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Becoming a Healer
By Charlotte Irwin
Becoming a healer is the hardest job I have ever had to do. We are all healers if we consciously decide to be a better person and look inward. A healer is a person who is working on themselves, healing themselves all the time, peeling the onion, digging deeper into their own psyche to find their true essence and live in the truth of who they are. It’s a big job, a responsible job, one that we have taken on by choosing to be here.
We all need a base to work from, a template, whether it be the 10 Commandments, Kabbalah, 7 Chakra System, or what I have resonated with, the 7 Principles of Alignment based on Huna teachings. Spending eight years off and on traveling to Hawaii to study, the one thing I loved most about the Hawaiian teachings is that it was all internal. The laws were based on you and what you did to you, not to the outside world. For instance, as a kid I learned the 10 Commandments, one of them being “Thou shalt not murder.” I never could relate to it because I didn’t think I was capable of murdering someone, yet in the Hawaiian teachings it would translate to “Thou shalt not murder your soul or its need to evolve in this lifetime.” That rang so loud for me because I finally got it. The Laws were for me. They were guidelines for me to figure out my boundaries and purpose and plan on how to live my life and evolve spiritually. It never had anything to do with anyone else. Once the “AHA” happened my life changed forever for the better and continues each day.
Based deep in Hawaiian spiritual teachings and culture are Huna principles. Kahuna was a spiritual teacher and Huna means ‘secret.’ The Kahuna was the keeper of the secrets, meaning how to heal spiritually yourself and others by knowing the secrets of the Universe. If you do not have an opportunity to study with a spiritual teacher, you can still receive enlightenment; all you have to do is turn inward. It’s all inside of you.
These Seven Principles of Spiritual Alignment based on Huna principles were taught to me by my Kumu (teacher), interpreted through my own understanding, and how I use them in my daily life. The Principles are:
Aloha: The Healer’s Heart—compassion, love. First for ourselves. All that is reflected in the outside world has everything to do with loving ourselves. Standing in our truth even when it means changes. Love yourself first then loving the rest of the world becomes a joy. We can begin loving ourselves again for the right reason, for the Glory of God in us, not for anybody else.
Ike: The Healer’s Guardian—Intuition. Seeing beyond sight. The deeper knowing it’s right or not right for us. We really do know, yet we constantly are influenced by people around us who know “better.” Trust your intuition. Follow your heart. You know what is the right thing to do for you. This truly is joining Heaven with Earth.
Mana: The Healer’s Abundance—Einstein shared the secret, E=mc2. It is all energy. It is our birthright to be abundant with mana. We all receive it. It is our life force and it is abundant for those who ask. The whole universe helps us in receiving energy. Energy comes in different forms—money, vitality, health, messages, etc. Send love out, you receive love. Give money, receive more. It is a cosmic law. “Ask and you shall receive.”
Makia: The Healer’s Focus—The ability to focus with the exclusion of everything else. Knowing who you are. Know your name, know what it means. Knowing your purpose here is of vital importance. Once you know this you can override any obstacles and challenges that come your way. You are always on track and things are in perfect timing.
Manawa: The Healer’s Grace—The ability to shift. If something is not working change it. If you have a bad thought cancel it. If you’re in a job or a relationship that isn’t working for the highest good, shift, find help, don’t stay stuck. Make different choices, change your mind. Start each day brand new. Every day ask yourself ‘How do I choose to be today?’ Choose what gives you more energy, not what takes it away.
Pono: The Healer’s Purpose—To make it right. Making amends to ourselves first by not repeating the old habits and patterns anymore that defeat us. Pono is being very conscious of what we do and taking the right action. If you did something wrong in your life, find a way to make it right by making amends, asking for forgiveness, fighting for a cause, donating money, taking care of the sick, etc.
Kala: The Healer’s Freedom—Releasing, letting go, freeing yourself. True forgiveness is when the act, person or deed is never to be thought of again. Forgive yourself first for all the things you have done to you, then you can forgive others who have hurt you. How many years do we hold on to a bad feeling abut someone or some experience we had so that we become the victim? Forgive and let go. Start each new day as if it were a day of new beginnings. |
Charlotte Irwin has over 2000 hours of study in the Hawaiian Healing Arts based on Huna principles, Hula, Hawaiian culture and Sacred Psychology and Astronomy. She went back and forth to the island of Hawaii over an 8 year period to complete her studies in this ancient wisdom and healing art. She is the proprietor of Center for the Healing Arts & Massage in Sterling Heights, MI. (586) 268-5444. |
