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If it's not a transgression to write about it, I would be fascinated to read more about this -

"Sacred rituals and practices are being changed and twisted to accommodate this madness. As an example, there are three things that can open the veil between our worlds: Women, Karanga, and our musical instruments. Only women can Karanga. Yet now we have men demanding this right. We have Kaumātua and Kuia going along with it."

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Kia ora Katrina, the spiritual beliefs and meanings are deep. Layer upon layer to unfold. As I am learning the words and why's for my strongly held beliefs and behaviours, I find my self fascinated, in awe, and grief stricken. Grief stricken for how much has been lost, how much has changed. Now this onslaught.

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