#Pelehonuamea

[kinialohaguy]

Luaʻi Pele

Aloha kākou. “Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano just produced a new eruption, sending lava flows into its populated east rift zone. Magma is still actively draining away from Kīlauea’s summit caldera, so it is now only a matter of time before another eruption occurs in the east rift zone. Thankfully, the area at risk is unpopulated, but further down the rift zone has numerous structures. For context,…

[eighth-house-tarot]

How can you help support the world?

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pile 1 🐄 | pile 2 👁 | pile 3 ✨

deck used: tarot of the divine

Pile 1 🐄:

reversed 7 pentacles, the chariot, queen of wands 🃏

In the artwork of the rev. 7 of pentacles card, the fire is upside down. I see this as you feeling very frustrated, and your passion inside you having difficultly being expressed or shared. This frustration can be (imo the most likely reason) because you’re working so hard with no or little reward or feedback, working so hard you aren’t allowing yourself to appreciate your efforts, something else is taking your time, or you’re frustrated with yourself for procrastinating. Listen, you’ve got something pure and good inside you - you’re learning how to bring it into life in the most constructive and wholesome way. The process can be frustrating and that’s okay. Exhale. And if you feel sad because you’re so tired and jaded it feels like that fire in you is going out - it’s not, your light is always there.

The art of the Chariot card reminds me of the Lao Tzu quote (note: new translations have come out, and I’m not sure if this is still the wording)

Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.

I also think of how all raindrops lead to the ocean. Every little effort you’re doing now naturally leads to the Big Thing you’re working towards or for. Also, I see the salmon as your inner passion’s fire. It “swims” with ease through your new method of effort, and is extremely powerful when you need to call upon it (it can swim and jump upstream after all! to continue the metaphor).

Of course, be aware of “bears” along this river fattening up for winter - share your passion with the necessary people who will earnestly help you / your partners in this action, others only after they’ve shown their actions to be trustworthy, and the public once you’ve made good progress already and your passion has grown so much that there’s a lot of “salmon” in your river! That way, haters, copycats, grifters, and saboteurs can’t effectively touch you or stop you. Protect your idea and energy.

The third card is the Hawaiian goddess Pele or Pelehonuamea representing the Queen of Wands. First off, Blessed Be. 🙏❤️‍🔥🌋

Seeing the goddess of lava and creation of new land, I think of your passion’s fire and the waters of your efforts becoming lava. “Fluid”, molten, “fire” rock! Not only have your efforts and passion become a truly unstoppable force, they are constructive and are creating something real. Something as real and solid and enduring as new land! That’s awesome and amazing! Go you!!

This could be your Big Thing, a new method you’ve created, or a new system. Whatever it is, like land, new growth with come from this. New things and goals will come from This Thing. I think more than you can imagine right now. But please don’t get overwhelmed by that thought, I believe it’s everything you’ve ever wanted. I mean, look how much beauty has come from Pele’s lava. I don’t know if she expected the amazing lush life would grow through her! I believe she followed her natural drive, and the blessings naturally came with it. It also makes me think you should welcome the (legitimately good / effective / constructive) contributions of others.

As you are reaching this point of this card’s meaning, and when you are in it, I believe you should also carry with you the concept of the “orgasmic Yes” from Audre Lorde’s essay “The Uses of the Erotic ~ The Erotic as Power” (to read in full, click this link) - please read or listen to this essay is full. Basically though, what it is that makes you say “Yes!”, fully embodied, completely? No holds barred, totally of You, your desires and true values (not the values forced on you / what you “should” believe)? When you say “Yes!”, does your body feel settled, relaxed, at ease? Always, always follow that.

