Both Papa Bray and Morrnah Simeona believed that you are intimately connected to everyone with whom you come into contact and to everything around you. This is the aka connection.
The literal translation for aka is "sticky stuff," like stepping on freshly chewed gum on a hot sidewalk. On the metaphysical level, aka is a conduit for holding the mana (energy), like the insulation surrounding an electrical wire. The energy flows in two directions, from you and to you, as with alternating current. Just like with AC, this exchange of energy is immediate.
The aka connection may be obvious with people you know well. You can finish one another's sentences; you immediately fall into synch when walking together; you sense each other's moods with little interaction. But whether we are aware of it or not, we have the aka connection with everyone we come in contact with. Every connection you've ever made is still with you today unless you have consciously done something to cut that connection.
Many systems talk about negative energy or positive energy. I think what's been lost in the translation is that the intent or thought can be positive or negative. When people have negative intentions, that intention goes into the energy. It's also true that as soon as you label something negative, you actually put negativity into the energy. But in and of itself, energy is just energy. Like electricity, which can be used to light a bulb or to electrocute someone. That does not make electricity good or bad; the intent or use of it defines that.
There may be times when you want to disconnect from individuals because the connection may not be the best thing for you.
I recommend cutting your connection to everyone in your life on a regular basis. Why? The old aka connection colors and filters your perception of the other person. Cutting the aka connection will change your projections onto the person, allowing you to see them more clearly for who and what they are now, instead of who they were in the past.
Morrnah Simeona, a teacher of the ho'oponopono process to people in Hawai‘i and around the world, believed that you should cut the aka connection with everyone, regardless of who they are, regardless of how long you have been connected. She said, "If you've been in a marriage for 20 years and you haven't cut the aka connection, you should." Why? You create a new connection and therefore see the person for who they are, not who they've been. When you make a brand-new connection it will be just as strong, if not stronger, as the old one.
You also want to make sure you cut the aka connection with your children on a regular basis. Of course, there are times when you wouldn't want to cut the aka connection. A newborn child needs to retain a constant exchange of energy. But when children get to a certain age, you might want to do it every five minutes! When my daughter was only a week old, she kept me up for five days straight. I practiced ho'oponopono a lot in those hours! When your children have grown and left home, the process will allow you to reconnect with them as adults. You may still experience some empty nest pangs but the transition will be easier.
The literal translation for aka is "sticky stuff," like stepping on freshly chewed gum on a hot sidewalk. On the metaphysical level, aka is a conduit for holding the mana (energy), like the insulation surrounding an electrical wire. The energy flows in two directions, from you and to you, as with alternating current. Just like with AC, this exchange of energy is immediate.
The aka connection may be obvious with people you know well. You can finish one another's sentences; you immediately fall into synch when walking together; you sense each other's moods with little interaction. But whether we are aware of it or not, we have the aka connection with everyone we come in contact with. Every connection you've ever made is still with you today unless you have consciously done something to cut that connection.
Many systems talk about negative energy or positive energy. I think what's been lost in the translation is that the intent or thought can be positive or negative. When people have negative intentions, that intention goes into the energy. It's also true that as soon as you label something negative, you actually put negativity into the energy. But in and of itself, energy is just energy. Like electricity, which can be used to light a bulb or to electrocute someone. That does not make electricity good or bad; the intent or use of it defines that.
There may be times when you want to disconnect from individuals because the connection may not be the best thing for you.
I recommend cutting your connection to everyone in your life on a regular basis. Why? The old aka connection colors and filters your perception of the other person. Cutting the aka connection will change your projections onto the person, allowing you to see them more clearly for who and what they are now, instead of who they were in the past.
Morrnah Simeona, a teacher of the ho'oponopono process to people in Hawai‘i and around the world, believed that you should cut the aka connection with everyone, regardless of who they are, regardless of how long you have been connected. She said, "If you've been in a marriage for 20 years and you haven't cut the aka connection, you should." Why? You create a new connection and therefore see the person for who they are, not who they've been. When you make a brand-new connection it will be just as strong, if not stronger, as the old one.
You also want to make sure you cut the aka connection with your children on a regular basis. Of course, there are times when you wouldn't want to cut the aka connection. A newborn child needs to retain a constant exchange of energy. But when children get to a certain age, you might want to do it every five minutes! When my daughter was only a week old, she kept me up for five days straight. I practiced ho'oponopono a lot in those hours! When your children have grown and left home, the process will allow you to reconnect with them as adults. You may still experience some empty nest pangs but the transition will be easier.