Meditation Class (7) - Huna

Notes on Class (7) - 13 January 2009

Todays class started to explore applications of meditation from shamanic traditions and in particular from Huna (Hawaiian  shamanism).

THEORY

The Seven Principles of Huna according to the Order of Huna International are as follows:

1. IKE - The world is what you think it is
2. KALA - There are no limits
3. MAKIA - Energy flows where attention goes
4. MANUA - Now is the moment of power
5. ALOHA - To love is to be happy with
6. MANA - All power comes from within
7. PONO - Effectiveness is the measure of truth

It would be helpful to research these principles in more detail and to contemplate what they mean to you.  They can form an excellent foundation for applying meditation and higher consciousness to your daily life.

It is also helpful to remember the huna belief in three levels of consciousness.  The first two levels resemble western theories of consciousness i.e. the notion of a subconscious and a conscious.  However, the huna teachings also include a third level called the superconscious.  

Here is a very brief explanation of the interaction between the three levels:

• The conscious focuses attention on something 
  
• The subconscious treats the focus of attention as an event and retains a memory of it
• The superconscious uses the memory as a pattern/blueprint to create an equivalent physical experience
• The more attention you give to something consciously or subconsciously, the more it manifests in your life
• Conscious attention is a matter of choice, subconscious attention a matter of habit

PRACTICE

In the first part of today's practical we practised observing each level of consciousness as the mind became stiller (see previous weeks' notes for the process of stilling the mind).

When "level 7" was reached we practised a technique known as "centred awareness":

• Either visualise or feel a point of light at the navel
• Experience this point of light as the source of unlimited energy, power and love
• Allow the light to vibrate at a high frequency, radiating outwards so you eventually become surrounded by that light
• As you inhale you can focus on drawing in more light
• As you exhale you can intensify the light and allow the vibration to become stronger
• Throughout this practice maintain your awareness as long as possible

This centred awareness and the ability to work with light forms a good foundation for many applied meditations, including meditations for specific purposes such as personal change, healing, protection, spiritual development.

Recommended reading:  Mastery of Your Hidden Self (A Guide to the Huna Way) 

by Serge Kahili King

Blog posted by: Andy Lucas, Spring to Mind Meditation Brighton