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  I thought Totem animals are Native American concept. Am I wrong?

   You said Aumakua can manifest in the form of a totem animal to work with us.

  Does it mean that, when appearing itself as an animal, the high self has decided to work on the behalf of the person to manifest his wishes? Or does it mean something else?

  Also, why that particular animal with special attributes? Is it because of the fact that the person's particular Aumakua share the qualities with that specific animal?

  Should he then visualize the specific animal when doing Ha rites somehow?


Very curious, 2B.


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I thought Totem animals are Native American concept. Am I wrong?


Totem animals are not exclusive to Native American spirituality. The totem amimals are exclusive to Shamanism, and Shamanism has been practised for the last 30,000 years, and dispersed by cultures on six of the seven conrinents.

Druidry is shamanic, Wicca has shamanic roots, Native American Spirituality, HUNA is shamanic, The Tungus people of Siberia were shamanic; and firthermore; the word shaman was coined by the Tungus people, Even Eva Wong reported in her book "The Shambhalla guide to Taoism tells how the religion of Taoism traces it's roots back to a shaman named Yu living on the yello river in China.
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You said Aumakua can manifest in the form of a totem animal to work with us.


Absolutely! It is impossible for human beings to compregend the Creator; so the higher powers will appear in the form the person is comfortable with.

These higher powers appear as an 'Aumakua to the Hawai'ians, the totem animal to people whoe practise shamanism, as angels to Christians, spirit guides to the new age people, as the holy guardian angel to those who practise ceremonial Magick, etc.
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Does it mean that, when appearing itself as an animal, the high self has decided to work on the behalf of the person to manifest his wishes? Or does it mean something else?

  Also, why that particular animal with special attributes? Is it because of the fact that the person's particular Aumakua share the qualities with that specific animal?


You have to remember that Hawaiians, etc believed in the transmigration of the soul.

It was believed spirits started inhabiting blades of grass, rocks, insects, etc. As the spirits learned and grew; they progressed to higher lifeforms such as birds, mamals, trees, then as higher lifeforms such as birds, mountain lions, Bears, owls, etc. then after the soul progressed and became less animalistic, it became an unihipili, then uhane, 'aumakua, po'e 'aumakua and perhaps even higher.

The Sufi poet Rumi wrote the following

I died as a mineral, and rose a plant,

I died as a plant, and rose again an animal,

I died as an animal, and rose a man. Why then should I fear to become less by dying?

I shall die once again as a man, to rise an angel, perfect from head to foot.

Again, when I suffer dissolution as an angel,
I shall become what passes the conception of man.

There are two reasons why one particular animal appears.

1. The higher powers appear through the filter of the unihipili, and appear in a form that is comfortable to the unihipili, and often both the 'aumakua and the unihipili had a former existence as that particular animal.

2. The higher powers may appear as an animal in order to teach a person certain abilities. In NA dhsmsnism; the bear was a healer because bears would dig in the earth for roots and herbs and use them for medicine when the animal was sick, the wolf was the teacher because in a wolf pack only the alpha pair mates, and the other wolves in the pack helps raise and train the cubs and help them find their place in the pack.

FYI. Several times a person will have multiple totem animals, or 'Aumakua, and sometimes; the totem animal will change as the direction of their lifepath changes, and will pick up additional guides as the person learns and grows.

20 years ago; my totem animal was the Cougar.
7 years ago I changed my lifepath to be a healer, and the cougar left, and the Bear began working with me. The Bear is still around; but three years ago the Mo'o 'Aumakua
appeared and began working with me.

In some mystery schools; it was additional to aquire more and more guides until they had 33 guides or more.

At present; I have aquired eight different guides (nine if you count the Cougar that used to work with me).
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Should he then visualize the specific animal when doing Ha rites somehow?


No. In ha rites gather the surcharge of mana, and choose a prayer picture, and send this mana surcharge and prayer picture to your 'aumakua.

When you work with the 'aumakua or totem animal; set up a magic circle, medicine wheel, etc around you to protect your unihipili when your uhane goes romping through non physical reality with your guide, then call your guide and go into the silence and visualize meeting your guide in a clearing, and tell you guide what you want to know, and visualize traveling with your guide through paths. At some point; your guide will take charge of the shamanic journey, and you will begin seeing mental imagery that you did not manifest with your mind.

