THE HUNA PRAYER (THE HA RITE ) Prayer was a very important ritual for the ancient Kahuna, Prayer was a process of directing, not petitioning. Therein lies the power of the Huma Prayer. Through the research of Max Freedom Long, we have leamed much about the making of a prayer according to the ancient Kahuna. The prayer is never rushed, but deliberately thought out in advance with all the ramifications of the answer considered as fully as possible. ‘The prayer is carefully worded and imaged by the ‘Uhane and sent to the ‘Aumakua by the ‘Unihipili AS ALREADY IN THE DESIRED STATE (the pattem) with a surcharge of mana or energy to be used in answering the prayer. REMEMBER, THE ‘UN/HIPIL/ 1S THE ONE WITH THE DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE ‘AUMAKUA ALONG THE AKA CORD. jigions and beliefs teach that FAITH is an important element in prayer. The ancient FAITH | | Xatuna also taught that faith is important. You must believe that the process works and that the answers will come from your ‘Aumakua. ‘The other important element in prayer is DESIRE. Desire implies that your emotions are involved and so they should be, for it is the cooperation of both the emotions and the thoughts (or the ‘Unihipili and the ‘Uhane) that helps bring about the desired changes. The third important clement is NO HURT. The answer to the prayer must not hurt anyone or yourself. Long says “...it should be remembered that in all we do we are part of the world family, and anything that we ask that might take advantage of another | NO HURT member of the family, will probably get us no opening of the door of heaven when we knock.” ‘The ancient Kahuna also taught that the only “sin” is hurt. There was no word in Hawai'ian for “sin.” A new word had to be made up for the missionaries. ‘This new word meant “excess baggage you keep carrying around with you.” The missionaries taught that you could sin against God. The Kahuna taught that it was impossible to commit a sin against God, but you could hurt those around you, and this was the gravest error. THE ONLY SIN IS HURT.Essential Huna When you stop to think about the concept of “no hurt,” you see it really is the basis for all other religious commandments. The Greek definition of “sin,” according to Dr. Wingo, is “to shoot at a target and miss” or “to head toward a certain destination and go off the road.” These definitions assume that the target can be hit with another try and the destination can be found by getting back on the right road. The Huna teachings agree with that definition. Hurting another person is indeed a grievous error that misses the mark, but you have another chance to set things right. PRAYER IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN FUTURE CONDITIONS All prayer is a request for a change in future conditions, whether it be a change in a physical condition that needs healing or a change in circumstances. The ancient Kahuna understood that the ‘Aumakua had the power to change the future. Since the ‘Aumakua was not allowed to interfere with the free will of the 'Uhane and ‘Unihipili, it would answer any prayer sent to it in proper form. You are probably familiar with the phrase, “Be careful what you pray for, you just might get it!” In other words, your prayer must be carefully thought out or you might receive something you are not prepared to receive. STEPS FOR MAKING AN EFFECTIVE PRAYER The following steps, based on the research of Max Long and others are a good prayer method. Al. Decide what it is you really want to change. This is often the most difficult part of the prayer. Each prayer should have only one request for a change. Go through the prayer process separately for each change you desire. Be sure that you really want the change. Be willing to do your part if you get the change. For instance, if you want a new sports car, be willing to afford the payments, pay the insurance, pay for the upkeep and accept the responsibilities of driving such an expensive car. If you are requesting healing, be willing to do the (youn same things a healthy person does. If you want a new partner in your life, | SSSine wriat You REALLY be willing to give of yourself in order to make the relationship work. | wanr to CHANGE. Perhaps you really don’t want a new sports car, but simply want a new car. Pethaps you really don’t want a new husband or wife, but simply want a very good friend. Determining exactly what you want is often the hardest step in making a prayer. It is also important to make sure that your ‘Unihipili wants to change what your ‘Uhane wants to change. Check with your ‘Unihipiti using the pendulum method to verify that the new condition is really desired.42. Consider the possibilities of hurt. Project yourself into the future and see what kinds of things might happen that could hurt you or someone else if you receive the change. Perhaps you desire the larger house next door. How will receiving the house next door affect the people already living in it? Will they experience a great hurt by losing their PROJECT f rf ¥ YouseeLero house? What about your own family? How will they be affected if you have to take a second job in order to pay a higher mortgage or rent? Will living in the house next door make you feel better or worse if you have higher utility bills to pay or a bigger yard to keep up? : THE FUTURE. Compose the words of the prayer. The wording of the prayer is very powerful. takes words and sounds literally. Be careful that you have selected the words that convey the proper meaning and sound. Don't specify how the change will come to you. Use general terms. Allow the ‘Aumakua to do its part in | WORDS OF A generating the specifics with its greater abilities, Write down the words and work on the meaning and structure and sound of the prayer until you are satisfied that your ‘Unihipili understands exactly what you mean. Make sure you have covered all aspects of your requested change, including the means to pay for your request if it is a material item. You want the answer to the prayer to come easily and happily to you. You want the answer to be for the highest good of everyone involved, (Include this phrase in your prayer.) ‘The words of your prayer will be spoken out loud bringing your Will or intention into action. Write down the final form of your prayer so that you can send exactly the same. words each time you pray. 44. Compose the images or pictures of the prayer. In addition to the words of the prayer, the images you send must also be carefully composed. Remember all prayer is telepathic and is sent as sensory images. The images are the perfect mold or pattern. They are not static but vibrant with energy. These images are often referred to as “holographic images” because they are not flat like movie images, but include the three dimensional aspects of sight, sound, touch, smell, taste and feeling. The images are the fully changed and perfect condition PICTURE ONLY = the end result. Put yourself in the pictures. Don’t compose HEALTHY CONDITIONS. | images of a sickly condition. In other words, picture a fully functioning leg, instead of a healed broken one. Picture the fully active leg in a perfect and healthy condition. See yourself running, jumping and using the leg as you would if it were healthy, Feel the healthy and active leg. This is also true for other conditions. If you are praying for financial changes, see | _USE AS MANY OF yourself accepting a check, enjoying the plans you made to spend it, and biel onokena the happy faces of all those involved with you. If you are praying fora | |More mw roup new job, see yourself doing the activities of the new job, enjoying the aaainess companionship of your new colleagues, opening your pay envelope and seeing and feeling the new paycheck. Feel the sense of accomplishment.