24. Dreams and Reality

Most people are silent observers in their dreams
I'm no-longer one of those people

I can do anything, be anything
I can fly like a bird, swim like a fish
I can even be a better person

Not too different from how you might dream?
The difference is I become conscious
and I can act with autonomy

I can save people from themselves
Give them peace in this life or
give them peace for the afterlife

I can still be chased, haunted or threatened
But now I can will them into something else
or will them to anywhere else I might choose

For years I believed dreams weren't real
until I learnt about the nature of reality
and now, I get two days out of the one
Incredible....

23. Spiritual Work

A few weeks ago I had these 2 weird dreams; one of a kid no more than 12 years old standing on a bridge looking over the edge - looking distant and really remote. I was a little weary cause had never had dreams about complete strangers before, and was also conscious that some individuals come to harm like in a spiritual attack.

So I looked at him, tried to get his attention but he wouldnt look me in the face so I thought - oh well, I'll leave you here then.Then, the scene changed and I was watching this Pākeha, blonde haired fulla sitting on the grass in a park looking equally distant and remote. I tried waving to him but he didnt seem to notice or acknowledge me, so I thought, 'Oh, well nmind yous then' hahaha.

I woke up and within a few seconds I had an instant recollection of the suicide string from a Facebook page so quickly willed myself to sleep and sure enough - woke up standing in front of the little boy again.

I walked straight up to him, picked him and gave him a hug. Then, with the little parenting skills that I have cause I have no kids - I took him to McDonalds where he was all chirpy and happy and chatty, and then finally as one last little gift - I envisaged him surrounded by heaps of kids his own age being Mr Popular and he was very, very happy.

That dream ended I thought I better concentrate on this Pākehā fulla.Sure enough, the scene changes and there's the guy sitting in the park again. I went up to him and started chatting, and dumb me - thought he was suicidal cause he wants to come out - in 'my' dreams!...

I imagined him in a pair of tight little speedos with sunscreen on his nose sitting next to a pool. But, he still wasnt happy?! So, I opened my peripheral vision just a bit more to see this woman and these 2 kids come into the dream and be with him by the pool - his family.

Several nights later I met a friend for drinks - she's a doctor in Maori health and specialises in suicide and she was telling me about some research she was doing so I thought Id mention my dream - cause she's also strong with her taha wairua too.

She told me that just before a person committs suicide their wairua travels over to the otherside more and more until they become comfortable there and are totally ready. She said at these times is when they really need company and to be given hope - hope to fit in or be popular, or hope to be reunited with family because of some mistake or circumstance.

Ka aroha aye! xx

22. Karakia

• Tēnei au, tēnei au
  Te hōkai nei i taku tapuwae
  Ko te hōkai-nuku
  Ko te hōkai-rangi
  Ko te hōkai o tō tipunaa Tāne-nui-ā-rangi
  I pikitia ai
  Ki te Rangi-tūhaha
  Ki Tihi-i-manono
  I rokohina atu rā
  Ko Io-Matua-Kore anake
  I riro iho ai
  Ngā Kete o te Wananga
  ko te Kete Tuauri
  ko te Kete Tuatea
  ko te Kete Aronui
  Ka tiritiria, ka poupoua
  Ki a Papatuanuku
  Ka puta te Ira-tangata
  Ki te whai-ao
  Ki te Ao-marama
  Tihei mauri ora!
  
  
  Here am I, here am I
  here am I swiftly moving by
  the power of my karakia for swift movement
  Swiftly moving over the earth
  Swiftly moving through the heavens
  the swift movement of your ancestor
  Tane-nui-a-rangi
  who climbed up
  to the isolated realms
  to the summit of Manono
  and there found
  Io-the-Parentless alone
  He brought back down
  the Baskets of Knowledge
  the Basket called Tuauri
  the Basket called Tuatea
  the Basket called Aronui.
  Portioned out, planted
  in Mother Earth
  the life principle of humankind
  comes forth into the dawn
  into the world of light
  Behold, I have life.
  
  The intention of this karakia is to draw on the help and support of Māori Gods such as Tāne to provide us with the confidence to deal with challenging situations and discussions around topics such as grief, suffering, death as well as the afterlife.
  
  This particular karakia aims to create a direct, causal link between ourselves and Tāne and drawing on his sanctity and tapu to assist us. Some tribes believe things such as foot steps or 'tapuwae' are remnants of an individuals hau or aura and this karakia draws on the foot steps of Tāne himself.
  
  To fortify our confidence and strength in carrying out our work by using this karakia, we are also reminded of his sanctity and true power where the karakia describes his incredible feats such as climbing into the Heavens, meeting Io, bringing the Baskets of Knowledge to the World, creating the first woman, and finally bringing humanity into being.

21. Multi-thinking

I studied the biographies of traditional shaman
specifically, their ability to develop their minds
enabling them to multi-task, or this case - multi think

The process is similar to programming a computer
to perform rudimentary and basic searches itself
Much like how we use CTRL + F
to find specific words on a document

With one push of the RETURN button
the computer locates any specific words you want
So you don't have to read through
the entire document or screens of text yourself

For the shaman, they utilise more of the brain
Where the normal part performs the perfunctionary
stuff that gets us through our day
Whilst the other part seeks answers for
the harder, more difficult or perplexing questions

Intiutive leaps come more and more
Steady streams of consciousness arrive
maybe as they're shopping, driving, emailing
or maybe as they're updating their blog

Even as they sleep or slumber
their minds are on autopilot
continually thinking for them
and giving them insights and answers
by the way of dreams either lucid, or not

This was a pathway to knowledge
where ancient ideas, theories and technology
could be discovered once again
Where knowledge existed without
the need for the perciever
or physical evidence or literature

This was a shaman's greatest tool
one of their greatest assetts
one providing enlightement
one providing automatic perception and defence

How do I know? I just thought about it
and found it in literature
and in the biographies of shaman...

20. Words of comfort

All knowledge has a mauri
when we attack or criticise ideas
We are effectively attacking
or trying to harm it's mauri or life

If you come for good, you're welcome to stay
If you come for bad, you must go away...

You can't turn bad things into good
but you 'can' turn them into something better

19. Pendulums

Like a pendulum I find myself
being pulled to the left
being pulled to the right
the slightest breeze carrying me here
the slightest whisper carrying me there

But I am a pendulum which never moves
seeing things to my left
seeing things to my right
but remaining still
remaining perfect
per-pen-dicular...

18. Road to Enlightenment

Sometimes I think its hard trying to move
from the fuzzy end to the other end
of total peace and enlightenment
I know heaps of people try and run straight there
and most normal people get there in the end
Unfortunately they tend to be in a box
in the ground when that happens
So I think I'll just enjoy the journey at my own pace...