The Sacred Power of Huna: Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawai'i
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594770093 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Following her years in the islands, and Ph.D. Following her Higher Self--and overcoming resistance to its rainbow guidance--she discovered we are each responsible for our own power. in Huna, Rima reveals new knowledge about this sacred tradition. She found the system of ancient Hawaiian wisdom known as Huna, a system that teaches us how to focus the light of our own being to make magic. Rima also shows how the principles of a society woven with love can shape our own lives.. Through practicing Huna, we can consciously create our own reality, for we are each the navigator of our own soul canoe. When Rima Morrell first went
Donovon, The Midwest Book Review, Nov 2005)"This is one of the finest recent books written about the sacred power of Huna. Morrell writes in a fascinating way to give us insights to old Hawaiian ways of looking at healing.” (Gerald G. as a native Hawaiian I am honored to recommend this book.” (Melvin Lonokaiolohia Kalahiki, Ali‘i Nui o Pu‘ukohola Heiau, Council of Hawaiian Organiz)"As a Polynesian, I am most impressed by Rima Morrell's knowledge of a culture that is not her own. Rima’s delightful The Sacred Power of Huna will fulfill a vital role in introducing many people to what she describes as the 'bejewelled path' to knowledge, through Huna Morrell takes us there by proxy and shares with the avid reader the mysterious power and majesty of Hawai’i that has led so many people to think of it as the chosen land of the New AgePerhaps the key to person
Pono Aloha said Who are the best teachers of Hawaiian spirituality?. If you want to learn about Hawaiian spirituality, would you rather learn directly from Hawaiians, or from someone raised in a different culture interpreting what Hawaiians may have said? No matter how good the intentions of an author or how advanced her degrees, she cannot help but filter the information she receives. That is why I prefer to read books written by Hawaiians.Unfortunately, in this book the author says that she is revealing Hawaiian kahuna information for the first time, so someone who is new to this field may not realize there are actually many books written by Hawaiian. "Sacred Rainbow Anthropology" according to Daniel Stevens. This emotionally gripping read takes self development out of the head and into the heart. Somehow this book captures the images of paradise associated with Hawaii and repackages them into a socially and spiritually relevant erudite map of the soul. We are encouraged to see the empowerment we are resisting, and how to use our creative mind to be an unfettered balanced human-being. The Kahuna model embraces essentially the mystical traditions of Polynesia providing a template for living outside the box. The author teaches Huna based techniques available through her website [] and seems . opelagos said romanticizing cultural anthropology. The author provides an anthropological account of Huna- anthropological in the worst sense of the word, in my opinion. While she pays lipservice to the pitfalls of colonial romanticization of native Others, I found her account of "Hawaiian spirituality" to fall into that same trap. As others have pointed out, she provides some interesting linguistic interpretations, but the whole thing had an intrepid-New-Agey-European-explorer feel to it that I found really off-putting. In fact, nowhere in the book do I recall her pointing out that so-called Huna was in fact founded by non-Hawaiian f
She also teaches Huna in Europe. . She and her husband live in London and the Scottish Highlands. MORRELL has a doctorate in Hawaiian Shamanism from the Department of Geography, University College London, and a Masters and Honours degree in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University. Rima&