I was introduced to the Hawaiian forgiveness practice of Ho’oponopono several years after I started practicing energy healing.
I was intrigued by the story around the practice used by Dr. Hew Len. He used the practice while working in an institution for the criminally insane.
No one wanted the job I did with the criminally insane. They were averaging about one psychologist a month. But I got asked. We had about 25-30 people. Half of them would be in shackles at the ankles or the wrists because they were dangerous. They could either kick you or slam you. Everyone would walk with their back toward the wall so that they wouldn’t get struck. They had no family visits. No one could leave the building. A year and a half later there was none of that. There were people going out on bus rides. Nobody in shackles. The level of medication dropped. What did I do? I worked on myself. I took 100% responsibility. – Dr Hew Len, Shamanic Wisdomkeepers
Dr. Hew Len would focus on the charts of each individual while doing the Ho’oponopono practice.
The practice is a simple mantra consisting of four phrases. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.
These four phrases accomplish the goal of “putting things right” which is the literal translation of Ho’oponopono.
When I first attempted this practice, I felt strong resistance to it in my energy and mental bodies.
With the “I’m sorry,” I noticed thoughts such as “I have nothing to be sorry about. I did nothing wrong. I shouldn’t have to apologize.”
With the “Forgive me,” thoughts like “He should be asking for forgiveness. I shouldn’t have to ask for it. Isn’t he getting away with it, if I ask” rose up.
By this time, I was not as attached to my thoughts. I noticed them and noticed the energy in my body that moved while these thoughts rose in my consciousness and the energy that moved as I released them. I noticed the anger, the pain, the fear.
Eventually, after repeating the phrases and allowing the energy to move and giving my thoughts permission to rise and release, my focus changed to thinking about myself and apologizing for getting caught in a trigger or apologizing for not speaking my truth. Thanking the situation for teaching me something. Calling up love for myself and for the other.
After doing this work, I knew that the practice allowed me to release many of the energetic attachments that I had concerning a particular situation or individual. Without releasing those attachments, I couldn’t get into a frame of mind that I could use to heal the situation and ultimately, heal myself.
Doing the work and releasing our attachments to blame, guilt, anger, or fear, also releases the other individuals so they can heal as well.
The work that we do for ourselves ripples to many others.
Creating a Ho’oponopono Pay It Forward thread, which I first saw used by a couple of my own teachers, allows us to practice non-attachment and to arrive at feelings of empathy, compassion, and love much faster because we are not attached to the situations others experience.
Similarly, we are able to benefit from the non-attachment that others feel when they do Ho’oponopono for us as they jump on the Pay It Forward thread and we become the recipients.
The practice of gifting Ho’oponopono to 10 other people creates a strong energetic thread and connections between the 10 people who connect virtually in a comment thread.
It’s a simple practice and we benefit both from giving and receiving.
Jump on the thread and keep it going by visiting it once a week or as often as you can.
Here is what you do:
Join the group Akashic Magic on Facebook by going here.
Find the Ho’oponopono thread.
1. Go to the end of the thread. Say the Ho’oponopono phrases for the LAST 10 people who commented on this thread.
2. Then add your comment: I paid it forward. This will get you in the queue for the next people to intend Ho’oponopono for you.
3. Come back daily to keep paying it forward so the beautiful energy of giving and receiving Ho’oponopono keeps building.
I am looking forward to creating this energetic chain with you!