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Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism

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I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone that is interested in HUNA as a way of life.

I wish to commend Ms. Berney for being the only HUNA author that began in the steps of Max Freedom Long (MFL) for gathering information from Hawaiian sources and including a subset of the Akua (deities) the Hawaiians acknowledged.

"Hawaiian Magic And Spirituality" Scott Cunningham has a more complete list of the Akua, a list of various types of kahunas. and even information about the little people (the menehune) of Hawaii.

To be an effective HUNA practitioner you must bring the three selves into harmony. Ms. Berney gives simple exercizes in assisting the three selves reach harmony and balance.

Each of the three selves has a distinct job to do in crafting an effective HUNA prayer action.

The Uhane (middle self) decides what will be prayed for. Select your prayer picture wisely. Choose a prayer picture as if the prayer has already been manifested (This allows the Aumakua (high self) to use the path of least resistance to manifest your prayer.

The Unihipili (low or basic self) gathers a surcharge of mana (Hawaiian term for universal lifeforce energy), then sends the energy and the prayer picture to the Aumakua.

The Aumakua will take the surcharge and mana, and ramp it up to mana loa, and uses the prayer picture, and the mana loa to bring your prayer picture into manifestation on the physical plane.

Most of the prayer actions fail because the Unihipili has complexes and fixations (guilt, fear, shame, wrong ideas about money, etc), and feels unworthy of requesting help, and will not send the prayer picture and mana to the Aumakua. The Aumakua tries to maintain harmony and balance, and will not assist in prayer actions that violate harmony and balance.

On page 72; Ms. Berney lists the HUNA vow that her teachers taught her. If you want to memorize and live by her vow; be my guest because it has some wonderful precepts. However; I recommend people memorize a four word tenet "Harm nothing with hatred". If you will live by those four words; you will keep all of the precepts in the HUNA vow.

I have two nitpicks about this book.

1. In places; she seems to imply there was one kind of kahuna. There were various kinds of kahuna. The title "kahuna" means master or expert.

2. This book has one weak area. That of assisting you in clearing the Unihipili of complexes and fixations. Ms. Berney recommends that you read the books by John Bainbridge, or visit a Vector Counselor.

There are simple rituals you can perform in order to persuade the Unihipili that you are aware of your errors, and have a sincere desire to make ammends. E-Mail me if you want assistance. Two Bears.

You may want to view my two HUNA listmania lists or my HUNA "So you would like to" list.

Aloha nui loa (I love you very much)

Charlotte Berney's Fundamentals Of Hawaiian Mysticism provides an important philosophical coverage of Hawaiian mysticism, linking Huni and the science of prayer to other Hawaiian mystical concepts, from meditation to healing. Case histories blend with overall history and coverage of techniques. A superbly presented introduction to all aspects of Hawaiian mysticism.

I'm not from Hawaii, so I don't know anything about whether Huna has a Hawaiian origin or not and, as a practical matter, the origins of the concept don't really concern me. This book offers practical advice on expanding your spiritual life in a way that is not tied down by the strictures of the Christian Church (I'm not attacking the Church, but some people want the freedom to seek an alternative). In my opinion, the best part of the book is the extended, final chapter entitled "Huna for Everyday." This chapter contains 80 pages of practical advice on using Huna techniques to address everyday problems.

FUNDAMENTALS OF HAWAIIAN MYSTICISM is an outstanding book that describes practical ways for harnessing the powers of Huna in your life. Charlotte Berney details numerous interesting and useful exercises for manifesting and creating improved balance in your life by working with the basic principles of Huna, the spiritual and mystical teachings and traditions of Hawaii. Berney describes how you can find lost things by communicating with your basic self, and how you can arrange to meet your soul mate by working with your high self. She shares some essential tips for effective prayer that are bound to be helpful for everyone, and outlines an extraordinarily powerful Hawaiian technique for manifesting called the "Ha Rite". I love the sections of this book dedicated to releasing all manner of negative energies in order to better live the most fulfilling possible life, and appreciate the inclusion of so many clearly explained techniques and exercises.

