Welcoming Darkness With daylight on the wane (for those of us in the northern hemisphere, that is), darkness becomes a greater presence in our lives at this time of year. Most of us rely on light—both natural and artificial—to navigate our world; darkness, then, invites us to explore different modes of engaging with the world and different ways of perceiving. Seasonal darkness, combined with the realities of rural winter, challenges my capacity to engage with the world around me. My inner...
about 2 years ago • 3 min read
Embodiment and interoception Do you journey inside your body to sense how and where you feel physical and emotional sensations? Honing your interoception can enrich your experiences and support decision making and action informed by your inner sense of knowing and wholeness. I’ve been watching a very bright star in the East before sunrise lately, a source of wonder and an invitation to predawn contemplation. In these quiet moments, I internally scan my body. Today, I find a slight soreness in...
about 2 years ago • 4 min read
September 2023: Seasons of our lives In my last newsletter, I talked about time, timing, and reimagining time. In this newsletter, I’m inviting you to play with another time-related concept: the seasons, or stages, of our lives. We carry ideas with us—from our upbringing, from our family and friends, from the media that we choose to consume—about what each season, or life stage, looks like, feels like, what we “should” be in any given stage, and even how what we did in one stage translates...
over 2 years ago • 4 min read
Welcome to my newsletter! My intention is to provide information and meditations to support your ongoing journey of energy healing. Please write to me at hello@pamelahathaway.com with any questions or suggestions. Summer Time I’ve been grappling with change lately. Big changes, like the floodwaters that ravaged the towns near my home, and little changes, like the progress I am making each day toward healing my injured elbow. All of this against the backdrop of the sun’s migration southward...
over 2 years ago • 3 min read