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The Pacific Ocean has long been home to a great
seafaring race. Moving eastward from Indonesia, people now called Polynesians discovered
and colonized islands scattered across a huge ocean. They brought their language,
customs and gods to live in delicate harmony between land and sea.
I studied with many native Hawaiian kahuna
and kupuna ... I thank Papa Henry, George Naope, Miriam Baker, Margaret Machado,
Mona Kahele, John Kaimikaua, Lanakila Brandt and Daddy Bray for their incredible knowledge and
wisdom that I and my friends integrated into a more or less cohesive whole
(see Awaiku) that we began to teach in Canada,
Mexico and Europe.
Kumulipo: Origin of Life
Kumulipo (kumu li po or perhaps
kumu uli po) is a Polynesian word, which can be translated as
beginning in darkness or source of life or basis of
existence. The old Hawaiian chant called
Kumulipo describes the creation of
the world, and the relationships between humans and other life.
Kumulipo is a story of the lipo (dark depths) of the
past to the lipo of the future. The chant describes the origin of the
islands, the dawn of life and the birth of the first humans. Kumulipo begins ...
Kumulipo Chant (opening fragment)
* 20 second
excerpt from Ho`oluana
by
Makaha Sons of Ni'iau 1991 |
O ka lipolipo, o ka lipolipo
O ka lipo o ka la, o ka lipo o ka po
Po wale ho 'i hanau ka po
Hanau Kumulipo i ka po he Kane
Hanau Po'ele i ka po he Wahine |
LISTEN*
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From depths of darkness, deep darkness
Darkness of day, darkness of night
Of night alone did night give birth
Born Kumulipo in the darkness a Man
Born Po'ele in the darkness a Woman |
I first heard this chant explained
during a seminar by Rubellite Kawena Johnson in Kailua-Kona around
1991, when she was professor emeritus of Hawaiian language and literature. Rubellite Kawena Johnson was born on Kaua'i and had been named a Living Treasure
of Hawai'i in 1983.
Special symbols are associated with Hawaiian creation
myths. Some are found in the pokaku i'i (petroglyphs) carved into
the lava by the old Hawaiians. A few more are recorded by Kahuna Daddy Bray,
in Kahuna Religion of Hawaii; and others by Leiani Melville in
Children of the Rainbow.
Further south, near Tahiti, an old chant of the Tuamotos
Islands recorded by Kenneth Emory (1897�1992) refers to a place called Tumu-po (t
often replaces k in southern Polynesian words) - e.g. ke akua
becomes te atua). Tumu-Po has the same roots and meaning as Kumulipo ...
the creation of heaven and earth.
Tumu-Po, source of the night world ...
Source whence human beings spring,
Source whence 'Atea sprang.
I sometimes help people experience the kaona - hidden
messages - of Hawaiian chants and symbols (kahuna symbols that appear to
reflect creative processes).
Kumulipo and Hawaiian Shamanism
Hawaiian shamanism can take you into and through Kumulipo,
and help you explore a deep awareness of creativity and of life. If you connect
to your 'aumakua and perhaps 'awaiku (angelic
beings), you can allow yourself to experience ever deeper
levels of integrity and connectedness. You can follow the old Polynesian mystics
who explored these levels -
including the Alaka'i, Kumu and Kahuna (leaders, teachers
and experts) of old Hawaii, the Tahua of Tahiti and the Tohunga of
New Zealand.
Based on their experiences, we help people discover their
hihia (confused relationships) and emotional enmeshments that prevent happiness
or delay
success. Awaiku and
'aumakua can reveal ways to heal lives
and uncover the hidden integrity of
ho'oponopono:
forgiveness, healing and redemption.
Beyond the limits of imitators! Hawaiian shamanism
can provide you with the skills and guidance to help you experience your
true nature. Below your chattering personality, you can explore deep truths,
with which you can transcend duality and merge into a shared consciousness.
In the experience of 'aumakua, your individual soul and family soul
gently interact.
Through this work I honor those who serve humanity ...
the genuine Alaka'i, Kumu and Kahuna;, and their equivalents
in every culture - those exceptional individuals who help people move from disconnection
to connection, from conflict to peace, from separation to wholeness.
Kumulipo - The Ultimate Dream
Po is your source, and can be your Kumu.
Many generations of dead ancestors,
without whom you would not exist, and your unborn descendents can empower you. We are all
eternal in the Po - both the accepted and the rejected - both
the past and the potential.