This book is a pure diamond when it comes to Huna, and I wouldn't hesitate to call it the best beginner to intermediate book on practical everyday Huna currently in print.

Great especially for beginners in Huna or Hawaiian mysticism, whatever you name it. Touches basics of more aspects of Hawaiian mysticism than other Huna books. It doesn't suffer neither from historical speculations, nor from being mixed up with other shamanic or spiritual systems, both deficiencies found in most other books on topic.

Deals with positive speech; eliminating blocks, complexes and negativity; communication between Three Selves, mana gathering, Huna prayer, cutting aka cords, charging amulets, and much much more.

Someone said: "...do not go to the past for all the information and answers because the vibration has already changed." Charlotte Berney delivers the practical Huna for the vibration of today.

She builds upon good research, the practical drills come from traditions of Clark Wilkerson, Max Freedom Long and David Kaonohiokala Bray.

To previous reviewers:

L. Power: 7 rules of the Huna philosophy are only in Serge Kahili King's tradition of Huna. I personally haven't missed them at all (though nothing wrong with them ). Also I don't agree on Urban Shaman being better book, though it is a fine book for sure. But that's just a matter of opinion, different books suit better to different people with different personalities and goals.

Richard M. Wong: Not a single word in your "review" was about this book. In the spirit of Aloha, be blessed and let your Huna complex be resolved.

In the Hawaiian language, words have multiple levels of meaning. The word ha'ole for example, has the root 'ha' meaning breath, and the word ole meaning without. So the word used initially to describe missionaries that came to Hawaii, has the secondary meaning, those who pray without breath.

Within this book is an explanation of the ha rite, which uses breath combined with prayer (intention) to generate mana which is sent to your higher self to manifest what you want in your life. This is a very powerful technique.

I have combined what I have gotten from this book and a few other sources, and using my intuition have come up with something very effective.

The Huna commandment on page 72 is not to harm another. So using this technique to interfere with someone's free will would not be appropriate.
If you do wish to focus on someone work for their highest good. If you wish to manifest love in your life, you can have a person in mind who seems ideal, but ask for this if they are agreeable on a higher self level or for someone equal or greater.

In this book you will find described many concepts such as ho'oponopono, and the concept of the three selves, middle self (ego), lower self, (subconscious or hidden self), and the higher self (superconscious or superego). According to this system you would integrate all these aspects of self, and clear out the blocks or complexes within your lower self so you can manifest through your higher self.

Further reading I recommend would be 'Mastering your hidden self' by Serge Sahili King, which also describes the Shamanic principles for creating your own reality. These were life changing for me. I also highly recommend "Go up and work with God' by Vianna Stibal, a healer. In that book she describes a manifesting ritual from her Huna studies. An excellent book.

Secret Science behind Miracles by Max Freedom Long is a must read book if you want to learn more from the pioneer who discovered what was until then a secret philosphy.

Like me, then please steer away from books preaching "Huna" and the efforts of Max Freedom Long. "Huna" is not the real Hawaiian religion, but don't be daunted. As many beautiful, AUTHENTIC concepts can be found in The Seven Dawns of the Aumakua: The Ancestral Spirit Tradition of Hawaii by Moke Kupihea, written by a native Hawaiian. When you see so many books on Huna, you must wonder why 99% are not by Hawaiians...for more info, here is an article about the difference between "huna" and the authentic religion, "hoomana": http://www.animalnetwork.com/hawaiimag/printer.aspx?aid=20444&cid=3956

this book is a must for developing your healing powers a truely enlighing read and voyage of discovery

"Two Bears" recommended this book to me after I told him how much I liked "Huna Self-Awareness" by Erika Nau. I didn't think I could find a book I Huna that I liked as much, but this one is it. I highly recommend it as an introduction to Huna.

I have read a lot of Huna books over the years. She makes the basics or foundation of Huna easy, comfortable, straight forward, uncomplicated. She gives the basics clearly with no BS. I would have to put this on the top of my list for someone who really just wants to know the straight facts about "huna" or Hawaiian spirituality and how to use it.