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[dauer]

I'm going to leave this thread open at least until Poh has a chance to respond, but I am un-stickying it.

[pohaikawahine]

chris - yes that is part of the symbolism that I spoke of and the three pillars, there are also two pillars and the spinal column .... thank you so much for your response and I hope you will join us in the parsha project ....


you asked about the mark of the slave .... in hawaii the "slave caste" and were feared as well as treated poorly (in my view) .... the term used was "kauwa" and it was a term of degradation and the "kauwa" were marked on the forehead with a tattoo .... they were also called "kauwa lae-puni" (slaves with bound foreheads) or "kauwa kikoni" (pricked slave) or "kauwa makewela" (red-eyed slave) .... although they were called and treated as slaves their names reflect something else .... for example a "red-eye seer" is one who has the third eye open and is able to cross over into the world of spirit (actually a very spiritual person) and the mark on the forehead has always intrigued me because of its relationship to the third eye (such as David and Goliath and the stone that hits Goliath in the middle of the forehead) .... also the word "kauwa" was used by those who were "kauwa" by birth as well as those who were "alii" by birth and the "alii" were the kings and queens .... and there is a term "kauwa kahiko" which means "ancient servent" and is also from the basis of the word "aumakua" which means our ancestors .... so that is why I feel there is a great misunderstanding of this mark on the forehead and the association with the term "slave" .... long explanation, but hope it is helpful .... aloha nui, poh

[China Cat Sunflower]

Hey thanks, that's really interesting!

I hadn't thought of David's stone hitting Goliath in the pineal gland.

Chris