Aloha kakou,
I'm going to start adding the basic components of Ho'oponopono to this thread. I won't be giving away anything I shouldn't be (see the "honest predicament" thread), since what I am going to put here is readily found in and pieced together through several books. I was also given an old document regarding Ho'oponopono, written by Morrnah Simeona, prior to the time I took my first workshop with Ramsay. A hula sister from my old halau (Kaiaulu) gave it to me, without warning. A friend had given it to her years before. I feel I can share a few things from that document as it came to me unbidden and from "unofficial" channels.

Why? Because the world is in dire straits and we all need to connect with ways to forgive and move onward. Entire communities and countries are in enormous tragic conflict because things like Ho'oponopono and Tarpana (see the other thread) are not well known.

The interest in this topic is growing. Our tribe membership is growing. I feel you all want some concrete information. So check with this thread as I add to "the basics" every day or so.
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    Re: Ho'oponopono -- the basics step by step

    Wed, November 15, 2006 - 9:38 AM
    Basic #1--The basic protocols and sequences of the Ho'oponopono processes
    Book source: Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism by Charlotte Berney

    I highly recommend this book on "Huna." This was my first exposure to the processes of Ho'omana and Ho'oponopono. As a person who was suffering from several years of environmental illness, including chronic fatigue, I began to use Ho'omana (gathering energy) to recover my health and energy. It really works!!! I am much better today than I was when I first started this exploration. And when I read about Ho'oponopono, I knew I had to learn that process as well, to recover emotional health. It also seemed like something that was a part of me that I'd forgotten.

    Berney describes the traditional group process of Ho'oponopono, on pages 114-118 (and mentions it in other areas of the book). She also describes a general approach to an "individual ho'oponopono" which may have been inspired by Morrnah Simeona, since Berney refers to Simeona in this section. Mary Kawena Pukui also gives a detailed description of the group process in her two volume book, Nana I Ke Kumu. (You can see pictures of these books in our photo section.)

    Berney says the main steps of the group Ho'oponopono protocol/processes are these:

    1) Pule (prayer) -- can be any kind, according to Morrnah Simeona, but Berney says the traditional prayers were addressed to the "aumakua" -- ancestors and family guardians. Note: in Hawaiian traditions, the prayer is energized and powered by breath, to build up the mana to carry the prayer.

    2) Identifying the problem

    3) Stating the transgression

    4) Discussion

    5) Identifying the negative entanglement

    6) Sharing of feelings

    7) Confession

    8) Releasing the problem

    9) Cutting off the problem

    10) Summary and reaffirmation of bonds

    11) Closing prayer

    Berney says this about the basics of an individual method (pages 117-118):

    "Spend time with a journal writing your thoughts and feelings about the problem you are having. Be very honest with yourself. Go into the Silence (my note: a meditative state) and ask both the High Self and the Basic Self for information about the problem. In other words, do the steps of the ho'oponopono on your own, identifying, learning about, and fully fathoming your conflict. If you don't do this very important homework and simply release the problem with a ritual, it may vanish for a time bu twill come right back...Once you have gone into it fully, find a way to take action on the physical plane to solve the problem. Decide on certain steps to follow in the future and write these down. Make sure both your High and Basic Selves are in agreement with your course of action. Once these have been set down on paper, do the kala or clearing in which you ritually release the problem."

    Berney also adds, "higher powers will assist those who work to resolve their difficulties." This is also the core premise of Simeona's method, in which the "aumakua" (high self) and "unihipili" (basic or child self) makes the request of divinity for assistance. Therefore, as Berney also says, "prayer is essential."

    The "Rose Light Meditation" on page 203 is also a form of Ho'oponopono.

    Next posting: more on the "three selves" and how they work.


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      The three selves

      Mon, November 20, 2006 - 10:29 AM
      Aloha kakou,
      I'll have to do the "three selves" posting in stages, as time is short this week.

      The "three selves" who are called upon in Morrnah Simeona's Ho'oponopono process (or any other "Huna" based variation on traditional Ho'oponopono, such as the rituals described by Charlotte Berney) are referred to in various ways:

      1) Unihipili, the child or "basic" self (some people say "low self" but I don't like that terminology). Serge Kahili King, of Aloha International gives the names of male gods to the three selves, in this case, the basic self is the "Ku" self. King considers this the self of the heart. You can also think of this self as the "unconscious" or "subconscious" if you like.

      This self is very important, it governs the body and holds all memories as somatic memories. It is also the gateway to the "high self," Aumakua.

      2) Uhane, the everyday or "middle self." This is the "conscious" personality. Serge King calls this the "Lono" self and considers this self to be the self of the mind.

      3) Aumakua, the "high" self or spirit self or oversoul or what have you. Aumakua more normally means ancestors. Serge King calls this the "Kane" self, and considers this to be the self of the spirit. This part of us works in partnership directly with the Unihipili and "divine energy" (whatever your name is for that).

      Using this concept of the three selves, then, you can see that the Ho'oponopono process aims to get all parts of the person involved and interactive before then requesting help from "Divinity" or "divine energy" etc.

      See if you can discover your Unihipili's name and gender. Do this through intution, pendulum, dream work, meditation, whatever works for you. This is a first step in getting into a good working partnership with this important part of yourself.

      As I mentioned elsewhere in this Tribe, my Unihipili wanted a name. She did not want to be referred to as "Ku" as she is emphatically feminine. (Some people have Unihipili with different genders than their physical bodies.) She wanted to be known as Ku's counterpart, Hina. This was her message which was conveyed partly through a sort of leaping, pinging excitement, and then checked with a pendulum.
      She also wanted to have an endearment attached to her name, so I gave her "milimili" (because I was learning a hula with "milimili" gestures and she liked that) and she found that acceptable. So for several months, her name was simply "Hinamilimili." Then one day, a mele ma'i chant I liked, which ended with "hua'ina, hua'ina ku!" triggered that same leaping, pinging excitement in her. It was like having a little kid jumping up and down inside of me yelling, "Now I want the Ku part back!" So I checked with the pendulum, "Hinamilimiliku?" Yep, that was it. That was her name. That was what she wanted. So that part of my Hawaiian name is for that part of myself.

      There is a lot of kaona (hidden meaning) to that name. Hina and Ku are primordial representations of male and female energy, like Shakti and Shiva. Hina is supine, Ku is upright. Hina is left side, Ku is right side. The word, milimili, for beloved or plaything, links them in loving energy. My Unihipili was expressing a wish, I think, for wholeness. This name also served as a prophecy for an important pivotal period in my life, but that came later.

      For a long time I kept that name very secret and personal. It's only been recently that it's become okay for me let other people know about it.

      More on the three selves in a few days.
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