Adam Butler returns to discuss his 6-day darkness retreat. The conversation moves from practical details—how a darkness retreat is run, what it feels like, and why it can be psychologically demanding—to deeper questions about altered states, non-human intelligences, and the pursuit of radical self-honesty.

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