Huna Article
Huna International
Holding the Vision
by Susan Pa’iniu Floyd
The civil rights and liberties of our country are a precious gift and they
are well worth preserving. Sometimes, however, in my enjoyment of those
liberties, I can get so comfortable I don't want to rock the boat. Or
perhaps so busy keeping my own life in balance that I don't see what's
needed "out there". What if standing up to extend a helping hand didn't
rock the boat? Or what if the boat rocking was fun?
Early inhabitants of Mu, once a large continent in the Pacific, reached a
similar place in their evolution. Their story, as told by Serge's hanai'd
(adoptive) Hawaiian family, says they came from the Pleiades. Some of their
race went to a different planet. For a long time they kept in touch
telepathically. While life here on Earth grew more and more wonderful, the
others were experiencing greater and greater difficulties, leading to the
brink of war. They called to earth for help, but their brothers and sisters
were so happy here, they turned a deaf ear. The other planet was destroyed
and havoc was felt throughout the solar system. On earth, some lands sank,
some pushed together to form high mountain ranges, volcanoes erupted,
flooding happened. The survivors of Mu realized their "deaf ears"
contributed greatly to the disasters because they had acted against their
own beliefs of Aloha. With this understanding they vowed not to be
complacent again and even traveled around the world to teach others how to
be different, how not to do what they had done. I wouldn't be surprised if
many of our teachers today are reincarnated Mu.
Kala is the Huna concept that says we are connected to each other, to all of
life, even to the far ends of the universe. What we do and don't do, what
we say and don't say, what we focus on or don't focus on, makes a
difference. It makes a difference to our experience of life and to some
degree, effects others.
Because we are so interconnected, helping others is a way of helping
ourselves. It makes sense and it works. As my teaching takes me farther
around the world, my awareness of "what's happening" is expanding. When I
left Tibet last year, I found myself singing God Bless America. Relatively
speaking, we have much greater freedoms here. I love my country. I love it
like a child loves a parent. Blindly. Often without question. At some point
in time, it's helpful if the child grows up and sees things through mature
eyes: without judgment, yet with a real strong desire to preserve and
strengthen what's good. Sometimes old patterns of feeling helpless manifest
as anger and then I focus a bit too long on the problems. Since I am blessed
to have learned just how effective the power of prayer, the power of the
mind can be, I refocus and decide to help in the way I know best: The
Hawaiian Shaman Way.
Every day, after increasing my energy, and in addition to the healing work I
do for myself, other people, places and nature, I am holding a vision for a
country, a world, filled with honorable men and women, doing good things,
saying good things, thinking good thoughts. Then throughout the day, I
practice being that kind of person. These visions and actions reinforce the
ideas needed to produce those experiences. Simple. Read the newspapers,
watch the TV news, the reminders to send help are everywhere!
This song I learned at the Dances of Universal Peace here on Kauai many
years ago continues to inspire me, maybe it will inspire you too:
Keeping the Peace,
Holding the Vision,
Living the Dream of a Higher Union.
Holding the Vision - Part II
I took a break from writing to do some house cleaning. I discovered an old
file with correspondence from a shaman friend. As I leafed through it, I
found myself reading a letter where he wrote about his idea for a booklet
which would examine the above Mu story from different perspectives. (This is
very Hawaiian. Songs, chants, and stories were often told on more than one
level. This is called kaona, or inner meanings.)
His idea was to see the story from a world view, which we just discussed.
Then also to see the story as a metaphor for a relationship with a loved
one. What can happen when a person doesn't see the signs, or ignores the
other person's calls for help? Whether one is too busy or too self focused,
the results can be detrimental to a relationship.
The story can also be seen as a metaphor for our relationship between Lono
and Ku, conscious mind and bodymind. If a person gets too busy or
preoccupied with the mental realm and forgets the body, misses the cries for
help or harmony, well, body havoc can happen: injury, illness, accidents
etc. How often have we pushed ourselves beyond our limits, deadlines, too
many things too do? The story teaches us, in each instance,that we are
connected to all of life and that what one puts out comes back. (Some times
faster than others.) Increasing awareness and extending assistance are good
life practices that can bring healing to any realm. Mahalo, I thank you,
Michael, for sharing this idea with me and I thank Spirit for guiding it to
me now so I could share it with others.
Copyright Huna International 2002
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