Mana Cards

Rating:
Summary: Fairly accurate tool for Hawai'ian spirituality
Review: Aloha nui loa.

If you buy this item; please be aware that you will only receive the deck of cards with no book.

This is no problem because there are four cards that list brief meanings of the 44 cards in three or four lines of text that cover both sides of these cards. If you need better descriptions of the cards, and other data; I would recommend that you buy the set with a deck of cards and a book.

These cards with explainations of the 44 cards does not specify how to do any reading other than pulling one card at random. I hope there is more information about other card spreads in the book; because one single card may not provide enough data to be worthwhile.

Now about the cards themself.

The cards are flimsy and bend too easily.

The artwork is absolutely beautiful.

It would be very beneficial if the cards were plastic coated so the cards would be more durable.

I am not entirely happy with the deck.

1. The cards are large, and women with smaller hands may have a difficult time trying to shuffle the cards.

2. There are five cards with double meanings depending on which way the card is displayed. These cards are #2 Po/Ao, #5 Ku/Hina, #9 Mano, #38 Papa/Wakea , #44 'Ano'Ano. There are only 44 cards in the deck, and they should have added 5 more cards so each card would have had a single interpretation; but this is just my opinion.

3. I have a problem with the illustration of four cards listed below.

#16 Menehune: The card shows Menehune building a rock wall, and behind the Menehune setting rocks in place are Menehune carrying assorted sized rocks and putting them in piles according to their size_| Legend states that Menehune work for the Ali'i (royalty). The Menehune work all night for one shrimp (for each of the Menehune), and any job that is not completed in one night is left undone, and the menehune work by passing rocks from hand to hand in a long chain that stretches from the quarry to the fish pond or rock wall being built

#22 Pele: The card showa a woman made from red-hot lava._| A more accurate depiction would be a photo of the Volcano and Caldera because Madame Pele can appear in three forms. The physical volcano, a woman of almost any age, or a small white dog.

#23 Laka: The illustration shows a woman with yellow dress, bending over slightly to look at something to the right of the card. _| Laka is the goddess of the hula, and it would be more appropriate for her to be dancing the hula, and wearing a grass skirt.

#29 Mo'o: The Mo'o is on dry land holding a net in the water (to catch fish I suppose) The Mo'o is in assorted shades of green with red eyes and mouth. Sitting beside the Mo'o is a bare breasted woman with long hair, and green skin_| The Mo'o should be in the water because it reportedly lives in fish ponds, and the Mo'o should be solid black. The woman with the Mo'o should have a normal flesh tone and wearing a pink dress, and pink flower in her hair.

The illustrations on the other 40 cards are very good. The illustrations of #6 Hi'iaka, #12 Kanaloa, #15 Awa, #17 Ti, #24 Ho'oponopono, #35 Maui, #40 Kane, and #41 Hina are PERFECT!

4. I have a problem with the interpretation of #5 Ku/Hina. The interpration quotes that Ku is the god of war. _| Ku is the god of growing plants. Legend states that during a famine; Ku says good-bye to his wife and children, then goes outside and stands on his head; then descends into the earth, and his wife repeatedly visits the place and cries for the loss of her husband. Later a breadfruit plant grows there (watered by her tears), and ends the famine. It was Kuka'Ilimoku who was the god of war.

I have been fascinated with Hawai'ian mysticism and spirituality for years. This will become apparent if you read my "So you would like to study HUNA and change your life" guide, and my two HUNA listmania lists, or reading my website http://www.geocities.com/huna101.

I only use the name HUNA because many people are already familiar with the name; because of the writings of Max Freedom Long, Serge Kahili King, Charlotte Berney, Arlyn J. MacDonald, and others. These people will have a frame of reference to what I am discussing. If I had done the research Max Freedom long did; I would have named this system pule me mana ( pray with energy).

I do not believe the Hawaiian people had an official name for this form of mysticism. To the Hawaian people; this mystic approach to life was as natural as breathing.