Last things of note, be mindful not to burn yourself out again, and be mindful of your temper. Let your righteous protective anger destroy or stop what must be destroyed or stopped, but don’t go so far as to hurt what shouldn’t have been hurt. Trust me, people - at this stage - know you can’t be fucked with and that no one can fuck with you. While lava builds, it destroys too. And no one can stop lava - only water can (but fresh lava is still dangerous even in water). Certainly, people can’t stop it, they are at its mercy. Use the waters that brought you here to help cool or redirect your temper when you need to. Also, whatever people are destroying of your “island”, you can stop and build back up.

🦢 ♥︎ much love - Clarissa Liddy ♥︎ 🦢

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Pile 2 👁

reversed 10 of swords, reversed Hanged Man, reversed Fool🃏

The first card is the Inuit goddess Sedna, represented in the reversed 10 of swords. Blessed Be. 🙏🦭🧊

I see that you have experienced a deep horrible betrayal, one so cruel you couldn’t have ever thought this was something someone would ever do to another. In case it needs to be said, it’s okay to have never imagined or thought this cruelty was possible. The fault is solely with the one who harmed you. I believe this person was above you - like a boss, mentor, or a more experienced peer. For many reading this, they saw what you are capable of and their ego felt threatened by the thought of losing their position in the power dynamic. They were never doing their work with sincere humility in the first place. If they weren’t someone above you, they were a peer who saw what you would achieve, and felt threatened that they wouldn’t get it first and be able to hold above others. Even if you weren’t acting fairly, or were immature, what happened to you was entirely out of proportion to a reasonable response. Don’t waste your time attempting to rationalize their actions.

In the artwork of the reversed 10 of swords, the imagery tells a gruesome, cruel story. The stories of the goddess Sedna have many different situations that lead to the choice her father makes of complete brutality and betrayal. In some stories, Sedna frustrates others in ways that could be reasonable to be frustrated with - in many, she frustrates others when she is being her authentic self. No matter the reason her father could give for his actions, she was a victim. It doesn’t matter if she was a perfectly “good” person either. Nothing can justify her father reacting to her asking for help, and clinging to the kayak for dear life, slicing her fingers off. Because this card is reversed, I take this as the aftermath. To generalize the aftermath of Sedna’s story, after sinking to the depths of the sea, she doesn’t die. She becomes the Goddess of the Sea. Her fingers become seals, walruses, whales, and fish. Her love, her goodwill, her spirit never left her — for she releases the animals for the hunters who show her love, respect, and kindness in return (when hunters do not give her this, she doesn’t allow the animals to be found). Even though when she is in pain, she is known to be fearsome — she is known for her benevolence most of all. I share this story of the goddess Sedna because you have been treated so cruelly. She and her story show you your pain is real, what happened was not okay, your kind heart is always with you, loving relationships will come again, and that you have ever right to demand respect and enforce your boundaries. It’s is good to be your powerful self, to say no, to refuse to help people who do things for their own gain alone.

In your aftermath (and how I see the reversed Hanged Man), you’ve taken yourself out of this work or group or field. You do feel good that you are giving yourself time to heal. Take as much time as you need to give yourself peace. This could be months, a year, or years. No matter what, go at your own pace. During this time, seek professional help or a support group. Create your own safe space. There will come a day when your passion, your gusto, will return. As per this deck’s artwork of the Hanged Man, Sleeping Beauty, you may feel like you’ve “woken up”.

In the artwork of the reversed Fool, we see the Little Mermaid. I believe this card and it’s message is connected is connected to Sedna, as her Goddess form resembles a mermaid. Now that you have a network of support, and some healing, you are ready to get back out there, go after what you want. You may still feel raw, tender, and upset at times, and Sedna teaches us that that’s okay. To need the help of others is okay (for example, sometimes Shaman’s go to get to help comb her hair when it gets tangled and comfort her when she needs support). The world is wide and there are good people in it. They have the same love you have, the same passion for the cause you care about. Seek them out as you grow in this area. Sincerity seeks sincerity.

