The 7 Principles of Huna Kupua

As many others in Australia, I have been introduced to the philosophy of Huna and it`s seven principles by Mette Sorensen at High spirit retreat.

As I progress trough this journey, I wanted to create a visual media to explore the seven principles in both my life and work. I used them to meditate, find directions, and deepening my understanding on how the principles can be applied to healing and the bodywork.

This is my first work on Huna Kupua. As these posters were inspired and try to represent the seven principles from from Serge Kahili`s Urban Shaman book, I playfully showcase them here in an urban environment. I am hoping for this message of aloha to spread out and wide to every corner and wall in every town and every city around the globe ;)

The Seven Principles of Huna

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Each principle poster includes  the fourteen controllaries as presented on the book the Urban Shaman by Serge Kahili King, they also have each individual reference to Power animals, colors and elements. I love to meditate on these.

One day I came across the work of Graeme Kapono Urlich, an alakai of Aloha international and founder of Aloha NZ. He wrote this amazing article on the application of the principle and healing trauma so I included this valuable information to complete the artwork and I am forever grateful for his support.

Link to Graeme  full article on healing trauma here

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IKE

The world is what you think it is.

This principle reminds us that we can change our experiences by changing our thoughts. If you can alter your beliefs, you can alter your experience of the world.

If a receiver has a strong belief system that may not be serving them, your essence, your presence, and your perceptions can assist them in shifting and healing.

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KALA

There are no limits.

Kala serves as a reminder that the universe is infinite and that we are part of it, we are infinite.
We are all interconnected, it is our thoughts and actions that affect the universe and the universe influences us. If we  allow ourselves to expand and open our  mind, we will seek out new pathways, and ultimately change what is possible. Kala is forgiveness anything that hold us back is a limit. By holding a place of forgiveness for ourselves and all around us, we  dissolve limitations.

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MAKIA

Energy Flows Where Attention Goes.

In terms of bodywork, Makia is particularly effective. Focusing your physical, mental, and emotional attention not only channels your energy into what you are focusing on, but it also attracts energy from the world around you, which enhances its effects.

Makia teaches us to focus on our breath, our intention, our touching, and our intention as we work. Makia empowers you to do bodywork by allowing all distractions to dissolve and bringing your full attention to it. Makia empowers you to do bodywork by allowing all distractions to dissolve and bringing your full attention to it.

MANAWA

Now is the moment of power.

Manawa can also be used very powerfully for bodywork. It is in the present moment that all power exists.. Now  is where you can plant seeds for the future and  here is where you can harvest the crops of the past. This is the moment where we can facilitate change. The present moment is where you connect with, support and allow healing for yourself and your client. Now is the moment that healing occurs.

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ALOHA

To love is to be happy with.

Acceptance and love are fundamental to the healing process. Aloha means to accept, to embrace, to create harmony. In order to create harmony and allow healing energy and love to flow naturally, you do not need to agree with your receiver  at a personality level. Instead, you should accept who they are, as well as your relationship with them.

MANA

All power comes from within.

The concept of mana recognizes that we all come from the same source - spirit. Your ability to exist and to navigate the world depends on the spirit or life-force within you. All the power you need to transform yourself and evolve comes from within, from your mana. As a healer, you assist others to connect deeper with their spirit, their energy flow, and their ability to heal - their mana.

PONO

Effectiveness

is the measure of truth.

In Pono, you find alignment or 'right-ness' with your own Soul, with a friend or relative, with your job, with your home, with your receiver and with your healing practice. In its extended meaning, pono implies that when something is 'right', it is beneficial to everyone involved. When you live in alignment with your truth, you will be most effective.

When you live in alignment with your truth, you will be most effective. Healing and bodywork, and the same goes for everything else in life , are pono if they are effective. A method that works for you or a combination of methods can be used to facilitateand create an environment where healing can occur.

Huna Kupua Healing

The Eye Of Kanaloa

The first “Huna” symbol that I was presented with in my training at High Spirit was The Eye of Kanaloa. Philosophies from around the world, including Huna, utilise symbolism for different purposes.   As I am progressing into my spiritual journey, I really enjoy learning and experimenting  on the quality of the eye of Kanaloa symbol, so I thought it was about time to turn it into another poster and share it on my website

In the old mythology of Hawaii, Kanaloa was the god of the ocean,  god of healing, and the companion of Kane,  god of creation, is also considered to be the god of the Underworld and a teacher of magic.., Kanaloa is symbolized by the squid or by the octopus, hence the tenticles in my artwork

The word Ka-na-loa, also translates in it`s root as "the great peace, or the great stillness." With the connotation of total confidence.  In Serge Kahili King  Huna Kupua traditions , Kanaloa represents the Core Self, or the centre of the universe within oneself.

