マヌー・ベネットさんのインスタグラム写真 - (マヌー・ベネットInstagram)「Traditionally Maori would perform haka & /or go into battle, naked. Haka is made up of two Maori words Ha (breath) & Ka (ignite) - to ignite your breath. There is a term called "noa" which refers to that which is not sacred & free of "tapu" the Maori term for sacred & only when completely free of noa could one become tapu. This feeling of creating the realm of tapu when you haka cannot be explained in modern Christian context as it belongs to ancient spiritual energy, where natures' forces held more religious significance. I performed the above haka at an ancient Viking settlement in the Westfjords of Iceland known as Dynjandi. Now only the footstones remain of this ancient settlement & of course this wonderful waterfall, whose energy surely enticed the Icelandic Vikings to occupy this space for centuries. I felt such a huge wave of energy & connection when allowing myself the fully commit to the haka & try to connect to the energy of the past. There is no cell phone to call these ancient times only a spiritual commitment to move past reality into the spiritual world. Clothes, jewellery & watches, or anything "noa" has a non tapu vibration & cannot be allowed when creating a "tapu" realm. Even speaking about it can reduce tapu but I hope my ancestors will support this korero (talk) with positive wairua (spiritual guidance & energy). I am fortunate that I have the haka in my cultural heritage for its very words inspire survival & connection with Ra the sun & Io the Supreme one. Please read my other recent posts about Io & Ra two words that connect Maori & Polynesians to Egypt (Ra) & Ancient Ionians (Io) My sincere support to all indigenous cultures, brown, black, white, red or yellow, whose identity, culture & religious practices have been stifled by other enforced cultures & religions for nought but man-made ruling power. We are not yet completely lost, as long as we breathe & lift up our tongues, then our past, our ancestors, will refill our spirits. To all, Kia Kaha! - a Maori term meaning Stay Strong! @natgeo @rotoruadailypost @nzherald」6月1日 5時49分