Huna Bulletin 116

HRA Groups – Huna News – Answers to Questions

March 1, 1956

WHAT’S NEW IN HUNA OR HRA ACTIVITIES?

This is a question often asked in letters arriving at my desk these days of having the Bulletins few and far between. Several things may be mentioned under this heading. First a sad report which is also a commentary on something; I hardly know just what.

HRA GROUPS NO GO. You more seasoned HRAs will remember that I tried around 1947 to 1949 to organize study and experimentation by HRA groups in Los Angeles. They fizzled in each of four tries. I blamed it on my own lack of ability as a leader and on the poor way I organized or, rather, tried despite obstacles, to organize the work. Many would attend a meeting or so, and many would insist on bringing friends and strangers to the meetings even if the work plans had to be held up while the new ones were painfully told what we were trying to do and even told what Huna was. With lessons assigned and study projects outlined, almost no one would work. We did experiment some with Huna type healing, and got many helped enough to be quite sure the healing had taken effect. In a few cases the results were outstanding. We tried fire-handling with candles and found some group members able to hold hands or fingers in the flames twenty times as long as others. The hardness of the skin seemed to make no difference. Some seemed to have a natural ability to excel in calling for and getting fire-immunity. I lectured endlessly and undoubtedly became very tiresome. We invited or went out to attend demonstrations in which hypnosis was used, seeing some startling powers demonstrated. Read more