🦢 ♥︎ much love - Clarissa Liddy ♥︎ 🦢

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pile 3 ✨

reversed 9 of swords (Oedipus), 4 of cups (the Nightingale by Hans Christian Anderson) (<- link), and 7 of wands (John Henry, American folk hero) 🃏

You are almost constantly doing 1 of 2 things: doom scrolling, or absorbing yourself into hyper stimulating media (ex: video / mobile games, ASMR videos, constantly listening to something as you watch something as you do something). I get the feeling you are afraid of, or deeply bothered or frustrated, by silence, stillness, and boredom. 

Do you feel like it’s your responsibility to constantly see and learn of all of the horrors happening, but then get so overwhelmed by them and your emotions that you dive deep into your comfort areas of the internet, and stay there until you fall asleep? And then doom scroll again because you feel guilty for over indulging in unimportant things - and also you just can’t look away? If yes, relatable tbh lol.

The thing about fear though, is when we let it consume us, it often times becomes true - and if they do become true, even worse, we spent so much time being scared that we never prepared ourselves to be able to handle it!

Do you have a habit of sometimes thinking “it’s just the way it is”, “it’s just the way things are”, “things have always been this way”? Or do others day this to you? 

First of all, that’s not true. The only constant is change itself! Secondly, people only say this in defeat of harmful actions. No one, including you, should ever accept abusive actions and circumstances. Thirdly, this way of thinking is taught. 

(/g) Does this line of thinking feel true to your heart?

You crave real connection and the real natural world (this might offend you or be too much of a read - but you basically have an unconscious longing to touch grass). You may be ignoring this craving due to the belief you can't have it, because these connections and opportunities either literally are, or simply feel, unavailable to you. But I feel that you have some level of addiction to the over stimulation of any media, being constantly plugged in. If you’re chronically online to not just distract yourself, but because it’s also your job (like you're a twitch streamer making good money), or how you are organizing community, you still feel like there's something missing in your life. 

Whatever it means to you, that Real Thing that's been missing, that you long for, will find you. Don't dismiss it as “nothing” when you realize it’s there. It is, or will be, in plain sight - right in front of your nose. You just need to look up, and see the forest for the trees (how does that saying go? lol). You’ll know what it is. 

This will be a pivotal moment for you. No matter how this situation applies to you, know that this moment will be so simple or normal, and it's ordinariness will arrest you. It will shock you, in a good way. You'll be eternally grateful for this thing that is so simple, yet existentially amazing. 

You will receive that a-ha moment. You will feel so connected to life and existence (even if for a brief moment).

You will also see how this Thing has been commodified by powerful people, instead of freely existing and sharing its gifts among everyone (as it was meant to be). You may have a small desire to commodify this Thing yourself - don’t do that <3

(this is part of my connection I’m making this reading to the Nightingale fairytale)

You’ll bring something into the tech industry that’s missing. With kindness and humility, you'll bring in and encourage people who have the same caring goals as you. You want to show how humanity can come and work together in a dignified and fair and joyous way, and you absolutely can. 

I got a strong feeling from the cards that this was about you working on artificial intelligence. Like keeping its use in check, creating laws to keep people who create and program AI - and the people who use it - accountable to their actions. You could be creating and coding AI to be able to do more wholesome / not harmful things. You could be working to emphasis the "human touch”, and making it clear when something is made by humans vs AI (with a higher value ascribed to what was made by humans). Your work will not demonize this new tool / tech itself, but you’ll focus on fighting against what ill-willed people intend to use it with. And you’ll do your best to make sure these ill-willed plans and intentions are known through out the general public. Your focuses will be on solidarity, humanity as a whole community, and our quality of life. 

ADVICE

It’s important to stay informed and open to learning, your heart is in the right place. Learning is a constantly moving cycle of receiving information, processing it, resting, reflecting and analyzing, and then asking new questions. Exhale, and know that giving yourself a pause from this subject is actually helping you understand it. Our brains are so amazing!

