The Deep Hibernation

There are times on your life journey when your soul calls you into a place of stillness and quiet. In spiritual settings, you may hear this season of life as “The Dark Night of the Soul.” I won’t go into what this label means and where it came from. But, for reference, that experience is what I am referring to and for me, I like to call it “The Deep Hibernation”. There is such beauty in going inward and spending time with your soul during periods of hibernation.

In my experience, this season gets a bad reputation! Many people fear the times in their life when they are in a space of feeling suspended, clouded, blindfolded. They may even completely avoid the whispers from their soul to engage in this season and still end up getting blindsided by an external force. For example, they feel a call to take a sick day from work, don’t follow through and are left with a broken leg the day after……. I understand this resistance. I get not wanting to pivot in life and allow your soul-rhythm to lead. However, we end up being put on our path regardless of whether we listen and respond or not…..So, wouldn’t it be a bit more easeful to listen to our soul in the first place?

I know this resistance to allowing is largely due to societal expectations of needing to DO all the time. Needing to produce, be expressive, create, take action etc. Yet, this is completely unnatural. At the end of last year, I spoke about the power of the seasons and just like nature has seasons, we do too. Just like animals, we too need times of hibernation.

Are times of deep hibernation hard and deeply uncomfortable? Absolutely! However, there is beauty too. There is appreciation for the connections. The awe-inspiring moments that may not be recognized in seasons of activation. It can be breathtaking to work on allowing and surrendering to life’s forces and taking in the experiences that are there for you.

At this point, can you guess where I have been this past year? You guessed it…….I have been in a period of deep hibernation. I am deeply present for my work when spirit brings me you beautiful souls. It still takes my breath away what transpires during our time together and am forever grateful to be able to do this work.  I am also deeply present for my little ones and my husband and their own soul journeys. However, what this journey is teaching me is that I truly have no control over any part of my life. It is not up to my mind to control, configure or navigate my world. Spirit and my soul are in charge. They know what the greater plan is and the best thing my mind can do is get out of the way and allow. So, that is what I have been doing. Attending deeply to the things in my life where I feel connected to spirit and my soul while allowing everything else (if anything) to settle into place when it is ready. It is especially important to not force or do anything that is not serving me since this only communicates to my soul that I am not listening and not experiencing the medicine of this time.

I want you to feel like it’s okay if you too have experienced this or are experiencing this hibernation.  

I want you to know you are not alone and that this may in fact be the most magical time if you allow it.

Even if things feel quieter and maybe your mind at times says “where the heck are we"? You are still beautifully connected to source. Your soul is leading you and it has so much medicine for you in this period of time. Lean into it as much as possible. Sink deep into your soul as much as possible through meditation, writing, nature, and creative expression (if it’s there) and know that you are never alone.

Sending you so much love and connection..........

Xoxo

Kate