PRINCIPLES OF HUNA
Kupua guidelines for health and healing
Serge King, noted author, international speaker, and recognized authority on Huna wisdom, has handed down a concise system for healing based on seven Hawaiian words given to him by his Hawaiian "family". They came from a kupua, or shamanic, lineage and adopted him while in his teens, realizing his potential in the craft. Because of the language barrier, there are no literal English translations of these words, so primary phrases and corollaries are given for better Western understanding. As a painter or musician's work cannot often be put into words, so the beauty and flowing construct of the Hawaiian language is not readily translatable, but more easily felt. They are given here in the spirit of education and perpetuation.
1. Ike- The world is what you think it is
Truly the cornerstone of all shamanic practice, your world is a reflection of your beliefs. In 1400, for example, everyone in Europe believed the world was flat. Centuries before, they thought the Sun orbited the Earth. For people in those times, those were the undisputed facts. We may think we know it all today, but we know only what we are aware of. The world is what we think. As we change out perception, our awareness, so our world changes as well.
This is a particularly important principle for healing. Norman Cousins, the very popular author of Anatomy Of An Illness showed us how "spontaneous remission" could occur by changing one's outlook, or belief of transforming illness to health. Multitudes of examples exist. Think for a moment of important changes that you have made through becoming aware of other options in your life.
A. Everything is a dream
While the world is what you think it is, the shaman goes a step deeper. You are always dreaming. Everything in your awareness is a reflection of you and your beliefs. Memories, nightmares, today's lunch, tomorrow's meeting- all are dreams. You, through your beliefs, literally dream your life into being. But aren't they real? Of course! To the shaman dreams are real and reality is a dream. I like to think of it more as a movie with you being the writer, director and star of the show. This life is your movie, so if it is not as you like it, stand back, rewrite, and perform the new script in harmony with the other actors.
(Remember, it's their movie, too.)
B. All systems are arbitrary
Ever see a happy zealot? Me neither. Devoted, insistent, and ardent perhaps, even well intentioned, but not happy. Why? It is because everyone else's world is not what they think it should be. From the ideas that the world is what you think it is and everything is a dream, the shaman understands the individuality of all beings and the infinite possibilities that exist. Healing comes from within the beliefs of the individual, not the healer's (nor anyone else's) concepts or tenets. Truth, then, becomes an individual decision. Regardless of the system you use- and there are thousands out there- ultimate truth and happiness is what you think it is, and it's attainment comes from one, or a blend of, any and all systems that are effective. Needless to say, Huna, too, is a system, yet the understanding of this corollary allows the shaman freedom to work within the framework of the healee to be most effective.
