Colors of the World

Serge Kahili King (11)

(Posted by Janiah Melsom)

"Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel: all claimed that they were the best, the most important, the most useful, the favorite.

GREEN said: "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, leaves, trees - without me, all animals would die. Look out over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."

BLUE interrupted: "You only think about the Earth, but consider the sky and sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

YELLOW chuckled: "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth to the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me, there would be no fun."

ORANGE started next to blow her temper. "I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangos, and pawpaws. I don't hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you".

RED could stand it no longer. He shouted out: "I am the ruler of all of you! I am blood! Life's blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire to the blood! I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poppy and the poinsettia. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon!"

PURPLE rose up to his full height. He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am a sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me, they listen and obey".

Finally, INDIGO spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination: "Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."

And so all the colors went on boasting and quarreling, each convinced of their own superiority. Soon, their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening! Thunder rolled and boomed! Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor, RAIN began to speak: "You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don't you know you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

The rain continued: "From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of colors as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow".

And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another. always ((¯`♥´¯)) ✰ One ✰ `*.¸.*´ UniVersaL ♥ ૐ ♡ℒℴve♡ Truth ૐ ♥

Story via our Beloved friend and Sister ~ Nisha Gandhi <3 Image source ~ http://wallpaper.wallpedia.org/_1_rainbow.htm"

Hele me kahau 'oli -- Go with Joy! 

Huna And Hawaiians

Editied from an article by Serge Kahili King

There has been some controversy as to whether the ancient Hawaiians ever practiced Huna... So let's examine some Hawaiian and other sources to see what we can find out about this.

...The 1865 edition of "A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language" by Lorrin Andrews, and in that dictionary we find the word "Huna" with the following definitions:

> to hide or conceal; to keep from the sight or knowledge of another.

> to conceal, as knowledge or wisdom

> that which is concealed (in conversation or written sentence this definition would be expressed as "ka huna."

But the question remains, did the Hawaiians themselves use the word Huna to refer to their esoteric knowledge? This is not easy to determine from an oral tradition, but a few knowledgeable Hawaiians wrote some things down about their own traditions after the introduction of written language, and perhaps we may find some clues there.

Many of the ancient heiau or temples of Hawaii held a tall, wooden framework called 'anu'u that was partially covered with kapa , or bark cloth, which was used for offerings and as a place for priests to reveal the words of the gods.

In announcing the revelation they would begin with the phrase, "Let that which is unknown become known." In Mary Kawena Pukui's book of Hawaiian proverbs and poetical sayings, Olelo No'eau , we find the same phrase in Hawaiian: Ahuwale ka nane huna . Pukui's own translation is "That which was a secret is no longer hidden."

On page 54 of Ka Po'e Kahiko - The People of Old by Samuel Kamakau, in an article published on October 13, 1870, he says that "In the old days in Hawaii, prophetic utterances and hidden sayings ( 'olelo huna , i.e., speech with secret meaning) were relied on."

In Chapter Six of Hawaiian Mythology by Martha Beckwith (University of Hawaii Press, 1970) she relates ideas that her Hawaiian informants told her of twelve sacred islands that in very ancient times lay close to Hawaii and with which there was frequent communication. These islands were inhabited by spirit beings, but humans used to travel back and forth to them (a very shamanic concept).

After the great political and religious changes around the middle of the thirteenth century these spirit islands are said to have been rarely seen. They are also said to have been able to move under the sea, on the horizon or into the air like a cloud according to the will of the spirit chief.

One of the most famous of these spirit islands is called "Kanehunamoku," usually translated as "The hidden island of Kane."

"Kane" in this sense was a kind of creator spirit.

As for the translation, "The hidden island of Kane" would normally be translated as "MokuhunaoKane" or even "Kanemokuhuna."

The phrase as it appears in ancient chants, "Kanehunamoku," would be better translated as "Land of the invisible creative spirit."

In Pukui and Elbert's Hawaiian Dictionary the phrase po'o huna is translated as "mysterious, hidden, invisible, as the gods," so rendering "Kanehuna" as "invisible Kane" is a valid translation.

All of this is significant because there are many tales of "Kanehunamoku" in which humans travel there, learn esoteric knowledge (i.e., knowledge of arts and crafts unknown to humans before then) and return to share that knowledge with the rest of humanity.

The following chant by Edith Kanaka'ole is very clear in its use of the word huna:


E ho mai i ka 'ike mai luna mai e

O na mea huna no'eau o na mele e

E ho mai, e ho mai, e ho mai e


Grant us knowledge from above

The things of knowledge hidden in the chants

Grant us these things

Further intensive research could probably turn up more instances in which the word "Huna" was actually used by Hawaiians in reference to secret or esoteric knowledge, even without resorting to the word kahuna with all its roots and implications.

That "ka 'ike huna," the esoteric knowledge of using the power of the mind to influence nature and events was practiced by the Hawaiians there is no doubt. References to it are abundant in a great deal of written records. However, this is only a simple article intended to show that Huna was a part of ancient Hawaiian culture. I will end by listing seven proverbs from the book by Pukui mentioned above which also show that the ancient Hawaiians were aware of the Seven Principles.

1. 'A'ohe pau ka 'ike i ka halau ho'okahi , "All knowledge is not taught in one school," a variation on the idea that there are many sources of knowledge and many ways to think about things. Therefore, "The world is what you think it is."

2. 'A'ohe pu'u ki'eki'e ke ho'a'o 'ia e pi'i , "No hill is too high to be climbed," a way of saying that nothing is impossible and that "There are no limits."

3. He makau hala 'ole , "A fishhook that never fails to catch," said of one who always gets what he wants. The fishhook was a primary symbol of concentrated attention, and a good fishhook could attract fish even without bait. So, "Energy flows where attention goes."

4. Wela ka hao! , "Do it now!" In other words, "Now is the moment of power."

5. He 'olina leo ka ke aloha , "Joy is in the voice of love." Or, "To love is to be happy with..."

6. Aia no i ka mea e mele ana , "Let the singer select the song," a poetic way of acknowledging that "All ppower comes from within.

7. 'Ike 'ia no ka loea i ke kuahu , "An expert is recognized by the altar he builds." As Pukui puts it, "It is what one does and how well he does it that shows whether he is an expert." Put a different way, "Effectiveness is the measure of truth."

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