By day, I’m an electrician in Singapore, juggling circuit breakers and safety protocols. Before that, I spent years in academia studying comparative religion. I walked away because the field felt too detached from lived experience. This retreat bridged that gap. It wasn’t about forcing enlightenment through a webcam; it was about using the screen as a liminal space—a psychological threshold where old patterns dissolve and new ones form.

Psychologically, that aligns with Jung’s concept of individuation. You step away from daily noise and face your shadow. The retreat structure created a “flow state”, where focused attention and guided meditation lowered cognitive dissonance and let subconscious material surface.

Tarot mirrors this beautifully. The Moon card, which I’m drawn to for my moon ritual work, represents intuition, hidden fears, and the subconscious tides. In the retreat, we used it as a lens for shadow work. Paired with The Hermit, it showed me that withdrawal isn’t isolation—it’s strategic introspection. The digital format just changed the venue, not the psychology.

If you’ve tried an online retreat or are curious, I’d love to hear your take. Did the screen help or hinder your practice? Let’s compare notes.