Shamanic journeys are very good for developing a mutual bond of love and respect with your guide, and you can learn all kinds of things; discover medicinal use of herbs, etc.

Remember I mentioned that I have eight guides so far; well When Dr, Clark Wilkerson in the 1968 book "Hawaiian Magic" said he had aquired his 33 guides and then some, and Teton Sioux wicasa wakan (holy man) had 405 guides.

ANL - 2B

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  Thanks for the swift reply. emoticon

  I posted my question concerning totem animals here on the message board thinking that others will find your answers helpful as well.

  As a Korean whose heritage is originally firmly based upon Siberian Shamanism, I can relate to your explanation. Though I practised Tibetan Buddhism, I still am by bloodline very much a Korean. So, the Shamanic remnants must be rooted in my national collective consciousness somewhere.

  Like I told you in my e-mail before, my totem animal was a toad. Funny thing was that I had a somewhat peculiar experience this morning.

  As I was waking up, the alarm colck in my cell phone went off. The alarm music has a particular lyrics to it. And it went something like this. "Toad, toad. I'll give you my old house. Please give me a new one." For some reason, it sent chills down my spine. Could this be some meaningful omen of sorts or just my wishful thinking?

  For your information, my ex-girlfriend said quite a few times, of course in a very loving way, that I look somewhat like a toad. emoticon

  As bear signifies a healer, does a toad have any spiritual attribute that is worth mentioning? emoticon

  When you work with the 'aumakua or totem animal; set up a magic circle, medicine wheel, etc around you to protect your unihipili when your uhane goes romping through non physical reality with your guide, then call your guide and go into the silence and visualize meeting your guide in a clearing, and tell you guide what you want to know, and visualize traveling with your guide through paths. At some point; your guide will take charge of the shamanic journey, and you will begin seeing mental imagery that you did not manifest with your mind.

Shamanic journeys are very good for developing a mutual bond of love and respect with your guide, and you can learn all kinds of things; discover medicinal use of herbs, etc.

  Humm...this is something that I never tried so far. I still don't know how to build magic circle. Is it hard to learn how to travel Shamanic journey? If not could you be more specific in your instruction for a complete novice in that field?

  Lastly, how would you define Shamanism in a nutshell? Korean Shamanism seems to be composed too much of voodoo style spirit possessions and magical rituals without much leaning on metaphysics and cosmology. Maybe it deggenerated in recent times.

Cheers, 2B.

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Aloha Max!

From what I have learned so far in my short life, Toad medicine is very powerful! Toads were often the familiars of witches and so, in a way, are linked with the Goddess and knowledge of the underworld. Toad is also a bit like Frog and teaches us about healing ourself, but Frog is a bit more gentle and subtile (in a purifying sort of way,) whereas Toad is strong and tramsformational... Almost like an emotional purgation! LOL! Toad also teaches acceptance, and that beauty and power comes from within, no matter what the outside looks like. I dunno if any of this helps... This is simply what I know. I'll let the experts chime in! emoticon

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  Thanks, Carole.

     What you said makes perfect sense. As I'm intensely clearing my Unihilili of all the major complexes and fixations these days, 'emotional purgation' and 'acceptance' ring very true to me. We still need to wait for the expert's advice, but in my opinion, based upon what you said, Carole, the apperance of the toad is definitely reassuring for me.


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Thanks for the swift reply. emoticon


My pleasure.

I will be off line for a week or 10 days between the time I sell my computer, and get to Washington and am able to use my friends computer or a computer at the library.
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Like I told you in my e-mail before, my totem animal was a toad. Funny thing was that I had a somewhat peculiar experience this morning.

  As I was waking up, the alarm colck in my cell phone went off. The alarm music has a particular lyrics to it. And it went something like this. "Toad, toad. I'll give you my old house. Please give me a new one." For some reason, it sent chills down my spine. Could this be some meaningful omen of sorts or just my wishful thinking?


Did you select for the alarm to play that song, or did the song come up at random?

If the song came up at random; it would be a synchronicity, and mean a confirmation that the toad IS your 'aumakua or totem animal.
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As bear signifies a healer, does a toad have any spiritual attribute that is worth mentioning? emoticon


I have never studied toad medicine, and my books with that type of information have already been shipped to Washington; but if I were to guess; a toad can breathe on dry land, or under water; so I would guess you are supposed to be a shaman, and act as an intercessor between the two worlds. My books will not be unpacked until I have my own apartment (could be boxed up for as much as two months).

