WhenRimaMorrellfirstwenttoHawai’iasayounganthropologystudentfromCambridgeUniversity,shewassurprisedtofindalighterbrighterworldwheretreestalkedtoherinancienttemplesandmagicregularlyhappened.ShefoundthesystemofancientHawaiianwisdomknownasHuna,asystemthatteachesushowtofocusthelightofourownbeingtomakemagic.FollowingherHigherSelf--andovercomingresistancetoitsrainbowguidance--shediscoveredweareeachresponsibleforourownpower.ThroughpracticingHuna,wecanconsciouslycreateourownreality,forweareeachthenavigatorofourownsoulcanoe.Followingheryearsintheislands,andPh.D.inHuna,Rimarevealsnewknowledgeaboutthissacredtradition.CitingtheworkofearlierresearcherssuchasMaxFreedomLong,aswellasnativekahuna,RimarevealsknowledgeaboutHunathathasnotpreviouslybeenavailable:theroleofemotioningainingtruewisdom,themagicalelementsofHawaiianlanguage,thesophisticatedsystemoflunarastrology,andthehulaasasystemofshamanism.Rimaalsoshowshowtheprinciplesofasocietywovenwithlovecanshapeourownlives.
