About Aurora
My name is Rev. Pamela Hunt.
This is my story …
In the circles where I serve and in my daily life, I am known as Aurora. My earliest spiritual experiences as a child were not shaped by doctrine or dogma, but by the quiet companionship of the natural world. I felt an instinctive knowing that I was part of something infinite and intricately beautiful. The seasons were my first teachers: the vibrant proclamation of spring, the warm fields of summer, the brilliant colors of autumn, and the contemplative stillness of winter. Nature showed me that sacredness could be expressed through simple rituals, and in that understanding I encountered a spirituality that needed no name, only presence.
As an adult, nature remains my sanctuary. It reminds me that the sacred is not separate from life, but woven into its very fabric, waiting to be discovered anew with every breath, every step. This lifelong relationship with the living world led me to share what is sacred through ceremony, weaving the timeless whispers of nature into moments of reverence and meaning for the thresholds that define our lives.
Leadership & Milestones
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“Where tide, fog, and stone meet, I remember that every ministry begins in relationship; with land, with beings, with the more‑than‑human world.”
From 1995 to 2008, I co‑led public ceremonies celebrating the Wheel of the Year, expanded into public speaking, taught both publicly and privately, led a spiritual group, created a quarterly publication (Baba Yaga News), and operated a small gift shop in Berkshire County, MA called Woman of Wands.
From 2003–2005, I studied and graduated as an interfaith minister through
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies in New York City.
My personal spirituality has always been earth‑centered.
In 2011, I relocated to Midcoast Maine to be closer to family and the coastline I love, continuing my community involvement through Chans Home Health & Hospice and grief‑group facilitation training.
In 2024, I deepened my path by becoming an animal chaplain through Compassion Consortium — a role that honors the profound spiritual connection we share with animals by creating places where grief, joy, transition, and belonging can be witnessed with dignity. I also volunteer at Pope Memorial Animal Shelter, contributing to events and supporting the Molly Fund, for elderly animals.
I am a member of the First Universalist Church in Rockland, where I serve within our earth‑centered ministry. Together we offer wheel‑of‑the‑year activities and nature‑honoring practices woven into congregational worship. Presently I am the Coordinating Officer for our Rocky Coast CUUPS Chapter.
Sanctified Ground
My ministry grew from my work as an independent minister, serving the wider community, working with individuals in a private settings and as an elder within earth-centered groups of diverse beliefs and backgrounds.
As an animist and ritualist, I honor the presence and wisdom of the more‑than‑human world. I support those seeking deeper relationship with land, lineage, and the living beings around them, weaving ceremony, eco‑spiritual companionship, and earth‑rooted practices.
Environmental Advocacy
As an environmental advocate, I am deeply aware of the urgent need to address climate change and foster sustainable practices that protect the Earth and all the lives she sustains. As an herbalist trained through:
Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine and Rosemary Gladstar’s Science and Art of Herbalism, my practice is rooted in honoring the intrinsic value of the natural world and recognizing my responsibility to safeguard its well‑being for generations yet to come.
This commitment weaves through my ministry as a reminder that spiritual care and ecological care are inseparable parts of the same sacred work.
Alongside My Ministry
In addition to my ceremonial and community work through Sanctified Ground, writing has become another way I share the spiritual threads that shape my path through my blog, North of Ordinary—a coastal, earth‑rooted space where the sacred edges of ordinary life are explored through earth‑centered ministry, kinship, and ritual.
Wherever you meet m3: in ceremony, in companionship, or in the quiet space of my writing, my hope is that you feel welcomed, witnessed, and connected to the sacredness that lives within and all around us.
A Personal Note: A Name that has followed me … My family has called me Wooey since my sister’s first child was old enough to talk — a name that arose from my lifelong way of seeing the world as preternatural rather than ordinary. Years later my niece & nephew now refer to me simply as Woo. It reminds me that this work, seeing everything in nature as having a consciousness has been part of me for as long as I can remember
Photo credit: Aurora Hunt