H.U.N.A

For most people that I meet for the very first time, invariably the question arises: “What IS Huna?” Until now, I have usually gone into a lengthy discourse on Hawaiian healing, the Huna kupua views of reality, and how one can effectively use the powers of the mind and the forces of Nature to effect change. By the time I am finished, they are usually asleep, or scratching their heads wondering, “Why did I ask!”

Now, after careful consideration of a terser means of expression, I have developed an acronym for its definition. If you are having the same trouble of defining Huna to others, this may be of use.

H.U.N.A. is the acronym, and it means Healing Using Natural Abilities.

First and foremost, Huna kupua is a Hawaiian healing system. All of its principles, corollaries, levels of reality and techniques are presented for this end. Over the centuries its roots in the psychological, spiritual and energy movement fields have been incorporated into modern scientific research, healing relationships and even enhancing performance in sports. What was once considered a shaman view of the universe has now expanded into simple and pragmatic methods for instant and rapid healing as well as personal mastery. H stands for Healing.

Huna Uses Natural Abilities. The kupua system uses no drugs, surgery, or artificial means. Within its 7 principles are natural abilities innate in all humans. These are the powers of Awareness, Freedom, Focus, Presence, Love, Confidence, and Flexibility to change. They may be augmented to fit any situation. As you increase any of these powers, a remarkable change occurs in your relationships with any person, place or thing. With the aid of other natural products such as herbs and plants, more profound effects can be experienced. Still, the theory, proven in thousands of cases, is that the powers of your mind can influence future events and health. The Huna kupua system, then, becomes a blueprint of a natural way to help yourself and others.

With the powers of the mind comes a variety of healing realms, or levels. Your natural abilities can be expanded from kinesthetic and massage therapy to psychic intuition and distance healing, to symbolic and dream healing, to a holistic merging with spirit. In each of these realms is an infinite number of techniques and processes for positive change.

Remember then, in your attempts to tell others the definition of Huna, to let them know that it is Healing Using Natural Abilities. They will thank you for your short response, most likely share this acronym with others, and very importantly, stay awake!

Blessings for a happy, healthy and prosperous life.

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HAILONA-The Art of Creative Intuition

Most every culture throughout the world has its divining techniques. Some use the I Ching, some use pendulums, some use dowsing rods and some use tarot cards, just to name a few. In Hawaii, one of many methods for tuning in to one’s intuition is called hailona. Its literal meaning is divination, or to cast, but its process for casting stones is found in the roots of the word.

Ha is the word meaning the breath, or to energize;

I means to affirm or state intent;

Lo (lo’o) means to obtain; and

Na is to be peaceful and calm.

We see, then, that the steps for getting intuitive answers from our ku (body mind; subconscious) is first to breathe and energize. Most any deep breathing technique will do, as the purpose is to relax the body, send a signal to the ku that something special is about to take place, and build a charge of energy and confidence throughout the body. Second, affirm what you want to know in the form of a question. This allows the ku to search the universe (it is connected with all things, you know) and focus on the question at hand. The third principle of the Huna philosophy applies here. It states that energy flows where attention goes, so your focus will create an energy connection with your answer. Thirdly, you will cast the stones to obtain your answer; then, lastly, you will receive an intuitive answer without force or expectations. Force and expectation will impede that natural flow of energy, while remaining calm and accepting what you receive without any attempt to influence will be a more effective reading.

There are many ways to use stone casting for divination, but the easiest to start with is the yes/no technique. Simply take three stones, empowering one as the answer yes, another as the answer no, and the other as the neutral stone. If you have colored stones it may be easier, but it is not necessary. Then, energize, ask your question, throw the stones, and receive your answer. The stone that lands closest to the neutral stone gives you your answer.

As you become familiar with the casting procedure you may move on to picture casting and conflict resolution techniques which require more stones and more in-depth procedures. Hawaiian Stone casting kits with instructions are available in the online catalog here on the website or by writing for a free catalog of products to: Huna By Mail, PO Box 223009, Princeville, HI, 96722. 808-826-1963.

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The Dream

Those of you who have taken Huna Healing workshops, read my book on the philosophy and practice, or have received audio and video tapes from us, have undoubtably heard about the four realms of reality and how, on one level, the world can be viewed as a dream. The concept is simple. As you change one part of a dream, all parts are affected and the outer world reflects the change. I would like to share with you a self-healing experience that I had recently using one aspect of this powerful medium.

One night, back in the first week of April, I was laying in bed with the hopes of falling asleep. My mind began to drift and I could feel myself slowly entering a state of semi-consciousness, into a realm of memories concerning my past. In this relaxed condition, I began recalling events from my pre-teenage years. There was a vast number of surprisingly clear and fond memories stored in the ku, but there was a number of unhappy and "traumatic" ones as well, like the time I kicked and screamed because I didn't want to go to the dance, or the time I fell off the bike, or the time I got beat up by the class bully. It was a truly "mixed bag" of ancient treasures.

The recollections continued for hours: seeing myself in the crib in my parents bedroom; hiding under the stairs when I knew I had done wrong; catching fireflies in my back yard..."Why don't you GO TO SLEEP!" I told myself in the same tone my parents used to use. It was already 3am.

"What's the point," I asked, "What do you expect to do?" There's a busy day ahead and here I am dwelling in the past. There was some reason I was being shown all these things, but now did not seem a good time for logic and analyzing.

Then it occurred to me.

I rolled over in my bed and decided to continue the revisitations. This time, however, I would change the outlook of these dreams. I began going through them one by one, observing to myself "Oh, that was the best that could have happened then," and "Gee, that was not so bad, it was actually an important thing in your life;" changing my outlook on all the unhappy memories that came into my awareness by replacing them with a happier viewpoint. After all, how much did I really understand about life at the age of 3, 4, or even 12 years of age? Now I was having fun. I'm not sure when it was, but I finally slept.

Just like clockwork, my ku had me wake up at my designated time of 7am. Surprised at how reliable he (ku) is, I thanked him and got out of bed, thinking "You didn't sleep much, aren't you tired?"
I felt incredibly refreshed and alert, but most of all, peaceful. The changing of my outlook of childhood memories literally changed the way I felt in my waking, physical reality. I had less stress and more vitality. The effect was so great that many of my friends throughout the week noticed it and told me how relaxed I looked!

We all probably have dreams of the past that no longer serve our directions of today. Some may be hidden; some possibly repressed for one reason or another. Some may be the roots of patterns of behavior that we have been carrying for years and are yet unaware. Just as we are the authors of those dreams long ago, we can rewrite them to fit our lives here and now, as we will have them. Why not visit a dream that you would like to change?

Perhaps tonight I'll connect with my dream of New York.