I think what would help you is giving yourself patience as you transition through each stage of learning. Instead of jumping from info-binging (is that a phrase?) to another activity, you could stop all media for 3-10 seconds, inhale and exhale, and then decide what to do next (and do that each time you do something new). Baby steps will still help you <3

Meet what you fear with love. Love makes us brave, gives us courage, and supports us as we do great things. 

And on the subject of great things, I’m going to give advice that I frankly need to hear too. Don’t get caught up in achieving greatness, because that tends to stop you (it’s often rooted in perfectionism). Focus on the actions that serve people who need great help. Focus on developing great relationships with people who need help, or who want to help. The results of your actions and relationships will be what will bring this great, needed change.

When our egos want to be known for achieving greatness, it’s because we need to be seen, validated, remembered, and loved. Know that you exist because you belong, you are loved, you are seen, you are remembered, and there are so many people you haven’t met yet who love you.

And as a final piece of advice, we are strongest when we work together. When you seek to help others, you need to also allow others to help you. A victory is a team effort.

🦢 ♥︎ much love - Clarissa Liddy ♥︎ 🦢

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[elendsessor]

lad infinite wealth and hawaiian culture

when i first saw mentions of religion (and the name nele sounding awfully similar), i wanted to do a bit of a delve into parallels to actual real world beliefs. yes ryu ga gotoku is fictional, it’s stories are fictional, etc., fiction more often than not is influenced by the real world or other works, and the development staff seems to have done some homework regarding hawaii, as shown by elements in and outside the main story heavily referencing the history and culture. thought it would be fun to look into regardless.

i would like to preface this by saying i have not finished infinite wealth as of the time i’m writing this—i’m only at the beginning of chapter 5 so i had to dodge a lot of spoilers. this may contain inaccurate info when it comes to palekana as a (fictional) religion. this is also just based on the research i did. if anyone reading this is hawaiian and/or has a lot of knowledge about hawaiian beliefs and customs, feel free to add onto this or correct me! :)

the goddess nele—or rather, pele. similar to how kamurocho is heavily based on kabukicho in both setting design and name, nele is what pele is referred to. the actual information the game gives about nele also reflects the mythology surrounding pele.

pele is the goddess of fire and volcanoes, sometimes being referenced or referred to as pelehonuamea or peleʻaihonua, which according to the nps are based on accounts of her movement. similar to a few fire deities in various mythologies, she represents the destruction and rejuvenation of the land.

dana mentions how palekana is focused on giving back to/caring for the land and its people and as such are very environmentally friendly, do charity work, etc. but have a strict rule, particularly when it comes to maintaining food banks, about the food being native to hawaii. some of this is definitely based in the group’s own interpretations, but some of it could also parallel traditions.

according to this hawaii-focused site, removing lava rocks off the islands or eating ‘ohelo berries along the halema‘uma‘u caldera without offering them to her/asking permission brings about bad luck due to them being sacred. as the food often sold at the markets throughout what’s explorable in infinite wealth come from different countries or have been given some american flare, eating anything non-native could be seen as disrespectful to the land it comes from, in a way rejecting the gifts that land has given its natives.

the word palekana

this further ties to the reasoning behind the native-only diet. palekana means safety, protection, and used to ward off danger.

i think this goes without saying but hawaii itself has been heavily westernized. american settlers did colonize the islands, did turn them into a collective state, did try to turn natives “american,” and did (inevitably) make it into some exotic tourist attraction. most of the hawaii known in modern day is definitely not the real hawaii. rather, most of the culture has been erased or exploited.

infinite wealth doesn’t try to hide that fact and openly mentions it, particularly with dwight, which also seems to reflect the themes presented in the series (and particularly 7 and 8) involving the oppression and erasure of those in certain positions by those in power.

save for the group’s goal to help the land, palekana’s strict rules seem to be as a way to preserve the original culture of hawaii including the land, hence the protection part of it. there seems to be no strictness when it comes to race likely due to most people living in hawaii not being native so it isn’t exactly that conservative. it’s just nature-based.

the warding off danger/safety could also be what influences palekana’s charitable work and perhaps its refusal to preach/directly influence those in their care, rather having their actions speak for themselves.

