Manifestation: Introduction to Ho'Oponopono

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Hello my dear Hive family!
In a previous post I asked you if there would be any interest to hear more about other, manifestation related, subjects here in these posts.
I heard some interest for astrology but I also asked if there was some interest to hear about Ho'oponopono. I didn't really get a response about that but I figured that it could be because people don't really know what it is.
So I will write about it anyway. Whether you like it or not.
It's had such a huge impact on my life, in a positive way, and I think it would be a shame to deprive anyone of that.
I feel it's my task to get the word out.
Once I tell you my story with it, and more about it, you will probably understand why. So let's dive right into it!

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The definition of Ho'oponopono

According to Wikipedia, the literal meaning of Ho'oponopono is the following:
Hoʻoponopono is a traditional Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. The Hawaiian word translates into English simply as correction.
When you delve into it a bit deeper, you'll find different meanings for the word Pono as well, like 'Needed' or 'Necessary', so if I'm translating this freely, you could say it's a correction that's needed or a necessary correction.

This all sounds a bit confusing probably but I will explain everything so it's easier to understand.

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Hawaii Five-0 & Ho'oponopono

My daughter and I used to love watching Hawaii Five-0. I started watching the new series when it came out, since it brought me back to my childhood when I used to watch the older version with my parents.

In one episode, I was surprised by the title, which was Ka Ho'oponopono.
At the end of the episode, they have to bury someone, and then they have a traditional Hawaiian after ceremony, where the people all set out to sea on surf boards to honor the departed. The crew then say the words: Ho'oponopono.

I am not 100% sure if this is what they actually do when they say good-bye to a departed loved one but it makes a lot of sense. The person who passed is now 'reset' to move into the afterlife. I thought it was a beautiful thing, even though it was a Hollywood production.

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My background with Ho'oponopono

When I was getting ready for my finals in Hypnotherapy, all the students had to write an essay related to Hypnotherapy, of course, and about a subject that we were passionate about.

It wasn't hard for me to choose the subject, as I was a freebirth & natural birth advocate, and still am. So I decided to write my essay about Hypnotherapy and how it could be used in birth.

There were a few issues I tried to get an answer to, and I signed up for a forum for hypnotherapists. I asked the questions there.
I only received two answers. One wanted money to help me, the other said only a few words that ended up changing my life.
His name was Greg, from Canada, and we ended up becoming very good friends.
His words were: "Find and read 'Zero Limits' by Dr. Haleakalā Hew Len & Joe Vitale."
If you're looking for something to read, or listen to (as I did) then I can't recommend anything more! There is some real marketing within the book but if you can push past that, you won't regret it!
Like I said: It changed my life.

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After I looked up the book online, and didn't see any obvious connection to Hypnotherapy, I asked Greg what the connection was. He only answered with: "You'll see." I'm glad I took his advice. Because not only did it change my whole conception of how life should be but it also helped me use it in my work later on, and with it, I helped many people heal their traumas.

After listening to the audio book, and implementing the easy steps that were repeated time and time again within it, I became almost obsessed.
Because once I started using all I had learned, I saw some miraculous changes happening almost instantly.

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I will give you an example. In another post I will write some more examples.

I had gained huge interest in Haleakalā Hew Len, and his achievements, that I knew that I had to meet the man who started it all. That last bit is not entirely true because Ho'oponopono has been around for much longer but he brought it out into the open. Before, it had been a secret within the Hawaiian Huna world.
He felt that it needed to be shared with the world, and so he did.

I couldn't sleep sometimes. First of all because I had 2 small children at the time but also because I felt that I needed to meet this man, and I couldn't get it out of my head.
I decided to take a step back, and take his own advice, so I implemented what I'd learned from the book. With that, I let go of my obsession to meet the man, and handed it all over to the universe to take care of.
Two weeks later, I found a marketing email in my inbox: Ho'oponopono Workshops coming to Amsterdam with guest speaker Haleakalā Hew Len...

I signed up, got my ticket, and a few months later, I had the honor to do a workshop with Dr. Haleakalā Hew Len. It was one of the last ones he'd ever do but it was definitely the last one in Europe.

Luck?

Maybe. But I don't think it was...

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So what is Ho'oponopono?

The easiest way to explain is that it changes your perception of what is going on in the outer world, and the obstacles we face.
It all begins with memory.
An example:
You're running. You see some roots ahead of you so you know that you will have to move around this, or you might fall. Falling can be painful. You know this.
However, when a baby has just started to walk, he or she might just bounce across those roots without any hesitation. If the baby has never fallen, he or she won't know that it can end with a scrape on the knee.

