The Power to Choose 

In our previous talk, we looked at how humans are meant to be active participants in the world. We have been given a special tool for this called Mana. In the "Woven Universe," Mana is much more than just a title or a reputation. It is the authority given to us by Io to choose which possible future becomes our physical reality.

A World of Possibilities 

Think of the world around us as a "weave" of many different outcomes that could happen. At any moment, there are many ways the future could go, some lead to life and others lead to decay. In science, they say that all these possibilities exist as "maybes" until someone steps in to observe them and make a choice.

Listening For Truth

Kia ora e te whānau. Have you ever noticed how the same message can come to you from completely different places? You might hear a song on the radio, read a line in an old book, or remember a story from your koro, and suddenly it all clicks. We call this the "Prophetic Signal." It’s like the Creator is trying to get us all on the same page, tuning us into the "Alpha Frequency" so we can find our way back to a life of peace and abundance.

Bob Marley’s Message

Think about someone like Bob Marley. He wasn't just a singer; he was a voice for the people. When he sang about "emancipating yourselves from mental slavery," he was telling us that the biggest chains we wear are the ones in our own minds. He was calling us to leave "Babylon", the system of greed and separation, and look toward a better way of living together. He was reminding us that we have the power to change our own story.

A living process

When we talk about the beginning of the world, we often speak as if it was a one-time event that finished a long time ago. We think of the universe like a house that was built, painted, and finished before we arrived. But our ancestors in the North had a much more exciting way of looking at it. To them, the world is more like a woven cloak that is still being made, one thread at a time.

The first movement

The story of Io-matua-kore tells us that in the beginning, everything was still and quiet. Then, Io moved within the vastness of space. This initial movement was the birth of time, space, and life. Our traditions call this the "First Strand," or Te Aho Tuatahi. This implies that the story did not end there. If there is a first strand, it means more strands are meant to follow. Creation was not a finished project; it was the start of an ongoing conversation.

The Night Sky

When we stand on the shores of Taitokerau and look up at the stars, it is easy to think that the dark space between those lights is just a big, empty nothing. We have been taught that the "void" is a place of lack, but our ancestors had a much deeper understanding. They called that space Te Korekore, the realm of the Great Unknown.

Everything Not Yet Happened

Te Korekore is not a place of nothingness. It is actually a place of everything that has not happened yet. Think of it like a field of soil that is packed with seeds just waiting for the right moment to grow. In the world of science, they call this the quantum vacuum, a space that looks empty but is actually vibrating with infinite energy. It is the womb of the universe.