[iamthecomet]

This morning's rock fact brought to you by me listening to too much Cosmo Sheldrake after waking up.

So, I was thinking about cursed stones, in particular, my mind drifts over the seas and far away to Hawaii.

It is said that anyone who steals a stone from the islands will face the wrath of Pele/Pelehonuamea, because the rocks and sand belong to her, she who shapes the sacred land.

Apparently people send the rocks back pretty fast after returning home, citing illness and injury as the main cause.

Which, of course, led me further down the rabbit hole thinking about other curses attached to stones, and, naturally, to The Hope Diamond.

I saw the Hope Diamond once while visiting the Smithsonian for a class trip ages ago, and, upon looking at it, I had to wonder... why?

Regardless, the highlight of that trip was wandering through a sunken garden with my father and eating ice cream while everyone else milled about the museums, because he and I had already been three times before already together.

But returning to the stones and curses... if you had a cursed object, be it stone or otherwise, what would be your artifact?

Ugh I love cursed stuff so much! I find them very interesting. As far as my cursed object, hmm. Are we talking an object that if it was removed from my possession the person who removed it would be cursed? Or are we talking a cursed object I would like to own (curse be damned)? For the former, I have several pieces of jewelry that, if removed from my body and taken away would absolutely cause the person taking them to be cursed. One of them is an unassuming silver ring, just a thick, shiny, band, that used to have a small spinner ring around it (but I've had it for so long that the silver band wore so think the spinner part slipped off and has never been found). It's nothing super special to anyone but me, and for some reason that's my favorite type of cursed object. Unassuming. Seems like nothing. Will ruin your live. For the latter, I'm a horrible person and I think I'd choose bones of some sort. We found several under the floor of our house when we were digging it out (animal) and we had quite the collection for a second there. But they've since been returned to (different) ground. A note about said house, and potential curses. When we moved into this house, we found a box of things belonging to the last people to own and live in this house (it was a rental for 30 years after they died). They are also the only other people to own and live in this house since it was built in 1820. They bought it from the church (it was built as a parsonage. My living room was an occasional funeral parlor) in the 50s or 60s.

Anyway, back to their box of things. For some reason it was still here, in the attic, with their name on it. Filled with important papers, and birthday cards, and things that someone should have shredded when they passed away and the house was sold. But instead, it remains. It's still here, we didn't get rid of it. No one else did in 30 years so now I can't either. My house is weirdly calm, very quiet energy, only chill vibes. I'm not gonna throw away their tax documents and risk getting cursed or haunted. We also found vintage porn hidden in the garage.

But that's another story.

[haleyvent]

Hau’oli Lā Kū’oko’a

today is Lā Kū’oko’a, a celebration in Hawai'i of our independence after being recognized by the united states, britain, and france as the Hawaiian kingdom.

started in 1843, we were recognized as our own nation. despite the overthrow, we continue to celebrate it.

today, Mauna Loa has also erupted. a volcano erupting is a hōʻailona(sign) to our people. it's a mark of change signaled by Pelehonuamea.

anyone that is unaware may see the volcano erupting as danger. but to me, it is a sign that change will come. today is a reminder of our independence. and perhaps, as kānaka ʻōiwi, we will restore our independence soon. let's celebrate.

