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What is Ho’oponopono?
This is a short summary of Ho’oponopono. If you want an IN DEPTH understanding of Ho’oponopono then you will want to read my longer blog, “Understanding Ho’oponopono”.


Ho’oponopono has been used by Hawaiian Healers for hundreds and hundreds of years. It is based on an ancient ritual of spirit cleansing for our entire existence going back to the moment of our creation. It is comprised of three elements; repentance, forgiveness and transmutation.


Ancient Hawaiians believe that we exist as a physical being and an energy being. We carry the energy of ourselves, our family, relatives and ancestors with us in this life. In addition, our Subconscious Mind has recorded every memory of every experience we’ve had since our birth. We carry toxic energy from previous stress, illnesses and all manner of painful memories, whether it be anxiety, guilt, grief, frustration, regret or other negative attitudes and habits.



Updated Ho’oponopono


Ho’oponopono was first updated for today’s use by Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona, Kahuna Lapa’au (now deceased) who was recognized as a Living Treasure of Hawaii in 1983. Kahuna means “keeper of the secret” and Lapa’au means “A specialist in healing.” She was chosen to be Kahuna when very young and received her gift of healing at age three. Morrnah is the daughter of a member of the court of Queen Liliuokalani, who was the last sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands. For years she partnered with a previous student named Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. Ihaleakala is now the president and administrator of the Foundation of I, Inc.



The version we are learning about is a modernization of Ho’oponopono that is so effective, both Morrnah and Ihaleakala have taught this method at the United Nations, the World Health Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Human Unity Conference of World Peace, the World Peace Conference, the Traditional Indian Medicine Conference, the Healers for Peace in Europe and the Hawaiian State Teachers Association.



Here is the liturgy that Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona taught:



“Divine Creator, father, mother, son as one. If I or my family or my relatives or ancestors have offended you, your family, your relatives or ancestors in any thought, word, deed or action from the beginning of my creation to this present time, we ask your forgiveness. May this cleanse, purify and release any memories, blocks, energies and vibrations and transmute these unwanted energies into pure LIGHT. And it is done. Thank-you.”




Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len teaches another modernized cleansing tool. It’s called The Four Phrases and it goes like this:



I’m sorry.
Please forgive me.
Thank you.
I love you.

All of this looks too easy and simple because our Western minds are only used to intellectualizing every experience we have. Our mind likes to manage problems not solve them. It likes to react, think and think, analyze, cope and think some more. But hey, if this has been taught to groups such as the United Nations and the World Peace Organization, I say, let’s look at it more closely! Other people are getting huge benefits from this, so there must be something of value here!



How do Ho’oponopono beads fit into all of this?



Doing Ho’oponopono means you repeat the liturgy or repeat the 4 phrases. It’s really that simple. You don’t have to understand it to use it. I don’t have to understand cars, ferries, planes and blackberries in order to use them.



Some religions use prayer beads and rosaries. Using beads adds a tactile, kinaesthetic element to repeating phrases over and over. I made myself a set of Ho’oponopono beads and right from the first evening I used them, they made is WAY MORE EASY to DO the Ho’oponopono.



As a bonus I made the Ho’oponopono beads with a specific pattern. On smaller beads I chant the Four Phrases ( I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank-you, I love you) and then after one set of those beads I add in a much larger bead. I do the liturgy that Moornah taught. I like the number “7” because it’s a “very good” number in numerology so I use 7 smaller beads as a set and then add a big bead (surrounded by really nice beads that add to the artistic quality of the beads) after each set. The whole set of Ho’oponopono beads may have between 5 – 7 sets, depending on how large the beads are. (I don’t want to make the sets of beads so huge they fill your pocket!)



Ho’oponopono beads really do keep me there, repeating the liturgy and the four phrases for about 20 minutes. Without the beads, I was doing Ho’oponopono for about 3 minutes.



So give it some thought!



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