The Spiritual Significance for Maori

New Zealand‘s Lost Legacy

The curious phenomenon of the Maori culture of New Zealand being embraced by various well-known personalities and groups around the world and being “put on show” via mainstream media, particularly the aspect of Maori tattoos, while regarded as perhaps fashionable and a new “in-thing”, reveals this trend to be shallow and superficial. For the true history of the Maori race holds a story so unique that it is unprecedented in the history of human evolution. More especially from the time of the arrival of the European to New Zealand and the Maori world of almost unparalleled savagery and cannibalism, that “arrival” set in train a course of events that ultimately resulted in a race completely transformed from the “old”. In very short order through inter-tribal battles primarily set in place by my cannibal ancestor Hongi Hika, “Hongi the man-eater”, slaves taken in battle were subsequently instructed by resident missionaries and later set free.

Through a line of Maori Religious Prophets, a new religious ethos based on the teachings in The Bible developed within the Maori race and psyche. This ordained process culminated in the greatest, T. W. Ratana. He it was who, when in London prior to the Second World War, prophesied the bombing of that city. His journey to Europe at the time should have resulted in the recognition of the primary Event of the 20th century, but it did not. Hence, New Zealand’s Lost Legacy. Among many prophecies, he stated the following in 1929, a crucial year for global humanity.

“Soon, very soon in the future you will no longer speak, but instead a very different person (generation) will reveal to you all the fruits of these prophecies. Not only will it be revealed exclusively to you the morehu only, no but to the whole country…”

When was this to occur? On the 11th November, 1936, the Prophet, Ratana, stated thus.

”…and at that time you will see a woman rising up from the Labour Party who will become Prime Minister…” . That woman is Helen Clark, now Administrator, U.N. Development Programme.

In this book, you will therefore discover the true spiritual purpose of the Maori Race.

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Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements

Author’s Note
0.1 Proclamatory Message to Maori: to Ratana followers: to Politicians

Key Maori Prophecies
0.2 The “Legend” of the Rainbow Warrior

Ratana: ‘Called’ by “THE LIGHT”!
A Prophet for ‘Maori’: For ‘New Zealand’
0.3 Key Prophecies of Ratana
0.4 Prophecies and Fulfilment – Post-Ratana

Preface

I The Ancient Cultural Ways

1 “Who Are You?”

2 Indigenous Aspects
2.1 The Development of Indigenous Peoples
2.2 The Beginnings of the Journey

3 General Aspects of Everyday Life
3.1 Maori Arrival
3.2 Animistic/Elemental Forces of Nature
3.3 The Forest of Tane – Hunting
3.4 Conservation
3.5 The Sea of Tangaroa – Fishing
3.6 Waka Construction and Lashings
3.7 Lashing and Plaiting
3.8 Games and Pastimes
3.9 Motherhood and the Place of Women
3.10 Garment Making
3.11 Diet, Health and Physique
3.12 Environment
3.13 Herbal Lore and Healing
3.14 Carving and Tattooing
3.15 Pounamu – the skill in the working
3.16 Architecture
3.17 Toa and Defence
3.17.1 The role of the Soldier (The Spiritual meaning – then and now)

4 The Other Practices: Psychic – not Spiritual
4.1 Cosmology and Religion of the Maori
4.2 The Tohunga and Tohungaism
4.3 The Institution of Tapu
4.4 Makutu
4.5 Utu

5 The War Trail
5.1 The Outcome of Battle and Treatment of the Vanquished
5.2 The Native Americans – [The “Plains Indians”] – A vast Difference
5.3 Torture and Slavery
5.4 Cannibalism – The ‘How’ and the ‘Why’
5.5 Mana in Cannibalism
5.6 Human Sacrifice
5.7 Conclusion

II The Necessary Spiritual Foundation

6 The Spiritual Laws and Principles
6.1 The Nature of the Spiritual Principles
6.2 The Law of Movement
6.3 The Law of Reciprocal Action
6.3.1 Attitude to the suffering                                                                                                                  6.4 The Law of Attraction of Similar Species
6.4.1 Spiritual Qualities as the First Consideration
6.4.2 Families and Children
6.5 The Law of Spiritual Gravity
6.6 The Law of Balance
6.6.1 To Give, or to Take?
6.7 The Law of Rebirth
6.8 The Divine Gift of Grace
6.9 Conclusion

7 Whither Cometh the Maori?

8 The Language of Man

9 The First Death!
9.1 Death, the Great Leveller
9.2 Jesus – “Calling the Dead to Life”
9.3 The Nature of Hell
9.4 The Journey of Maori Souls
9.5 The Tangi (The spiritual ramifications)
9.6 Death of a Soldier

