Huna Article
Huna International
Speak to the Mind and the Body will Listen
by Jim Brinkley
Last month I spent a few days in New Orleans. It is a wonderful city with
friendly people, great Creole and Cajun food, fabulous jazz, a number of
interesting museums, Mississippi River boats, and a myriad of quaint little
shops. I was there for a meeting and each day I was able to walk from my hotel
to the Convention Center via the Riverwalk Marketplace. The Riverwalk is an
enclosed mall with lots of wonderful shops and varied eating establishments,
including Cafe du Monde, home of the famous beignet, a wonderful "donut
without the hole" covered with powdered sugar. Each day, as I strolled through
this wonderful mall with its view of the Mississippi to fascinate me, I passed
a fragrance shop. The scents emanating from this shop were wonderful but it
was not until my last day that I noticed a banner proclaiming in large letters
"Aroma Therapy" and beneath in smaller letters, "Speak to the Mind and the Body Will Listen." Wow! Pure Huna
right there in the Big Easy.
Of course, in Huna we would probably be a little more specific: "speak to
the subconscious mind and the body will listen." If you have ever witnessed
any of Serges dramatic demonstrations, you already know that this is fact, not
fancy. If you have not been so blessed, it is easy enough to try one yourself
at home. Find a comfortable chair in a quiet room, where you will not be
disturbed by others or by distracting sights, sounds, or smells. Get
comfortable and then, without moving the rest of your body, turn your head to
the right as far as you can and see what is there. Then turn your head to the
left as far as you can and see what is there. Now I am going to ask you to
imagine, as vividly as possible, that you are an owl. If you think you might
have difficulty doing this, it might be helpful to view a picture of an owl
before you begin.
Remember that owls are able to turn their heads almost 360 degrees and to look at what is behind them
without moving their bodies. When you are ready, relax and look straight ahead again. As realistically as
you can, imagine that you are an owl. In your imagination, feel your claws wrapped around the branch on
which you rest. Feel your wings; stretch them out for a moment to relieve any stiffness you might feel after
sitting on the branch for a while. Ruffle your feathers. Hoot if you like.
Now, in your comfortable chair here the physical world, as a human being, turn
your head to the right as far as you can and see what is there. Then turn your
head to the left as far as you can and see what is there.
If your experience is similar to that of many people, you will find that
after your imaginary time as an owl, you were able to turn your head quite a
bit farther both to the right and to the left. You were probably able to see
beyond your original points in both directions. Why is this? Your subconscious
is your body mind. It is the part of your mind that controls your bodily
functions. It is also the part that accumulates memory through the collection
of sensory input. Your subconscious mind (or ku in Huna terminology) is like a
computer. It is programmed with a set of life rules and regulations (kanawai)
which it uses to respond to ordinary and extraordinary situations every day of
your life. These rules and regulations are not fixed. They can be modified or
changed whenever you wish, simply by reprogramming your inner computer.
Inner computer reprogramming is accomplished by speaking to the
subconscious mind. You can speak to your subconscious mind in words but it is
often more effective to use symbols, which is the preferred language of the
subconscious. Imagining yourself as an owl sends a series of symbolic images
to your subconscious mind to which it readily responds, often with startling
results. When I have done this demonstration with a group, I have heard gasps
of surprise and delight from several of the participants as they realized how
they had just changed their physical reality using their minds.
As one becomes more adept in using Huna, one realizes that (s)he is able to
influence more than his/her own body. Anyone can learn to increase financial
status, expand career success, enhance relationships, improve the environment,
and even influence the elements. Abating a rainstorm, helping plants to grow,
calling the fish, and soothing a seething volcano were standard skills of many
of the Huna Masters of old and of even a few today. So, to paraphrase our aroma therapy friends, "Speak to
the mind and the world will listen!"
Copyright Huna International 2001
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