The ancient Hawaiian Po was mysterious and
infinite. Po is the ultimate source (kumu) of all Hawaiian
gods;
preceding even Io. Po is the ultimate origin of all
life ... and life's ultimate destination. To this day, many native Hawaiians use
the phrase, mai ka po mai (from the night, or since time
immemorial) to indicate the divinity, wisdom and traditions that originated in
antiquity.
Hawaiian akua - gods and goddesses - originated as male
and female principles self-generated in the Po. The Kumulipo
chant refers to them as Kumulipo - male night and Po'ele
- female night. (See Hawaiian Mythology by Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa). Other
traditions call them Kane and Wahine (and in south
Polynesia Te Ira Tane
and Te Ira Wahine).
Po and Potential
Explorers of the Po will also find fearful heroes,
angry victims and sad, hungry spirits ... as through the Po you
can enter Milu (the world of the dead, the land of shadows)
where you can find, reclaim and redeem your lost ancestors and other dead relatives.
Death is a great equalizer. Yet only what was born
can die - and Soul cannot be born. No-one can be a hero or a victim
except by choice, and no one is totally forgotten. The Po
includes all beginnings ... and all endings. And the Po is
forever a hairbreadth from our everyday reality.
A subtle danger is that some people
dedicate their lives to helping the dead!
This can be an attractive trap for living people who are entangled
with dead people.
Some recent (not traditional) sources refer to a great soul,
Po'e 'Aumakua, in which all 'aumakua (family and tribal
ancestral
spirits) gather and merge in the Po (primeval darkness).
Milu: World of Dead Spirits
Milu was a traditional chief of
Waipio
valley. Hawaiian legends record that Milu became the ruler of the land of
the dead. The final journey of Hawaiian people were to enter Milu. Two
traditional entrances to this Hawaiian Hades were at Waipio valley
and Ka Lae - the windy South Point of Big Island, Hawaii. An alternative was for
the spirits of the dead to be captured by sorcerers, or to roam the hillsides,
lost and eating spiders.
The processes of creation, preservation and fragmentation
occur in different time flows. Causes and effects often become confused. We
can escort you to Milu, to the Hawaiian world of the dead - so that
you can complete outstanding business with dead ancestors and
relatives. They watch each other, and they watch you. Some are free and fluid;
while many are lost in guilty dreams and some are frozen in grotesque postures.
Few amongst the dead seem motivated to create phenomena
in our everyday reality, yet some of the dead, driven perhaps by guilt or revenge, can impact the world of the living. Sad ghosts or angry poltergeists
may strive to balance some betrayal or injustice. If you accompany
us on our journeys to the sacred and mysterious places, you may
encounter many strange energies - for example those of dead warriors and their
victims. And if you wish, you can learn how to set them free.
Awaiku: Hawaiian Angels
'Ike no i ka la o ka 'ike, mana no i ka la o
ka mana
There is a time for knowledge, and a time for power
The awaiku of Hawaii are
vaguely similar to Western concepts of angels. Awaiku are considered to be
powerful, without the limitations of bodies, and able to fulfill wishes. I
was told that the awaiku can move amongst us - not knowing (or not
caring) whose bodies are still living and whose bodies have died.
For Hawaiians of old, communication could continue
between the living and the dead ... during dreams, prayer or by kilikilo
or divination. The dead spirits may not know that their bodies have died; and
may not notice that time has passed since the death of their bodies.
Sometimes the living need blessings from the dead, so that
they can truly live. Sometimes the dead need blessings from the living, so
that they can truly die. Both the living and the dead may wait for the
blessing of
ho'oponopono and the release of kala.
Awaiku can follow intent and amplify mana
(power) ... hence angels can be demons and blessings can be curses.
Consequences don't seem to care how good were your intentions. Great
care is needed.
Esoteric Coaching
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Ghosts
. Black
Magic
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Dreamtime
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Moe Uhane: Dream of the Spirit
Between the dreamer and the dreamed is a space for raw
creativity. Dreams while the conscious mind is asleep and the spirit free (kino
wailua) were called moe 'uhane (soul dreams), while dreams
while the conscious mind is alert were called aka-ku (shadow
stuff). Ho'omoe included ways to dream dreams that can change reality, which
I incorporated into the coaching methodology I called Soulwork.