10 The Second Death
10.1 One Life – or Many Lives?
10.2 Earthbound
10.3 The “Second Death” Process

11 Elemental Lore of Nature
11.1 The Circle of Life
11.2 The ‘Psychic’ World of the Maori
11.3 The “Natural” World of the ‘Plains Indian’
11.4 Excerpts from Chief Seattle’s Address
11.5 The “Elemental” Connection to the Animal Kingdom
11.6 The “Elemental” Connection to the Human World

III The Coming of the Pakeha

12 Arrival

13 The Initial Pakeha Influence

14 The Missionaries

15 Hongi Hika: – and Ruatara
15.1 Hongi; and Author: The Genealogical Status
15.2 Hongi the ‘man-eater’
15.3 Ruatara
15.4 Hongi’s Utu? Not the Maori Soldier Today!                                                                                15.5 The Wairua (Spirit) of the Maori Battalion

16 The Treaty of Waitangi
16.1 The American Experience
16.1.1 The Declaration of Independence
16.1.2 The Constitution of The United States
16.2 The “Spiritual” Solutions for ‘Te Tiriti O Waitangi’
16.3 Maori Economic Power through ‘Te Tiriti’?
16.3.1 The ‘Interlinked’ Global Monetary System – A brief History Lesson
16.4 An ‘Example’ of Correct “Spiritual” Use of ‘Te Tiriti’

17 Colonisation and “Tangata Whenua”
17.1 Colonisation
17.2 King Henry VIII’s Legacy: A Pakeha Queen for Maori
17.3 “Tangata Whenua”

IV From the Prophets to the Future!

18 The Near-destruction of the Maori Race:
Emergence of the Maori Prophets
18.0.1 Key Census
18.1 The Emergence of The Maori Prophets
18.1.1 Te Atua Wera
18.1.2 Papahurihia
18.1.3 Aperahama Taonui
18.1.4 Hakopa Nikau
18.1.5 Tamati Te Ito
18.1.6 Te Ua Haumene (Pai Marire)
18.1.7 Titokowaru (Hauhau)
18.1.8 Te Maiharoa
18.1.9 Te Kooti (Ringatu)
18.1.10 Te Whiti
18.1.11 Rua Kenana
18.2 Conclusion

19 Ratana
19.1 Ratana’s Calling – The Spiritual Significance
19.1.1 Point 1 – ‘Too high’
19.1.2 Point 2 – Elemental help
19.1.3 Point 3 – Healing Power
19.1.4 Point 4 – Visitation
19.1.5 Point 5 – Repentance and Spiritual Cleansing
19.1.6 Point 6 – Momentous Nature of Spiritual Mission
19.1.7 Point 7 – Conquered Maori fears
19.1.8 Point 8 – Cleanliness is next to Godliness
19.1.9 Point 9 – Spiritual Power
19.1.10 Point 10 – “But first secure the Kingdom of God…”
19.1.11 Point 11 – “You Lock up the Keys…”
19.1.12 Point 12 – “Fear Begets More Fear.”
19.1.13 Point 13 – Spiritual Freedom
19.2 Summary of Points
19.3 Tribalism
19.4 The Ratana Temple
19.5 Light-Followers? – or ‘man-followers’?
19.6 The ‘Proclamation’

20 Cultural Renaissance and Maori Radicalism
20.1 Renaissance
20.2 Maori Radicalism
20.3 One Solitary Life

21 ‘Mores’ of ‘Maori Cultural-Renaissance’
Permeating New Zealand Society Today
21.1 Health
21.1.1 General Health
21.1.2 Emotional Health
21.1.3 Mental Health
21.2 Cultural Safety
21.3 The Hongi
21.4 The Haka: ‘Kamate’
21.4.1 Women and the Haka: ‘Kamate’ – in a Military Setting
21.5 ‘Education?’: – Problematic!
21.5.1 Gender Considerations
21.6 Maori Language
21.7 Crime, Aroha and Spiritual Justice
21.7.1 Crime
21.7.2 Maori Aroha/Christian Love
21.7.3 Spiritual Justice
21.8 The Youth Problem and Gangs
21.9 The Solution

22 The Rapidly-Fading “ Spiritual” Potential
22.1 Where To Now?
22.1.1 Land Ownership
22.1.2 The Spiritual Potential – What should have been!
22.1.3 Recognition or Rejection?
22.1.4 Ratana’s Mission: Legacy and Extension
22.1.5 Kaumatuaism
22.1.6 Beyond Tribalism
22.2 The ANZAC Legacy in the 21st Century
22.2.1 The Spiritual Maturing of New Zealand Nationhood
22.2.2 The National Anthem
22.3 Legacy of the “Truth Bringers”
22.3.1 Teachers of Mankind

Epilogue

Bibliography

Glossary of Maori Words