Aloha nui loa. Two Bears

Rating:
Summary: Fairly accurate tool for Hawai'ian spirituality
Review: Aloha nui loa.

If you buy this item; please be aware that you will only receive the deck of cards with no book.

This is no problem because there are four cards that list brief meanings of the 44 cards in three or four lines of text that cover both sides of these cards. If you need better descriptions of the cards, and other data; I would recommend that you buy the set with a deck of cards and a book.

These cards with explainations of the 44 cards does not specify how to do any reading other than pulling one card at random. I hope there is more information about other card spreads in the book; because one single card may not provide enough data to be worthwhile.

Now about the cards themself.

The cards are flimsy and bend too easily.

The artwork is absolutely beautiful.

It would be very beneficial if the cards were plastic coated so the cards would be more durable.

I am not entirely happy with the deck.

1. The cards are large, and women with smaller hands may have a difficult time trying to shuffle the cards.

2. There are five cards with double meanings depending on which way the card is displayed. These cards are #2 Po/Ao, #5 Ku/Hina, #9 Mano, #38 Papa/Wakea , #44 'Ano'Ano. There are only 44 cards in the deck, and they should have added 5 more cards so each card would have had a single interpretation; but this is just my opinion.

3. I have a problem with the illustration of four cards listed below.

#16 Menehune: The card shows Menehune building a rock wall, and behind the Menehune setting rocks in place are Menehune carrying assorted sized rocks and putting them in piles according to their size_| Legend states that Menehune work for the Ali'i (royalty). The Menehune work all night for one shrimp (for each of the Menehune), and any job that is not completed in one night is left undone, and the menehune work by passing rocks from hand to hand in a long chain that stretches from the quarry to the fish pond or rock wall being built

#22 Pele: The card showa a woman made from red-hot lava._| A more accurate depiction would be a photo of the Volcano and Caldera because Madame Pele can appear in three forms. The physical volcano, a woman of almost any age, or a small white dog.

#23 Laka: The illustration shows a woman with yellow dress, bending over slightly to look at something to the right of the card. _| Laka is the goddess of the hula, and it would be more appropriate for her to be dancing the hula, and wearing a grass skirt.

#29 Mo'o: The Mo'o is on dry land holding a net in the water (to catch fish I suppose) The Mo'o is in assorted shades of green with red eyes and mouth. Sitting beside the Mo'o is a bare breasted woman with long hair, and green skin_| The Mo'o should be in the water because it reportedly lives in fish ponds, and the Mo'o should be solid black. The woman with the Mo'o should have a normal flesh tone and wearing a pink dress, and pink flower in her hair.

The illustrations on the other 40 cards are very good. The illustrations of #6 Hi'iaka, #12 Kanaloa, #15 Awa, #17 Ti, #24 Ho'oponopono, #35 Maui, #40 Kane, and #41 Hina are PERFECT!

4. I have a problem with the interpretation of #5 Ku/Hina. The interpration quotes that Ku is the god of war. _| Ku is the god of growing plants. Legend states that during a famine; Ku says good-bye to his wife and children, then goes outside and stands on his head; then descends into the earth, and his wife repeatedly visits the place and cries for the loss of her husband. Later a breadfruit plant grows there (watered by her tears), and ends the famine. It was Kuka'Ilimoku who was the god of war.

I have been fascinated with Hawai'ian mysticism and spirituality for years. This will become apparent if you read my "So you would like to study HUNA and change your life" guide, and my two HUNA listmania lists, or reading my website http://www.geocities.com/huna101.

I only use the name HUNA because many people are already familiar with the name; because of the writings of Max Freedom Long, Serge Kahili King, Charlotte Berney, Arlyn J. MacDonald, and others. These people will have a frame of reference to what I am discussing. If I had done the research Max Freedom long did; I would have named this system pule me mana ( pray with energy).

I do not believe the Hawaiian people had an official name for this form of mysticism. To the Hawaian people; this mystic approach to life was as natural as breathing.

Aloha nui loa. Two Bears