It's the same with ANYTHING in your life. If there are issues, like financial issues, you worry because you know that financial issues can cause other issues.
However, when you practice Ho'oponopono you basically dilute your perception of that issue, and make it less of an issue by finding inner peace.
You could call it meditation or just plain stillness, and some people would but I've seen the miracles that happened with it, when practicing and I think it brings us to a whole different level than just stillness because with it, somehow the world around you changes with you.

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Ho'oponopono practice: The simple version

The words that Joe Vitale used in his book were:

"I love you"
"I'm sorry"
"Please forgive me"
"Thank you".

Personally, I stuck the 'I love you' just before the Thank you because it just flows better for me. You can mix this up any way you like.

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Now, if there are any obstacles or hurdles to overcome in your life, like you're worried about an exam, or your child's exam. Or financial issues...
Use it.
You don't even have to say it out loud, but you can if you want to.

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What you are basically doing is the following:
You say 'I'm sorry, for whatever it is that I did that caused the issue (it's about taking responsibility, I'll explain more later.)
Please forgive me, I love you, thank you. You're saying this to the universe, god, or whatever you feel is right. It's not aimed at anything or anyone in particular.

Repeat these phrases, whenever you feel like it, and after a while you'll see it becomes a habit. If negative thoughts come up in your mind: say those words and they will be transformed.

I will have to write another post, at least, to dive into it all a bit deeper but this is the simple beginning. It works wonders. Absolutely.
It works even better if you do it for one purpose but with more than just yourself, so your partner or child or whatever.

You can't think negative thoughts and say these in your mind at the same time! It's impossible!

About taking responsibility

OK, so here I'm going to say something that some people might frown upon.
However, I have noticed in the past that it does work that way, and it changes other people around me as well.

What the Huna say in Ho'oponopono is that YOU have to take responsibility for whatever other people tell you about that their issue is.
So let's say your friend tells you he/she's so worried about her teenage child because they hang with the wrong crowd, and gets into trouble all the time.
This is literally a scenario that has happened to me but more about that in another post...
Now, because your friend told you this you are now responsible as well.
So if those cases arise, you can simply ignore it, or you can try to help by saying those small sentences in your mind. Doesn't hurt to try, does it?

In this case, it would mean that you'd say: 'I'm sorry (for whatever I did that caused her/his child to behave like this), and then the rest behind it.
I've done this. And in a next post, I will tell you all about it.

But I think (for those who had never heard of Ho'oponopono) there's enough head spinning information here now for you to digest.

Ho'Oponopono

Aloha

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To catch up on the previous posts on the Manifestation series, check here:

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Ho'oponopono ho'oponopono, at first when I saw this expression I thought maybe you had some really strong tea before you wrote this post. 😁
I wish you a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

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Hahahahahahaha, well...Ho'oponopono might be a bit more powerful than any kind of strong tea you could ever drink. Well, most of them LOL.
Thanks for making me laugh.
I wish you an amazing weekend also!

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Ho'oponopono > Oolong


Regarding the TV series, I saw many episodes of the classic series when I was a kid. I haven't seen any of the new-era episodes, so I can't say anything about them. How do the new-era episodes compare to the classic episodes?


As amazing as the original theme for Hawai'i Five-O is, just as great is the version performed by the Brian Setzer Orchestra.

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I used to love the classic episodes but I watched one some years ago when the new version had just come out, and I just laughed and laughed. It's so outdated if you watch it now.
I felt the same when I watched 'Dune' after many years. When I saw it for the first time, many years ago, I thought it was the best thing I'd ever seen in my life.
And for many years, I stuck with that.
So when I finally managed to find it and watch it again after all that time, I was delighted. I drummed up some friends who'd never seen it to watch it with me.
I promised them the world!
What a downer that was haha!
My friends thought I was mad. And I was SO disappointed because it wasn't how I remembered it, and I thought I must have been crazy to think it was such an amazing movie lol.

I think it's all about the perception that we have in that moment. Taste changes.
The world has changed. We just weren't used to the way they make things now because we didn't experience it back then so we were happy with what we got.
Now we get flooded with so many new things that it's hard to keep up.

But to answer your question: I like the new version. It has humor, and action, and good looking people haha. Plus the amazing scenery of Hawaii (probably filmed in Hollywood but still). So what's there not to love?

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With so many decades between versions, it's OK for certain changes to be made which couldn't be made before. The biggest change I know about is recasting Kono as a woman (Grace Park, at the time known mainly for her role as Boomer/Athena in the Sci-Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica.

