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Copyright © 1997 Aloha InternationalFor more information visit Aloha International Notes by CyberShaman:It has recently become fashionable to try discredit the word "huna".Some say the word is a non-Hawaiian invention by Max Freedom Long. Otherssay the word was never used as a part of the Hawaiian esoteric tradition. For a more thoughtful view check out Huna and Hawaiians by Serge King."Many shamans play a game of developing power and insight throughconflict and control of personified things (the so-called way of the warrior).Other shamans act as if power and insight can best be achieved throughlove and cooperation. These shamans de-personify things and work withthe effects of things and conditions (what I call the way of harmony.)"— From What is a Shaman? by Larry WilliamsonDr. King calls the way of harmony, "the way of the adventurer"."I have often read that a kahuna is a Hawaiian shaman. There are and werekahuna shamans, but they are two distinct traditions. There wereDruids also that were shamans, but in both cases they were rare. And, asmight be guessed, there were (and are) shamans in Polynesia and Celticareas that are not kahuna or druids. A shaman is a healer but there arefew shamans among healers; today and even in the distant past.Collections of ideas like huna, or whatever anyone wants to call theHawaiian esoteric tradition, have shamanistic ideas, but likesimilar traditions around the world, are not shamanism."— From What is a Shaman? by Larry WilliamsonNote that Dr. King's article above uses the word "huna" several times. But,the "Seven Principles", especially number 7, leads to a kupua path.Note the title of his article is "What is Huna Kupua?" not "What is Huna?"There is no single esoteric tradition in Hawaii. The beliefs and values of theHawaiians of the past differed from island to island and from family tofamily. There are common threads of thought weaving through these traditions,but there are differences in details and even basic ideas – TheHawaiians were a very individualistic society.A kupua ("shaman") does not have a fixed set of beliefs and uses thosetraditions he or she perceives as having value in the present moment.Serge King's article above describes a very effective practicalframework for action. But Dr. King would be the first to tell you that thisand all other frameworks are ultimately arbitrary.
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