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Ho'oponopono - The Hawaiian Tradition of Healing Relationships
Author: T.Pomaikai MocnaUa ola loko i ke aloha - Love is the source of Life...Hawaiian ProberbThe Hawaiian people lived closed to the gods and greatly honored Aumakua. With the support of the gods, they performed healing rituals. Pono Rules Before white people "discovered" Hawaii, the main rule of Hawaiian Ohana was Pono. Pono means clarity of intentions, healthy rules of behavior, which supports the general welfare of society. When in Ohana problems occurred; for example, someone lied, hurt another or acted against another person's good intentions, the Kahuna proclaimed that the person acted against Aumakua. Acting against Aumakua meant ohana serious consequences for the offender. With great engagement, everyone was motivated to bring harmony between people and the gods according to the principle of Ohana. When people suffered from physical problems or ailments, Kahuna was asked for help. His job was to find the roots of the problem. First the Kahuna would contact Aumakua and the answer would come in dreams, visions and symbols. Aumakua also helped in choosing certain medicines. Pono actions were required to be respected by all Ohana members - including the high chiefs and shamans as well as ordinary people. The real pono actions were called "maoli pono". If you desired something which belonged to anther person, the Kahuna would work with you to bring an inner peace or balance, by letting this desire go away. The most important character trait was patience- ho'omanawanui.
Ho'oponopono Ho'oponopono is the process of creating a balance between the individual and the system. It works on the physical, mental, emotional and finally spiritual level. It goes deep into traumatic memories and toxic bonds sometimes created a long time ago. Traditional Ho'oponopono re-establishes an inner balance into everyday life, into human relationships in private and professional life. Ho'o - means "to do".Pono means the model of proper behavior based on the highest cultural values. The elements of Ho'oponopono Full Ho'oponopono would mean that the entire Ohana become healthy. Prayers, conversations, confession and readiness for Pono actions are used during this process. At the end of the process, a project is created - which helps to negate or 'balance' wrong actions. A vital important element of Ho'oponopono process is the support of Aumakua. When participants received help from Aumakua, they were obliged to fulfill its requrements. Kahunas focus on practical ways to reach the heart of problems and solve them. When problems are deep and complicated - the God Kane is called uponfor help. Pohaku o Kane was in ancient times, a place for contacting Aumakua. Pohaku o Kane was not a temple but rather a place for experiencing high energies. In such meetings, a person could decide about the process of healing the relationship with the Gods – mohai ho’olu’olu. Aumakua support only people, who decide to give up the mohai hala (wrong behavior/actions) in the future. Pohaku o Kane was the place for contacting gods until 1819. After 1819 such places were slowly forgotten. Today, Hawaiians are returning to their ancestors ancient practices of understanding how deep wisdom is hidden there. La pau lapa'au a Ho'oponopono Kahunas knew that using herbs assists in the Ho'oponopono process to some degree. Although they believed that herbs aid in restoring the body, they felt herbs could not help in healing the relationship and the spiritual part of the problem. When a problem occurred in a family (diseases, traumatic emotions, etc), all members of the family would meet. At the same time, all members of the Ho'oponopoon process would investigate their own intentions and actions toward all the others.
Forgiveness very often plays an important role in the Ho'oponopono process but it is not the only element to the process. For the process to be properly done, the problem is sent to Aumakua as well. People participating in Ho'oponopono To use the traditional Ho'oponopono process, both sides of the conflict must be involved. In the case of a physical disease of one person from the Ohana, all members of Ohana would meet during the healing process. Only such full involvement by the community would ensure long-term healing. It was impossible to refuse the "invitation" of a Kahuna for the Ho'oponopono process. Even today, when the Kahuna informs another person about his actions towards healing, the person spontaneously takes responsibility for making changes in his own actions and approach to the problem. The authority and esteem for some Kahuna is still very high on Hawaii. This statement does not apply to people, who call themselves Kahunas - outside the Ohana, without the acceptance of Kahuna Nui and other kahunas or certain types)Kahuna - as Haku - during the healing process of Ho'oponopono is to build a connection between the visible and invisible world of humans and gods. He/she knew the ways to build such a connection, kept their own intentions pure for the effectivity of the whole process. Another important aspect is that the Kahuna knows peoples' lives; their background, characters and problems very well and could predict possible problems and solutions long before they occurred. The value of Ho'oponopono process today The Hawaiian people using Ho'oponopono believe, that most life mistakes can be healed. At the base of this faith were their practical results - Hawaiian people belong to most balanced race in the world - with their deep sense of pride and strength, this sense of inner peace can be felt from ordinary people anywhere on the streets. Although Hawaiians encounter all challenges that we have in the modern western world, their inner presence and peace is far different from ours- most of the time. ... Aloha! From the author: The information in this article is from Ho'oponopono> practice with >Auntie Mona from Big Island Hawaii, Auntie Margaret and T.Pomaikai Mocna, from the publication of Johna Ii Papa, S.Kamakau, David Malo & M.K. Pukui. More about Ho'oponoponopractical seminars Huna AwaikuArticle "Ho'oponopono - Hawaiian Traditions for Healing Relationships", author: Teresa Pomaikai Mocna, copyrights © 1993 - 2011 |
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