[intenselypassionatephotography]

From snorkeling Captain Cook to seeing the beautiful Pele, Big Island is a magical experience. Fun fact: I got to visit the original site of Pele, or ‘Pelehonuamea, “She who shapes the sacred land,” Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes, both destroying and creating land.’ It was such a wonderful experience. Especially seeing the rock formation. . . . #IntenselyPassionatePhotography #iphone13 #dametraveler #adventurer #explore #wildwanderlost #pootd #photooftheday #goddesspele #pelegoddess #hawaii #bigislandhawaii #bigisland #februarydump #snorkeling #hangloosesnorkleboat #kealakehebay https://www.instagram.com/p/CpjS-YEuZqE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[billybennight]

All of these photos are from our Twilight Volcano Tour shot on my Nikon D780. It was truly an amazing adventure starting at The Courtyard King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel the hotel we spent most of our time in while on the Big Island. Aaron was a splendid knowledgeable host. These are shots from Punalu'u Black beach, Mauna Ulu lava shield and Kīlauea caldera Volcanoes National Park. Lots of examples of dramatic vulcanization on the island. I feel the clouds you see on the horizon of these views are such an integral part of experiencing Hawai’i. It is all kind of alien and uniquely beautiful. #wasabitours #maui #twilightvolcanotour #konacoffeefarm #kilauea #explorehawaii @wasabitourshawaii #wasabitours #volcanonationalpark #explorehawaii #pelehonuamea #Falemauma #pelegoddess #maunaulu #blacksandbeach #punaluu #kingkamehameha #kingkamehamehahotel (at Kona Coast, Hawai'i) https://www.instagram.com/p/CalQyKCP0Mn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[crystaloccult]

Goddess Pele

Disclaimer: This is just a generalization of the notes I’ve found doing some research. I am putting the list of sources at the bottom of this post. None of this work is my own, I only organized it. Feel free to research the sources below to your own will.

Summary:

Hawai'ian Volcano Goddess, Destroyer & Creatrix

“She is Pele-honua-mea, Pele of the Sacred Land. She is Pele-‘ai’houna, Pele the eater of land, when she devours the land with her flames. She who rules the volcanoes of Hawai’i, and Mankind has no power to resist her. When Pele is heard from, her word is the final word.”

Other Names:

Pelehonuamea, Madame Pele

Associations:

·       Archetypes: Mother Goddess

·       Themes: Unity, Tradition, Protection, Creativity, Change

·       Colors: Red, Brown, Orange, Yellow

·       Symbols: Fire, Volcano

·       Animals: White Dogs

·       Plants: Phia Lehua Blossoms, Hibiscus, Allspice Berry, Phelo Berries

·       Herbs: Kala Root, Tobacco, Ginger

·       Scents: Frankincense, Dragons Blood, Red Sandalwood, Orange, Cinnamon, Clove

·       Crystals/Minerals: Lava Stone, Obsidian, Fire Agate, Coins

·       Offerings:  Strawberries, Hair, Sugarcane, Flowers, Brandy, Silk, Taro, Gin, Fish, Seashells, Singing

Mythology:

The goddess Pele was supposed to grow up to become a water goddess, but when she discovered matches her fascination with fire took her in another direction entirely! She is said to have been born in the ancient homeland of Haumea. Some say she wanted to travel, others state that she had been forced out by a great flood. It is also rumored that her elder sister Na-mako-o-Kaha'i, Goddess of sea and water, outraged at Pele for seducing her husband and pursued Pele to Hawaii.

The headstrong young goddess ignored her mother’s instructions and managed to set her home (the island of Tahiti) aflame while playing with fires from the Underworld. Pele's older sister Namaka, a sea goddess, threatened to flood the entire island to punish Pele for being so destructive. Fearful for the safety of her children, Pele’s parents loaded them into a canoe and instructed Pele to rush them to safety on another island.

Eventually the siblings found a place they could stop. Their arrival created quite a stir since Pele and her sister Hi'iaka were lively young women who enjoyed having a good time, taking frequent breaks from their work to sing, chant and dance. For inventing the sacred dance, Hi'iaka (also called Laka) was recognized as the goddess of the hula and patronesses of dancers.

