Maori cultural experiences
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John Read talking about Maori cultural view of voices
A great little interview with Professor John Read here: http://crazywisefilm.com/2015/07/07/john-read-maoris-viewpoint-on-hearing-voices/ Read more
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An Excerpt from the Life and Times of Patuone by C O Davis
I would like to share an excerpt from the above book. As it is well attested in many books and journals that the Maori people experienced and interacted with other worlds, heard voices of the deceased and other beings. Yet in the Colonisation of New Zealand, to have such experiences now is to be considered… Read more
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“The Insatiable Moon”- a NZ Movie
I went and saw this movie on Sunday night. What a great movie it was too. Filmed around Grey Lynn and Ponsonby it is a movie based on the book by Mike Riddell. It is inspired by real experiences. At the heart of the film is a boarding house where ex psychiatric patients live, as… Read more
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Kehua (Ghost Souls) from Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961
After posting about Fay Weldons book, I thought it would be good to explore what a Kehua is in Maori culture. I cam across this interesting article from the Transaction and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868- 1961 Chapter 37 1904 by Eldson Best When a Maori dies, the wairua, or dream-ghost,… Read more
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Kehua! by Fay Weldon
In the Weekend Herald this morning there is an interview with Fay Weldon. She has written a new book called “Kehua!” Which sounds interesting and entertaining. A fiction, here is a brief review from a site called www.lovereading.co.uk “Kehua by Fay Weldon A kehua is a Maori ghost – the wandering dead searching for their… Read more
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Spirit Possession, Theology and Identity- a Pacific Perspective.
Some of you may be interested in this book. I know I would like to read it. See the details and introduction here on http://www.atfpress.com/atf/images/toc_spirit_possession,_theology_and_identity.pdf It talks about Maori and Samoan view of spirits, the Spirits in the bible, Spirits through the lens of history and theology. There are sections by Henare Tate,Helen… Read more
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RAIN OF THE CHILDREN- BY VINCENT WARD on Maori TV tonight Sunday 4th July 8.30pm
Rain of the Children a great New Zealand drama documentary made by New Zealander Vincent Ward is showing on Maori TV tonight Sunday 4th July in NZ at 8.30pm. You can see the trailer below I reviewed it in one of the HVN newsletters. Here is my review ” Rain of the Children is a fascinating… Read more
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Seminar on Cultural Perspectives has a fourth speaker!
I am delighted to say that we now have four speakers for our Seminar Cultural Perspectives & Considerations on June 26th 1 to 4pm. Whitiki Maurea MOKO Maori Mental Health & Te Atea Marino Maori Regional Addictions Services will be represented by Timoti George who has had over 40 years experience in the field as… Read more
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Clairvoyance among the Maoris- an article by Percy Smith and James Cowan
Sometimes it is helpful to remember that it was not that long ago that Maori led a completely different way of life than we do today. Relying on different sense and faculties that Western Society often disregard. This article published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society, highlights this quite well. Here are a few… Read more
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Man experiences Life Changing Moment in Prison
Campbell Live on Tv3 news interviewed this man, who saw a Tupuna( ancestor) come through the roof and touch him. Steve Hikaiti has done a lot of bad things in his life, and spent a lot of time in jail – 29 years in and out. But something happened to him while he was in… Read more
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