Ho'oponopono

The Miracle of Ho'oponopono

by Anyaa H'redulla

Other Reflections:

Maybe you've heard of Joe Vitale. He's also known as Mr. Fire and has many books to his credit. I've read a few and found all of them to be inspirational in one way or another. However, one in particular has changed my life more than any other.

It all started when a friend forwarded an email originated by Joe which told the story of a Hawaiian called Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. Apparently, Dr. Hew Len cured an entire ward of criminally insane patients at the Hawaiian State Mental Hospital where he worked. As if that wasn't a feat in itself, he didn't even see or speak to any of the patients!

Who wouldn't be skeptical AND curious! I researched the story on the Internet and began to learn about the healing method used by Dr. Hew Len. It was a Hawaiian process called Self I-dentity Through Ho'oponopono (SITH). Ho'oponopono means "to make right" - "to rectify an error" and its purpose is to open doors to a deeper awareness of one's divine purpose here on earth.

More information is available at http://www.hooponopono.org, but what I wanted to share was the book Joe Vitale and Dr. Hew Len wrote together called Zero Point. It provides details of the Ho'oponopono process and instructions for using it, plus more information about Dr. Hew Len's accomplishment with the patients at the hospital (which is now closed by the way).

As a result of reading that book, a friend and I registered for a course in Montreal led by Dr. Hew Len. What an experience!

Hawaiians believe that each of us has an inner family: Aumakua (Father, super conscious/spiritual aspect); Uhane (Mother, conscious self); and the Unihipili (Child, unconscious self). In partnership with the Divine, this family makes up our Self I-dentity.

We learned that who we are is whole and perfect. That isn't new information, of course. But what creates our experiences that are less than perfect; the suffering in our life? Dr. Hew Len explained that we are constantly re-experiencing memories that the Unihipili has been holding onto since the beginning of creation.

The Unihipili can be compared to the hard-drive of a computer. It is the storage device for everything that we have ever experienced. Our conscious mind can only hold onto a maximum of 15 thoughts at any one time, whereas our unconscious is estimated to have stored 15 million!!!! Now THAT'S a lot of memories! No wonder our lives are so messed up!

Everything that's happening in our life is caused by a memory that recurs again and again. Whether it's an illness, a mental/emotional challenge, a way of living that causes stress, a thought form, or anything else, it's ALL the result of memories replaying in our unconscious.

The Ho'oponopono process allows for those memories to be transmuted by the Divinity into pure energy. As a result, we can then live through inspiration rather than memories.

How is that done? There is much that I cannot share about the process, but I can tell you a very simple way to get started. All you have to do is say four little phrases whenever you're experiencing anything unwanted:

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

By far the most important of these is "I love you." Constantly repeating the phrase in your mind can create significant changes in your life. The phrases don't need to be said in any particular order; and they aren't said TO anyone or anything - unless you want to direct them to Divinity.

Because we're not aware of HOW we created the memories (since we're not privy to all our incarnations since the beginning of creation), saying "I'm sorry" and "Please forgive me" is really a petition meaning "I'm sorry for whatever caused me to accept the memory in the first place, and please forgive me for accepting it."

"I love you" is about loving the memory for coming into your awareness so that it can be transmuted/healed. You may not know what it is, but if you're aware of some unwanted experience, it's up for healing and, by loving it, you can begin the transmutation process. "Thank you" probably doesn't need any explanation, but you are showing your gratitude for the opportunity to transmute the memory.

These four little phrases can begin to change your life... whether you believe in the process or not! Dr. Hew Len says that's all he did to heal those patients at the hospital. He took their files into his office and focused on the memory within himself that created the experience of those patients.

That's because we ALL share those memories. If someone experiences something and we become are aware of it, then that memory also resides in our own unconscious.

It sounds so simple, yet mind-blowing at the same time! But I have to tell you that it really does work. I highly recommend taking a course if you feel drawn to do so. There's lots more information available through it which will transform your life even more... guaranteed!