lots of people around me who would like to start a business of some kind, but are still groping around for what it should be. Bear in mind that on a dark retreat the most amazing ideas can come to you.
article source: vladimirbohm.cz
written by: Romča