Pele set about trying to make a new home for her family, but it was proving difficult because the jealous snow goddesses kept sending blizzards their way.  Pele kept moving southward only to encounter tidal waves sent by her vengeful sister, Namaka. Finally Pele laid claim to Mauna Loa on the southernmost island. Mauna Loa is the tallest mountain on earth and even the powerful Namaka couldn’t fling her ocean waves that high! At last Pele was able to keep her fires lit, but this only increased Namaka’s rage. Soon the two sisters were waging a ferocious battle.

Pele’s fires rose up out of the trembling earth, spewing rivers of lava fiery lava into the ocean, driving the sea away from the coast. As the lava cooled it added to the land mass, and the small atoll was transformed into the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii.

Though victorious, Pele did not emerge unscathed. With the death of her physical body she became a spirit, a shape-shifter who can assume whatever appearance  she wishes. Often she appears as a shapely young woman, sometimes as a small white dog, and other times as an old woman asking a stranger for a cigarette. “With the death of her mortal self her spirit was freed and elevated to godly status. This  event, having taken place in the Hawaiian Islands, made her a goddess native  to these islands. Her spirit took flight to the island of Hawaii where she  found a permanent home on Mauna Loa, Earth’s largest mountain” 

Though Pele then took up residence inside her volcanoes, her exuberant spirit was not to be contained. Legends about Pele and her many lovers and rivals abound. Poliahu, one of the snow goddesses, became her archrival when the two competed for the attention of a young chieftain. As he paddled his canoe, Pele surfed the waves beside his boat to catch his attention.  But, after his brief fling with Pele, he had an affair with the snow goddess Poliahu. He was so taken with the snow goddess that he moved in with her. Pele was not amused!

She managed to win him back from her rival, but the angry snow goddess was not to be outdone. She blasted the couple with fierce ice storms and the lovers soon had to separate. A struggle of immense proportions ensued. Pele erupted from the volcano, forcing Poliahu to flee with fiery lava licking at her heels. 

Though the two still quarrel neither will ever win for they are destined to forever hold each other in a delicate balance. It is their perpetual clashes that have created the luxuriant and fertile hillsides that grace the Hawaiian landscape. Once she has scorched all that lies on her path, Pele swiftly seeds it with the beautiful flowers that quickly rise from the bed that she created with her fiery anger.

It is said that she comes to us in many forms. You could see her in the form of a beautiful young woman, flowing crimson dress with the blackest of hair. Others say to have seen her as an old woman. Many encounters with Pele have been seeing her hitchhiking on the side of a road, asking for cigarettes, seeing who respects her requests and who does not. Others mention seeing her figure accompanied by a white dog. This is said to be a sign of warning, a sign that an eruption isn’t far behind!

Another myth about Madame is to never take a piece of her land for a souvenir. Bad luck is said to follow you from the moment that you leave with it! Although the myth is said to be a story make up years ago, hundred of rocks are sent back to the islands every year with a note pleading to please put the rocks or sand back on the island.

Sources:

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[freehawaii]

PELEHONUAMEA - PELE OF THE SACRED LAND

[cholatoaloha]

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[kellyannhu]

Pele (Pelehonuamea) , the Goddess of Fire and Volcanoes in Hawaii. She's the one who shapes the sacred land. Pele travels throughout the mankind as a beautiful young woman or a old woman accompanied by a white dog. Refuse her requests and suffer her wrath, legends say. @kellyhu honored Pele and Hawaiian culture by donning the Volcanic Red outfit during her Miss USA competition in 1993. #Pele #HawaiianGoddess #GoddessofFire #VolcanoGoddess #HawaiianDiety . . . . #KellyHu #StrikingBeauty #HawaiianBeauty #HawaiianAngel #TheScorpionQueen #MissUSA #GrowingPains #VolcanicBeauty #BeautyofLife #TheScorpionKing #Queen #QueenKellyHu #QueenCassandra #QueenofHearts #LovelyKellyHu #LoveofLife #Enchantress #EverSmiling #EverGorgeous #EverLoving #Evergreen #EvergreenKellyHu https://www.instagram.com/p/ChfANWROsSF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kinialohaguy]

