I love these islands so much, I feel an ache in my heart whenever it is time for us to part.
Her voice comforts me: “You take the spirit, the mana , the Aloha of the Aina /Land with you, baby, wherever you go. The mana of this land is part of you, baby, and where you go, it goes. It lives inside of you. You’re welcome to come here whenever you wish. We’re here for you.” MEET THE AUTHOR Leilani Birely is a Native Hawaiian Kahuna and Dianic High Priestess who brings ancient Hawaiian healing and Goddess wisdom to the community. Kahuna Leilani brings forth teachings of the Aloha Spirit through Hula, Ceremony, Performance, Writing, and Ritual. She is the founder/ritual director of Daughters of the Goddess Women’s Temple in the San Francisco Bay Area, an international community of women dedicated to She of 10,000 names and Multicultural Women's Mysteries.
Leilani has co-authored the book, On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion to Sacred Lands, with Luisah Teish. She is included in anthologies Shades of Faith: Minority Voices in Paganism, Stepping into Ourselves: An Anthology of Writings on Priestesses, and Prophetic Voices: of the Sisters of Honua. Leilani gives thanks and honor to her teachers: Yeye Luisah Teish, Iyanifa Yoruban Chiefess and author of Jambalaya; Kahuna Auntie Pahia; Vicki Noble, author and co-creator of the Motherpeace Tarot; and Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane and Mahea Uchiyama, and Uncle Butch of Ka'ala Farms, O'ahu.
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