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Huna, also known in ancient times as Ho'omana,
is the ancient Hawaiian Spiritual Tradition,
which is incredibly old.
Legend traces Huna back to Lemuria or Mu. Huna is religious only in the sense that it guides us to attain spiritual perfection. It is not, however, a religion. It is possible to maintain your religious affilliation and practices, and to be a practitioner of Huna, which is a very broad and inclusive, Universal Way. Huna is scientific as well since it deals directly with the physical world, in the here and now, and the processes and techniques produce predictable, repeatable and transferable results with people and the environment.These results have been, at times, labelled as magic or> occult and yet the unseen forces that produce these effects are very real. Huna is also a way of life, a philosophy, a way of the heart, with a strong and yet simple code of ethics.It is, in my opinion, the Way of the Heart and encourages the balance between the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of being. Huna is all embracing and sees no conflict with other traditions. There is no one right Huna, and the customs and details of Huna vary from practitioner to practitioner, from Island to Island.
focused on both the material and spiritual aspect of farming, fishing, navigation and shipbuilding as well as wood carving and herbal healing.
focused on the arts of physical therapy, ceremonial religious practices as well as political interests and war.
were, and are, specialists in magic, mysticism, and psychology and were the healer/shamans. While each order had many specialists and each had healers, the art and science of healing through spirit was the primary focus of The Order of Kane, which was orginally known as Kanewahine (manwoman). This shows the recognition of the polarities, similar to Yin Yang concepts in Tao. It is also interesting to note that Ku, Lono and Kane also are archetypical representations of Body, Mind and Spirit. I have been inititated into the Order of Kane, which is a balanced masculine - feminine order, and is without rigid hierarchy, as well as the ancient Lemurian Goddess Tradition, Ka 'Ohana Nui 'O Uli, (The Family Of Uli). For more complete information about the Order of Kane and Huna, I highly recommend two of Serge Kahili King's books: Mastering Your Hidden Self and Urban Shaman. Before I go any further, I would like to translate as closely as possible the words Huna, Kahuna and Ho'omana since the layers of the meanings of the words themselves convey much of the Spirit of this Tradition. The Hawaiian language contains multiple levels of meanings, and many times a word may be expressing several layers, at the same time. The world and 'reality' are very different, when experienced through the Hawaiian language. As a native speaker of English I have found my perceptions of reality shifting as I have experienced some of the Hawaiian perspective just through learning some chants. Hu: to rise, overflow, effervesce; to surge, to rise to the surface; to gush forth; also to unite, join. Na: calmed, quieted, pacified, soothed. Huna: secret, spiritual, concealed treasured knowledge. With the addition of Ka: the, the one who. We now also have Kahuna . A Kahuna would be roughly equivalent to a Ph.D in western culture. An expert in his or her field or profession. Ho'o: to make, to cause. Mana: the life force, power, energy.
There are seven basic principles in Huna:
Ike:
Kala:
Makia:
Aloha:
Mana:
Pono: *Adapted from Serge Kahili King
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Another way to look at this is: the material universe is love made visible and tangible.
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