A lot has been said about this symbol, below is an explanation from Serge article on its meaning. I also have found more information written by Kim Fallon, Alakai of Aloha international explaining technique on how to use it and listed link at the end of this paragraph

The Eye Of Kanaloa by Serge Kahili King by Serge Kahili King  

Link to full article here https://www.huna.org/html/ekanaloa.html

“The Pattern
As a whole, the pattern represents the Aka Web, or The Web of Life, the symbolic connection of all things to each other. In this aspect, the star at the center is the spider/shaman, or the individual who is aware of being the weaver of his or her own life, a dreamweaver.

In another aspect, the eight lines represent "mana", or spiritual power, because another meaning of "mana" is "branching lines" and the number eight in Hawaiian tradition is symbolic of great power. The four circles represent "aloha", or love, because the "lei" or garland, a symbol of love, is circular and is used figuratively in Hawaiian to mean a circle (as in "Hanalei - Circular bay"), and because the word "ha" is a part of the word "aloha" and also means "life" and the number four. Together the circles and lines represent the harmony of Love and Power as an ideal to develop.

The star pattern is composed of a dot in the center representing the Aumakua, or Higher Self; a ring representing Lono, or the Mental Self; the seven limbs of the star representing the Seven Principles of Huna; and the ring around the star representing Ku, the Physical or Subconscious Self. One point of the star is always down, aligned with a straight line of the web, representing the connection of the inner with the outer.”

TIPS FOR USING THE EYE OF KANALOA SYMBOL by Jim Fallon

https://www.huna.org/html/UsingTheEOK-JF322.pdf 

Manifest With The Eye of Kanaloa by Jim Fallon

https://www.huna.org/html/eokmanifest.html 

The Eternal Cosmic Vibration of the Eye of Kanaloa by Jim Fallon

https://www.huna.org/html/eyevibes.html

Bodywork

Coming soon….

I am working on a few more artworks inspired by the last few trainings with Mette Sorensen at High spirit.

These are mainly charts out of the various training books and I really hope to comlpete them soon and share them with you !

The 3 Selves

This is an incense burner I hand crafted out of a slab of mango tree, wire and a few round shaped crystals

It represents Theconnection between the Conscious Mind and the Unconscious Mind, and the flow of energy and information that goes both ways. There is also a connection between the Unconscious Mind and the Higher Conscious Mind, and information and energy flows both ways.

But there is no direct communication between the Conscious Mind and the Higher Conscious Mind. Even so, the Higher Conscious Mind may communicate with us by way of energy enveloping us "falling down" from above.

An ancient chant says:

"Li ta I'o o ka'auhelemoa la"

"I tremble; I have goose flesh; the I'o comes inside me because of the continuously falling fine rain."

The Ka'auhelemoa is well known in Hawaii -- it's that fine rain with small drops that blows off the mountains, and when it reaches you, you feel it, but when you touch your skin, it is not wet.

It is inspired by the book

Lost secrets of ancient Hawaiian huna - I and II by James, Tad Naʻope.

In those books the teachings come from the Huna of Kuauhaoali'i, Daddy Bray, Poppa Bray, and Taneo Sands Kumalae

“We honor the late John Kaimikaua and the late Uncle George Lanakilakeikiahiali'i Naope. They are no longer with us, but they are in our hearts.”

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content From the website ancienthuna.com

Hailona - Casting Stones

These casting stones are inspired from Serge Kahili King`s book “The urban Shaman”

I loved working on this project as I did involved all my children in it during a school holiday !

We started collecting pebbles at the beach and then drawing & glazing them, it was a fun activities that took a few day to complete.

They are dazzled and filled with an esponential dose of Aloha :)

I ended up making 10 sets and gifting these last year to my teachers and facilitators at High Spirits, Off course kept a set for me and one for my oldest daughter Ruby to practice on.

So how do they work ? And do they work ?

Well, they do work for me and I love using them any time I can.

Here is a summarised explanation of their use from Serge Kahili King`s book “The urban Shaman”

Hailona

Creative Intuition

Hailona refers to the art of casting for divination, which is an old word for tuning in to intuition. Casting itself is a technique for making intuitive information available to the conscious mind. The basic process is one of consciously focusing on a question and then letting the inner self (the ku/kane combo) give you the answer through some kind of arrangement of signs and symbols. In most cases the meanings of the signs, symbols, and arrangement pattern have been worked out beforehand.

