Have you read about the Hawaiian beliefs around their watersheds?
The Sacred Spine by Shannon Wianecki - Sept/Oct 2012 Maui Magazine
“Ancient Hawaiians believed that if a moʻo guardian received proper nurture, she would respond in like manner, ensuring fat harvests and healthy stream flow. But if she were neglected, she would wreak havoc. The underlying philosophy was respect for the land — a basic tenet of Hawaiian culture.
Kihawahine’s presence in the fishpond surrounding Mokuʻula assured the resident royals of prosperity, and gave them authority over the waters that flowed down the West Maui Mountains and bubbled up in the pond’s natural springs
Perhaps it is time for the moʻo to resurface, to once again defend precious sources of fresh water and to symbolize the unbroken line from the genesis of Hawaiian history to the present. The ancestors remain, even if they’ve been forgotten.”
This amazes me - I hadn’t heard of this one, but there are loads globally - in Dragons of the Deep I trace a swathe of them and look into these repeating refrains of dragon and water. Across the Globe, in Ireland serpent monsters were associated with many bodies of water - everywhere we go, it seems dragons are waiting :)
Have you read about the Hawaiian beliefs around their watersheds?
The Sacred Spine by Shannon Wianecki - Sept/Oct 2012 Maui Magazine
“Ancient Hawaiians believed that if a moʻo guardian received proper nurture, she would respond in like manner, ensuring fat harvests and healthy stream flow. But if she were neglected, she would wreak havoc. The underlying philosophy was respect for the land — a basic tenet of Hawaiian culture.
Kihawahine’s presence in the fishpond surrounding Mokuʻula assured the resident royals of prosperity, and gave them authority over the waters that flowed down the West Maui Mountains and bubbled up in the pond’s natural springs
Perhaps it is time for the moʻo to resurface, to once again defend precious sources of fresh water and to symbolize the unbroken line from the genesis of Hawaiian history to the present. The ancestors remain, even if they’ve been forgotten.”
This amazes me - I hadn’t heard of this one, but there are loads globally - in Dragons of the Deep I trace a swathe of them and look into these repeating refrains of dragon and water. Across the Globe, in Ireland serpent monsters were associated with many bodies of water - everywhere we go, it seems dragons are waiting :)
I've been waiting for this one! Really looking forward to it - thank you! 🤗
Thank you Áine :)
Learning about Zoroastrianism was not on my to-do list for today but thanks for making me smarter!
That’s what I love to hear ;)