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The power of “laying on of hands”, the Hawaiian Kahuna way
In 1917 researcher Max Freedom Long went to Hawai’i, where he learned about native methods of healing and magic. He reported that Hawaiian medicine men and women (a.k.a. kahunas) could heal people with just their hands and thoughts: “The kahunas first … Continue reading
“Mana” in Fiji (& other native cultures)
In 1977, an American researcher visited Fiji to study traditional healing. He encountered a vast array of charlatans before finding an elder who was both a chief and seemed to be a real healer. For a long time the elder … Continue reading