Some commonly used casting methods are the tossing of coins for the I Ching and the dealing out of tarot cards. The concept taught in the shaman system is that the inner self gathers the information desired through the web, broadcast, or field and manipulates the signs and symbols in such a way that the arrangement pattern gives you the closest answer possible for the method chosen.

In an I Ching reading, you could say that the ku gathers the information desired through intuition and then, taking into account gravity,air resistance, muscle strength, and surface friction, releases the coins in a way that gives a meaningful pattern.

Shaman Stones

This method, which is in three parts, is what I teach in my courses. It uses a total of seven “stones,’ which don’t have to be stones at all. I generally give out seven plastic beads, colored white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Students who like the method often buy or make a more personal set afterward. If you like crystals a nice set can be made from clear quartz, rhodochrosite or rose quartz, carnelian, citrine, malachite or aventurine, turquoise or sodalite, and amethyst or purple fluorite. The best size is not more than a half inch in diameter.

The yes/no technique

Use only the white stone, the red stone, and the green stone for this one. The white stone is called kumu, the “foundation” stone, and the others are eo, “answering” stones.

This means that the answer comes from the stone that falls nearest the white, on either side of it. In this technique the red stones means no and the green stone means yes. You relax and ask any question you like that can be answered yes or no. Be careful of “should” questions, though (“Should I do this or that?”), because should relates to standards or rules and your ku often has memories of more than one set, which makes the question ambiguous. Regardless of the reason, such questions tend to be less effective. When you are ready, hold the stones in your hand and toss them out in front of you.

If you ask “test” questions, you may get static from the implied doubt. The only difference between professional psychics and the rest of the population is that the psychics tend to trust their answers. Stress factors aside, the more you trust, the more accurate your responses. Remember, too, that your answers are only telling you about your ku and your patterns, and they may not have anything to do with the situation as others perceive it or as it may actually turn out. You may ask about anything you like, but this technique is particularly good for discovering attitudes and beliefs at the ku level and for getting information on your subconscious perceptions of other people and situations.

In asking questions about matters that really concern you, you may find a desire to immediately toss again when you don’t like the answer. I suggest that you don’t, because that tends to stimulate fear and suppression. Instead, I recommend the following process:

The Secret Shaman Process
for Getting the Answer You Want

1. Get an answer from the stones that you don’t like.

2. Acknowledge the answer as representing a current pattern.

3. Forcefully grab the two answering stones and reverse their position,

shouting as you do, “This is the new pattern, ku! Remember it!” The

forcefulness, the shout, and the physical movement will make a strong

sensory impression on the ku and help to establish a new pattern with

better results.

The advice technique

Use all seven stones for this.

The white is still the kumu, although it is

presented in the list of meanings below with the eo stones.

White = First principle, key word awareness

Red = Second principle, key word freedom

Orange = Third principle, key word focus

Yellow = Fourth principle, key word persistence

Green = Fifth principle, key word love

Blue = Sixth principle, key word confidence

Violet = Seventh principle, key word flexibility

When you are ready, relax and focus on a request for advice, like

“What’s the best way for me to get what I want?” Or “What’s the best thing for me to do in this situation?” Remember that this technique does not answer yes or no. Then toss the stones and read the one closest to the white. Use a combination of the principle and the key word to derive an answer to your question. It is in the nature of divination for the answers to require as much intuition as the questions. In a variation, instead of advice on a particular matter, ask for a plan of action, deciding beforehand the number of stones you wish to be part of your answer. For instance, if you asked, “Give me a three-step plan of action for increasing my income” and you got the orange, red, and green stones in that order nearest the white, the answer could be read as, “Clarify your goals, get rid of guilt, and do what you love.” That’s simplified, of course, because in actuality you would probably get a lot more ideas around each one. Or instead of asking for advice or a plan, ask, “What’s in the way of achieving my goal?” Toss the stones and read the answer from the one nearest the white, only this time read it in its opposite sense:

The advice technique - opposite sense

Red = mental or physical stress

Orange = lack of focus

Yellow = procrastination

Green = anger

Blue = fear or doubt

Violet = rigid thinking

And here is a stone chart I made to practice and record…..

Source: Serge Kahili King`s book “The urban Shaman”