Speaking of Grace Park, not only had she replaced a black man as the beloved character Boomer of the original BSG, but she portrayed New Boomer as a Cylon. Then again, this didn't receive as much initial outcry as having the iconic character Starbuck being portrayed by a woman. After a while, Sci-Fi BSG received critical acclaim normally given to the likes of Christopher Nolan movies. People were able to accept the new series on its own merits, and by comparison the 1-season original series looks cheesy.


I still like the Dune movie with Sting and Patrick Stewart, even if it looks more like Total Recall than a more "serious" movie from the 21st Century. The mini-series on Sci-Fi Channel from some years back was great, especially being closer to the novel than the 1980s movie. I like both equally. I hadn't seen the more recent remake, so I have no comment there.


One remake I was not going to see was for Aeon Flux. I didn't think there was any way the cutting-edge animation from the Liquid Television-era of MTV would translate well to the big screen in live-action form. I may be mistaken here, I just wasn't feeling it. Maybe it can be redone as a streaming series where-- animated, live-action, 3D, or even metaverse-- it could maintain the look-and-feel of the original series.

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Great. Now I can't get the Hawaii 5-0 theme music outta my head, thanks. Click here and join me in a day of snare drum and hula dancer visuals.

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Hahaha, you're welcome!😆
There are definitely worse tunes to have stuck in your head, that's for sure LOL.
But yeah, every time it comes on, I'll be humming the tune for the rest of the day.
Or to my kids' disgust: I'll actually sing it but I'll be mimicking the different instruments.😆 Oh how they love that!

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How convenient. I searched hula dancers and found these ones in Vegas.

Du-du-d duh! Duuuun duuuuu.....

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The Okinawa club? 😆 That made me giggle. Gosh, and I thought I'd seen it all.
You can never see it all in Vegas. The city will forever haunt me with its madness LOL.

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What the Huna say in Ho'oponopono is that YOU have to take responsibility for whatever other people tell you about that their issue is.

In some situations, I can see how this would make sense. But there are other situations where I don't see how it would apply, or at lease apply to me. Here's a totally hypothetical situation:

  • A co-worker tells me how his neighbor's rescue dog fell into the habit of eating lead paint chips a few weeks earlier, and the neighbor's rescue dog is now suffering from any number of ailments directly attributable to the consumption of lead paint chips.

What would my role in this be? Or would I simply be acting as a conduit to bring back health and balance to the life of my co-worker and his neighbor and the neighbor's rescue dog?

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That's a very good question. I like it!

So it's the second. You'd be a sort of a conduit.

Of course, neither you, nor your co-worker, nor his neighbor are directly responsible for the rescue dog eating those lead-paint chips (although it's debatable if the neighbor couldn't be held responsible but that's besides the point since it already happened).
Now, there are different scenarios with this.
If the co-worker wouldn't have told you about it, you would have been none the wiser, and there's nothing you could do about it.

However, his neighbor told him and he in turn told you. That makes you responsible indirectly. Now, if you were to do nothing, we probably all know how this will end.
You and your co-worker can just lead your lives, thinking there wasn't anything you could have done.

But if you do decide to take action, you might just change that poor dog's life.
Now, this doesn't mean that you will save his life.
It could, but it's not a guarantee.

In this case, I can predict three different outcomes if you decide to take action by practicing Ho'oponopono. Better even, if you ask your co-worker and his neighbor to do the same (3 is better than one).

  1. The dog magically recovers.
  2. The dog stops eating those paint chips, somehow cleanses his body, and doesn't get completely better but still has a good quality of life, until it's his time.
  3. The ailments have taken too much from the dog, and he doesn't survive but dies peacefully. The neighbor just finds him peacefully sleeping in his basket the next morning.
    All three options are many times better than living in pain and die suffering.

I am going to write a part two for this subject, and hope you'll read it because in that one, I will give some examples of things that happened to me & others when I practiced Ho'oponopono. And if you would have told me before I discovered this amazing technique, that those things would happen, I wouldn't have believed it.

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. This is the kind of engagement I love!

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Your post got me thinking, and I still wasn't sure; that's why I came up with the example of the co-worker's neighbor's rescue dog eating the lead paint chips. Thank you for providing a multi-faceted reply.

As with anything else, it looks as if while practicing Ho'oponopono is no guarantee of success or improvement, not practicing Ho'oponopono is a guarantee or status quo if not failure. I'm guessing it's this way with the Law of Attraction and traditional prayer systems; I don't know, so I can't confirm.

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