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Re: Huna. I am going to take my Native Hawaiian cultural perspective here because there is much misunderstanding of 'Hawaiian spirituality' and a whole lot of cultural appropriation that borders on offensive with this idea called 'Huna'.
For the kanaka maoli, mana is something that you're basically born with. The level of your mana depends on your birth status (e.g., if you are of chiefly lineage) and what you are born to do (e.g., your life purpose that is basically pre-destermined). If a kahuna were to transfer his/her mana to the haumāna (student), it is presupposes that the haumana had been born with a gift in that area of expertise (bc kahuna merely means expert), and the kumu (teacher) will use ha to transfer his/her mana when the time is right. It was easier back then bc the kupuna (elders) would have something called a ho'ailona (seeing signs thru dreams or whatnot) before you're born and know the child's gift/path in life. So basically, your mana level is predetermined based on your caste and what lineage you're born in. That is not spiritual, it's political.
Max Freedom Long misunderstood the cultural/historical context. Huna is a romanticized idea of what Freedom Long thought was Hawaiian spirituality (but it's not). It's a bit offensive to some bc Hawaiians were legally barred from practicing their own spirituality and culture until the 1980s while opportunists took these very spirituality and culture to sell for entertainment. Cultural prostitution!
The Law of One or Tai Chi Chuan or Bagua Zhang has lots to offer in terms of understanding life force.
Re: Huna. I am going to take my Native Hawaiian cultural perspective here because there is much misunderstanding of 'Hawaiian spirituality' and a whole lot of cultural appropriation that borders on offensive with this idea called 'Huna'.
For the kanaka maoli, mana is something that you're basically born with. The level of your mana depends on your birth status (e.g., if you are of chiefly lineage) and what you are born to do (e.g., your life purpose that is basically pre-destermined). If a kahuna were to transfer his/her mana to the haumāna (student), it is presupposes that the haumana had been born with a gift in that area of expertise (bc kahuna merely means expert), and the kumu (teacher) will use ha to transfer his/her mana when the time is right. It was easier back then bc the kupuna (elders) would have something called a ho'ailona (seeing signs thru dreams or whatnot) before you're born and know the child's gift/path in life. So basically, your mana level is predetermined based on your caste and what lineage you're born in. That is not spiritual, it's political.
Max Freedom Long misunderstood the cultural/historical context. Huna is a romanticized idea of what Freedom Long thought was Hawaiian spirituality (but it's not). It's a bit offensive to some bc Hawaiians were legally barred from practicing their own spirituality and culture until the 1980s while opportunists took these very spirituality and culture to sell for entertainment. Cultural prostitution!
The Law of One or Tai Chi Chuan or Bagua Zhang has lots to offer in terms of understanding life force.
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