January 12th, 2024

                                                      What is Huna?

Now you may be wondering what some of the basic of Huna are?
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The one fundamental belief that we have is that each human is comprised of three selves. These three selves have been called different things over the years by different traditions.
Currently, in Western Psychology there is a general acceptance of the unconscious, and the conscious mind.

At the core of Huna, is the understanding that there are three distinct selves or levels of consciousness.

When Max Freedom Long (founder of Huna) introduced the concept of the three selves in his newsletters and books, he used English rather than Hawaiian. He came to regret that decision. At the Huna Heiau Canada, we use the Hawaiian terms.

​Kahuna Max referred to the youngest, as the Low Self, the sub-conscious. It is responsible for our physical bodies, emotions, and memories. We call it the aunihipili (ow-nee-hee-PEE-lee)

The self that thinks, plans and analyzes – the conscious mind, Kahuna Max called the Middle Self. It’s older and more evolved than the Low Self. This is the auhane (ow-HAH-neh)

The oldest, the High Self, our Divine Nature, acts much like a guardian angel. It is the most evolved of the three, and is responsible for answering our prayers and more. It doesn’t live inside our bodies, but in the Realm of Light. We call this the Aumakua (ow-mah-KOO-ah)

Just as we can develop harmony in our relationships, our three selves can achieve inner harmony.

A good way to view the relationship between the three selves would be as three specialized people working together to achieve the same goal. In order to get everyone on the same page you need constant communication between these three people, or selves, to make sure everyone is working together and not against each other.
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This diagram represents the three selves and the connecting paths of communication between them.

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