In February 1996 I was in a car accident and seriously injured my right knee. At that point I had been doing Reiki for about eight years and psychic healing work for approximately 20 years. So of course I used Reiki and psychic healing energy on my knee numerous times per day, but with minimal success. The pain subsided a little bit but that's about all. I felt very frustrated because I believed that Reiki ought to be able to fix it! I even went to other Reiki Masters to see if they could help, just in case I wasn't allowing the energy coming through me to heal myself. But nothing helped.
Then in December of 1996 I was teaching my first Reiki intensive in Honolulu and discovered the Kahuna healing stones on Waikiki Beach. At that time you could actually sit on them, which I did and experienced an amazing healing on my knee. It was then that I felt drawn to the Hawaiian petroglyphs of Rainbow Man and Rainbow Woman and bought pendants for many of my friends with those symbols on it (I will talk later about what these symbols mean). I started to read one book on Kahuna healing, but when the author started talking about sacrificing roosters, I stopped. Now I know that most ancient Hawaiian healing does not involve sacrifice.
My healing didn't seem to last, however, and my knee got progressively worse. On subsequent trips to Hawai'i I always stopped at the Kahuna healing stones (one more time before they were fenced in, and three or four times after) but experienced no further healing. Meanwhile my Reiki classes were booming and I was privileged to witness many miracles as my students and I did Reiki on ourselves and others. But I felt that there was more to healing than Reiki had to offer. My knee was degenerating. The best knee surgeon in the country wanted to do surgery on it that would keep me off my feet and in rehab for three to six months. I was feeling very discouraged.
Then in July, 2000, I tore the MCL (medial collateral ligament) on the "good" side of my right knee five days before I was supposed to go to Hawai'i to teach a Reiki intensive! The orthopedic surgeon told me I shouldn't go and that the tear would take months to heal. I went anyway on crutches. The hotel I was teaching at was right across the street from the Kahuna healing stones (a new plaque on the fence surrounding them calls them the "Stones of Life"). On July 5th 2000, the morning after the night I arrived, I hobbled over to the stones on crutches, my knee swollen so large that I could not have put my pants on over it. Standing in front of the stones I started praying. I honored the stones and the Kahuna that had placed their mana (divine power) in them. I asked for a healing saying that if I was granted a permanent healing on my knee that I would do whatever I could to get this mana energy out to the world.
Suddenly a column of shimmering rainbow energy came down through me that I could see and feel. When it came through my hands it was so hot that I felt almost as if my hands were being branded! My MCL was instantly healed and all the swelling was gone. My whole knee felt normal for the first time in 4 1/2 years! Then I had a vision. I was part of a group of ancient Rainbow People. There were about 50 of us, mostly women, but a few "pretty" men. We had lighter bodies than the hard dense ones we have now. We were standing in a circle around a large pond holding hands. There was a bridge in the center. As we crossed over the bridge we made a commitment to remember the ancient rainbow wisdoms, and that when the time was right we would come back again and spread these ancient secrets to all races and cultures. Then I saw and felt a circle of rainbow spirits, including Hawaiian and Tahitian gods, goddesses and Kahuna surrounding me. They reinitiated me (I had been initiated in the prior life). They told me that the time is now to get their ancient teachings out into the world and that I have been chosen as one to do it. I agreed to honor my commitment.
I felt great bliss! Much to the surprise and amusement of nearby surfers, I ran into the water fully clothed, laughing with delight! I bought an orchid lei and brought it to back to the Kahuna stones in gratitude for my miraculous healing!
Excited and awed from this experience, once back in my hotel room I phoned numerous bookstores to find a book on Kahuna healing. Finally one bookstore said they had just sold the last one but there was someone I could talk to. I spoke to the woman and she immediately said that she saw rainbow all around me! It turns out that she is a psychic schooled in the Ho'omana (Hawaiian spiritual knowledge). I booked an appointment with her for the next day.
The psychic began the reading by saying that the Kahuna Nui (Hawaiian high priests and priestesses) had 'come in' at 3:30 AM that morning and told her that the Anuenue Kahuna Nui (the rainbow goddess of transformation) had been with me at the stones. She went on to say that the Hawaiians distinguished between 35 different kinds of rainbows, and the one that I was working with was an ancient type of rainbow called the Kahili Rainbow, a rainbow that comes straight down from the clouds and heavens. She now had my attention since all she knew prior to this was that I had a healing experience at the Kahuna healing stones.
Next the psychic said that the 1st Kahuna Nui was there and wanted to initiate me to activate the ancient memories. The initiation felt very similar to what I had experienced at the stones. She said that the Kahuna Nui would continue to work with me, altering my DNA, removing past codes, and putting in new ones. The 1st Kahuna Nui also said that I was to initiate others. My bliss was getting higher and higher.
Was all of this true, or was I just making this all up, and was the psychic just good at reading my pictures? I sought confirmation from other sources. So, I opened the Mana Cards, The Power of Hawaiian Wisdom [1] that I had bought earlier and asked the question: Was everything that I been experiencing with the rainbow energy for real? I pulled out the Anuenue (Rainbow) transformation card! It said:"The rainbow family is comprised of people from all races and walks of life who remember the ancient wisdom found in all cultures and actively use it to perpetuate harmony and wholeness in the world around them. It has been prophesied that there will come a time when those who are related through the rainbow will teach these ancient wisdoms to those who have forgotten." That card was great confirmation, but pride myself on being a rather grounded psychic (I know, an oxymoron) and this was all getting a little too "woo woo" for me.
The psychic took me to meet a native Hawaiian friend of hers, Maui. I told him the story about my vision. He said that ancient priests and priestesses with "beautiful" men and many women came from far away with magical powers and overtook the cannibals. Maui said that just two months prior an ancient bridge had been discovered buried underground just two blocks from the Kahuna stones on Waikiki that was thought to have been used for rituals.
I had major "truth" bumps! In Hawaiian mythology the bridge represents the rainbow and transformation. I also mentioned to Maui that red and yellow birds had been coming to my lanai (porch) every morning. He said that these birds live only in the rain forests, are never seen in Honolulu, and that it was an omen. The psychic also took me to an ancient heiau (sacred temple). As I walked through the gateway I felt, and she saw, four light beings from the four mystery schools (of love, truth, knowledge, and wisdom), acknowledging me and welcoming me home.
Right before I had to leave Hawai'i and return to Boulder I again had a moment of doubt. Then a rainbow appeared over the ocean (which I guess is rare) just long enough for me to take a picture. I cried when I said goodbye to the Kahuna stones, but I should not have been worried. The energy, transformation, and information came back with me.