Pelehonuamea Ala

Aloha kākou. Pele Ala (Pele Awakens) once again. Activity in Kīlauea has increased since last night. A swarm of earthquakes occurred late Sunday evening and into the early hours of Monday morning. On Monday 6:14 AM HST, Hawai’i Civil Defense released this message: “The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has updated Kīlauea volcano’s alert status to WARNING.” This warning means the following: There are…

[twice-as-much]

COVIDiety

What if we see COVID-19 as a sentient, even sacred force...one that emerged to address an urgent crisis? COVID-19 as deity; prayers, rituals, libations, practices.

I would not exist if not for you. I reflect and replicate what is in you, the cells of your body politic. I use your systems to perpetuate my own agenda. Does it really matter what I want? Focus now on what I do, and how I get it done.

It is easy to despise me, fear me, villainize me. I understand that I make you question why, as you cry out you have been forsaken. You resist, and I persist in my works.

I traveled far over water and land, searching for a home. I decided to dig down so that I could find the fire. When I came, it was wise to give me the right of way.

While you squabble and vie for power, from the tops of the skies, down into the depths, you will not meet the ends of my being.

I knock down the Towers of billions of tiny empires. I initiate the chain reaction so that matter can be transformed.

To get to the place you must go next, iterative change will not suffice. Planets collide. One explodes, the other breaks apart, and the remnant particles collate into a new moon. And have you ever imagined your life without a moon? Be grateful for this history. Be grateful for the future you do not yet know.

Above all, I emphasize the paradoxes:

That you built a system that depends on work to provide care for your health, and when you cannot work in order to protect your health, you end up losing your ability to care for your health.

That you are so interconnected, that in order to keep yourselves safe you will need distance from each other. But if this distance is not coordinated and done *by* all it is as if it was not done *at* all.

That reliance on others is the only way to make the isolation bearable.

That in the response to Death you will truly value Life.

And that the losses of So-many will help you finally see the inherent dignity of Each-one.

If I do my part will you do yours? If I destroy, will you preserve? Will you create as you have been called?

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April 1 2020

Credit/Inspo for “giving the right of way”: The legend of Pelehonuamea (Dr. C. M. Kaliko Baker)

Photo credit: @twice-as-much

Guidelines for Pandemic Wrimo

[pomahinadesigns-blog]

Let’s us not forget the beauty and the elements that are honored by Kanaka Maoli (indigenous peoples of Hawaiʻi) and the acknowledgment that we are just a small element in the grander scheme of life! #Pelehonuamea #Epelee ◼️◼️◼️◼️ #pomahinadesigns #modernmaoli #inspiredhawaiian #kukulunuiahina #kanakafashion #kaila #stylizedhawaiian #wearableart #rootedinaloha #visibleculture #activated #movement #activatednaau #levelup #elielikaumai #imua #holomua #womanrising #indigenousrising #olelonoeau #elevatedmaoli #maolithinking #manawahine #ipreview

[muscleman494]

There she is in all her glory...The diety most respected and at the same time...the most dreaded! La pa kū ka wahine kapu e Pele! #aialaopele #kawahinekapu #pelehonuamea #volcaniceruptions #thisisjustthebeginning #islandreborn #cleaninghouse #evacuate #gettosafety #hawaiianculture #respectourculture #believesheisreal

[tiiredcollegestudent]

I was truck by evening creativity and managed to sketch, outline and paint this in like... 3 hours Pretty proud of this piece tbh Some information~: This is the Hawaiian Goddess Pelé, Otherwise known as Pelehonuamea, “She who shapes the sacred land.” Out of respect some call here Madame Pele, or Tūtū Pele. She made her home on the volcano Kīlauea, which, because of her temper, still erupts to this day. I've always loved hearing stories of Pele, and I'm happy the Hawaiian people kept believing in the Deity besides being Christened.