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Hawaiian Spirituality
From a talk by Rubellite Kawena Johnson |
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The Hawaiians conceive of the spirit as
able to leave the body and
reenter the body during the life of a person. Usually this spirit when it is
up and about is called the kino wailua, or wailua, the �second stream�,
meaning of consciousness, which when the wailua is active and when we
are asleep constitutes the activity in our dreams (moe �uhane,
�spirit-sleep).
When our conscious mind is also actively
engaged in the activities of the
wailua, then we travel with it and experience this part of ourselves
consciously,
so that Hawaiians travel in the spirit, called �uhane hele�, and the dream
is experienced in two sets of experience, one as the dream of the person.
For this reason Hawaiians did not bury
the body when it was make,
�faint�, because the soul may be wandering and will return to the body,
leaving
through the tear ducts and reentering through the big toe. They would wait
as least four days to make sure that the �second soul�, the kino wailua,
was not coming back, that the �uhane, the spirit that quickens life,
personality,
and consciousness in the kino had gone.
Thus, the �second-soul� wailua,
kino wailua is still the same as the
�uhane, as the wailua does not exist without the �uhane. One may say
that they are one and the same, except that the �uhane is the �spirit�,
whereas
the kino wailua is our experience of the �uhane
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The old Hawaiians feared losing themselves during the dream
that we call death. They feared that their uhane (spirits) would
roam the hills and forests as lost ghosts; eating spiders and moths. Even worse,
they believed that their spirits could be captured by a sorcerer, fed filth
and forced to do unpleasant acts such as a death curse (ana'ana).
And Hawaiians of old believed that their
descendents could deify them as 'aumakua.
Huna Kalani includes finding
your lost family members - and bringing peace - as you change unwanted
family patterns and end family tragedies. Peace comes with the realization
that you can serve something greater than the demands of your ego, greater
than the laws of your government. You can serve your family spirit - your
lineage - your aumakua - beyond your
conscious intentions, your fears, your hopes, your dreams and your plans.
Our moe uhane includes connections
to power animals. (I adopted this from Celtic mythology to provide alternate
ways of contacting lost or missing parts of self. I did not find any
Hawaiian sources for this fascinating topic, which makes sense - all
large animals on Hawaii were imported by people.)
We can help you to find
and redeem your lost ones, and yourself, by humbly taking your place in the
whole. You can restore your sense of life as you restore self-esteem and
family honor. This can set you free from unpleasant emotions as you
find deep self-respect.
We can help you express love within an
endless experience of connectedness and integrity.
Hawaiian Spirituality
. Ho'oponopono
. Huna, Healing and Ohana .
Lomilomi
. Soulwork
Do you want to experience
Kumulipo? Will you sit with us under the trees by Kealakekua Bay? Will you walk
with us into the craters in Volcano Park and ride the tide
with us in the waves of Waipio?
Join us in Hawaii. Our
classrooms are the beaches, forests and volcanoes - bring strong walking shoes.
We can help you make Hawaii a "budget" journey of a lifetime. Come
with us to some of the
most beautiful, most sacred and most haunted places on Hawaii.
Or will you help bring old Hawaii
to your town? Help us bring these teachings to the world!
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Training in Ho'oponopono & Ho'omanamana |
| Huna Introduction |
Huna Elements |
Huna Dreamtime |
Return
to source |
Huna in Hawaii |
Ohana, aloha and ho'omana
Ho'oponopono, kala and Hawaiian healing
Hawaiian prosperity chant |
Ho'omanamana, Honua, Ha, Ahi & Wai
Ele'ele eke and Hawaiian healing
Hawaiian chant for controlling water element
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Moe uhane, lucid dreaming and dreaming
together
Dreams that change reality and health
Hawaiian Dreamtime chant Moe heiau |
I'o and Creation
Advanced huna of I'o, Kumulipo and Awaiku
Aka connections
Aumakua and Akua
Hawaiian cleansing chant
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Visit special and sacred places in the
Kona, Kohala and Kau districts of Big Island, Hawaii.
Advanced ho'omanamana
Kahuna symbols |
| Aumakua initiation |
Kumulipo initiation |
Hakalau initiation |
Awaiku initiation
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Milu initiation |
Online Huna & Ho'oponopono .
Hawaiian Shamanism
Plagiarism is theft. Copyright � Martyn Carruthers 2004-2012 All rights reserved
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