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Huna
Kupua
The Aloha Spirit
Your Power To Bless
The Eye of Kanaloa
Territoriality
Ku and Lono Dancing
Why There Is War
The Rules We Live By
A Friendly Love
Getting Centered
A Lateral Perspective
A Tiny Flower
Decisions
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Terry
Kuehn
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The Name
In the mythology of old Hawaii, Kanaloa
was the god of the ocean, a healer god, and the close companion of Kane, the god of
creation. They would journey together, share the sacred drink of 'awa, and use their
staves to strike the ground and cause springs of fresh water to burst forth. Rare statues
of Kanaloa feature him with round eyes, unlike those of any other representations of the
gods. According to a Kauai tradition, if you could look into the eye of Kanaloa you would
see a pattern. In the Hawaiian language, "kanaloa" is also used as a word that
means "a sea shell; the young stage of a certain fish; an alternate name for
Kaho'olawe Island; and secure, firm, immovable, established, unconquerable." A root
translation of the word, ka-na-loa, means "the great peace, or the great
stillness." The word also has the connotation of total confidence. In the esoteric
tradition of Huna Kupua, Kanaloa represents the Core Self, or the center of the universe
within oneself.
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.
The Energy
The Eye of Kanaloa symbol generates
subtle energy, known as "ki" in Hawaiian. This energy can be used for healing,
for stimulating physical and mental faculties, and for many other purposes. Most people
can sense the energy, which may feel like a tingle, a current, a pressure or a coolness,
by holding the hand, fingers, cheek or forehead near the symbol. By itself the symbol will
help to harmonize the physical, emotional and mental energies of a room or other location.
The energy may be accessed more directly by meditative gazing or by holding the symbol
near something that needs harmonizing. The symbol can also amplify and harmonize other
energy sources by placing it behind or in front of the source.
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