THE SACRED POWER OF HUNA: SPIRITUALITY AND SHAMANISM IN HAWAII

Inner Traditions USA 2005

'The most significant breakthrough in lay thinking since Zukav's "Dancing Wu Li Masters' Pila of Hawaii - author of Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii

When Rima Morrell first went to Hawaii as young anthropology student from Cambridge University, she was surprised to find a lighter, brighter world where everything seemed to have a meaning. She found Huna, the ancient system of Hawaii that holds codes to take the world back to Paradise.

Huna goes beyond the psychological systems of Freud and Jung in its understanding of the mind, which Dr. Morrell - with the world's only Ph.D. on Huna - explores. The Huna codes are held within the kaona, 'hidden meanings' of the Hawaiian language, which acts as a sacred code. Through it Dr. Morrell explores the symbolism of place-names and pilgrimage, and shows the way the hula dance of Hawaii is acts as a sacred exploration through the kaona of the words and actions of the dance, the subject of her original dissertation at Cambridge University. She indicates the complexity of Hawaiian myths, and how they can be understood through the system of Huna. Moreover her chapters on making love and the role of colour lend light to this ancient teaching - and help us create a lighter, brighter world in turn. For Huna is a knowledge of great power and relevance to the world today.

Synopsis of Chapters.

ENDORSEMENTS

'Dr. Morrell writes in a fascinating way to give us insights into old Hawaiian ways of looking at healing'.

Jerry Jampolsky - author of Love is Letting Go of Fear

'Rima has the most extraordinary empathy for Polynesian culture'.

Keri Hulme, Booker Prize Winner and author of The Bone People, Okarito, N.Z.

'I treasure the book The Sacred Power of Huna

na'.Papa John Ni'ino, Honolulu , Hawai'i

'Dr. Morrell's Huna contribution brings us another missing piece to our puzzle, not in what to think, but how'.

Pila of Hawai'i - author of Secrets and Mysteries of Hawai'i

'Dr. Morrell is uniquely able to bring academic rigour and a wide knowledge of her subject to bear, yet her book is much more than dry scientific reportage of anthropological data. Her exposition of the incredibly subtle Hawaiian language, with its multiple layers of interwoven meaning is a revelation. But it's when she leaves the work of other authors behind and describes her own direct experiences with the people and culture of Hawai'i that her book really flowers. Surely this is the acme of anthropology: to take the experiences and lessons of research directly back to the people, so we can begin to remember the brightness that illuminates our lives'.

Dr. Donnie Ross, MB., ChB., FRCA. Medical Director of Acute Health in Aberdeen, 1996. Director of Health Informatics for NHS Grampian, 2001.

'I love this book! The book follows on from the writings of Max Freedom Long, the authority on the secret science of Huna, but his words are dry and lack the sparkle of this authoress. Her pages are tumbling with the joy of new-found knowledge and she is able to communicate her own sense of wonder and excitement successfully to the reader ... Huna is ultimately about energy and harmony - harmony of the subconscious, conscious and superconscious. But also, as depicted by Rima, it is about beauty and about love and about the wonders of the natural world. She constantly draws metaphors between the landscape descriptions and the terrain within our hearts and minds. Self and others can all benefit from the guidance of Huna, if only we knew more! Rima's delightful book will fulfil a vital role in introducing many people to what she describes as the "bejewlled path" to knowledge through Huna'.

Professor Keith Scott-Mumby MB ChB, MD, Ph.D. -author of To Fly without Wings

'There's much here that rings true to me as a Polynesian, and I am most impressed by her knowledge of a culture not her own. Rima is obviously blessed with a keen intellect and extraordinary insights'.

Dr. Vili Hereniko, Professor at the Centre for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu

'My name if Melvin Lonokaiolohia Kalahiki. Let me introduce myself first. I am President of the Council of Hawaiian Organisations , founding member of the PKO, and PapaAli'i of Pu'ukolulu Heiau. I am the organizer of the Dawn of the New Century and New Millennium Celebrations , with rituals and ceremonies to unite all the people in the Polynesian Triangle and President of the Hawaiian Lineage Institute . I am the originator and organizer of the 200 year anniversary of the battle of Nu'uanu in honor of King Kamehameha in 1995 and the 1993 Oni Pa'a. The Sacred Power of Huna by Rima Morrell would be a wonderful addition to books about Hawai'i, written by a person who came to our shores, full of love for our culture. She took much time on her own, penniless, going from island to island and feeling the 'aina . And in return the spirits of our land have filled her with knowledge of our rich past'.

Melvin Lonokaiolohia Kalahiki, Ali'i Nui o Pu'ukohola Heiau, Council of Hawaiian Organizations

'Rima's knowledge is vast'
Nick Williams, author of The Work You Were Born To Do

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