My rare books "Clearing Your Lifepath" and "Hawaiian Magic" will be going into my carry on bag when I fly to Washington.
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Humm...this is something that I never tried so far. I still don't know how to build magic circle. Is it hard to learn how to travel Shamanic journey? If not could you be more specific in your instruction for a complete novice in that field?


Creating a magic circle can be set up in as little as 10-15 seconds.

Breathe deeply to increase your mana reserves; thendirect a beam of mana from a fingertip and turn in a complete circle drawing a circle (5-6 feet in diameter to give you room to lie down in), then program the magic circle by stating "No evil or negativity may pass through this circle).

See my reply to Shadowlynx about the beliefs held by an unihipi for a more comprehensive reply about why magic circles like this work.
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Lastly, how would you define Shamanism in a nutshell?


in a nutshell; a shaman is a person who acts as an intercessor between the two worlds (the physical and spirit).

Sometimes the shaman needs to help the community in the physical world peacefuly coexist with the spirits, and somtimes help earthbounds cross into the spirit world, or be the 800 pound gorilla, and tell the spirits where to get off. In the last 7 months I have helped 25-30 spirits cross over, and done five exorcisms to make angry or pety spirits cross over.

Earlier in the summer (about two weeks before Huricane Ivan made landfall in Pensacola, Florida, and Orange Beach, Alabama); a friend and I were driving through alabama, and at one point I felt someone or something grab my left shoulder; so I asked Tiffany to pull the car over on the side of the road. She did, and I got out to work with the spirits. There were 6 earthbounds needing help to cross over; so I called in the light and raise their consciousness so their guides could take them where they were supposed to go, then I asked for the light to withdraw. then two things happened to confirm what I had done.

1. You know on an interstate or exppress and you feel the wind moving in the same direction as the traffic. I had left the passenger door of Tiffany's car open, and about two seconds after the light withdrew; here came a HUGE gust of wind from the opposite direction that blew the door halfway closed. The trafic was also VERY heavy at the time, and Tiffany was concerned about being able to get back on the interstate.

2. about 15-20 seconds after I got back in the car; there was a HUGE gap in the trafic, and Tiffany was able to get back on the interstate with no trouble at all.

ANL - 2B

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From what I have learned so far in my short life, Toad medicine is very powerful! Toads were often the familiars of witches and so, in a way, are linked with the Goddess and knowledge of the underworld.



As I replied to Max earlier; I have not studied toad medicine, and my assorted books that would contain information like that are on their way to Washington, and I may not have access to them for two months.

I really appreciate you stepping in and providing Max with some information about toad medicine.

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I will be off line for a week or 10 days between the time I sell my computer, and get to Washington and am able to use my friends computer or a computer at the library.

   You'll be sorely missed. 2B. Let us know as soon as you get back on line.

Did you select for the alarm to play that song, or did the song come up at random?

   Well, to be exact, the particular song was preset when I bought the cell phone. But I never listened closely to the lyrics before. It just suddenly hit me out of the blue. Maybe not a synchronicity, OR is it? I'm not sure.


    Thanks for all the meaningful answers, 2B. Have a very safe journey.

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You'll be sorely missed. 2B. Let us know as soon as you get back on line.


I'm sorry; but it can't be helped.

The moving sale will be 7-10 days before I fly out of here, and I have to wipe the data and restore the data to the way it was when it came from the factory before I sell it.

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Well, to be exact, the particular song was preset when I bought the cell phone. But I never listened closely to the lyrics before. It just suddenly hit me out of the blue. Maybe not a synchronicity, OR is it? I'm not sure.


Since you did not select the tone; it IS a synchronicity to confirm that the toad is your 'aumakua or totem.
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Thanks for all the meaningful answers, 2B. Have a very safe journey.



No worries. My pleasure.

I am sure the journey will go as planned.

ANL - 2B

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Hi everyone,

I have found this series of posts very interesting, as I don't know anything about totem animals.

How does a person know - or learn - what their totem animal is? And I'm still not entirely clear as to the purpose of a totem animal. Is it for protection?

Thanks! emoticon
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