set adrift

I’m naked, floating in a warm pool. It’s pitch black and I can’t see the back of my own hand, let alone a path to spiritual enlightenment. The cascade of technicolour lights and gentle spa music has given way to a barrage of my own thoughts and they’ve led me to an unsettling truth: I’m naked and alone… Is this what it takes to become the optimal version of myself?

It’s not nearly as morose as it sounds. First developed in 1954 by medical practitioner and neuropsychiatrist John C Lilly,