They had been placed in the hands of the children so they would not be forgotten. The story as it was told to me by the string started off as children's stories so often do, with questions, which, as so often happens, lead to even more questions. What if they were a map. What if they are thought structures. Indigenous cultures recognize that storytelling can reshape an individuals experience or life story.
Many shamans are gifted storytellers and shape-shifters.
As the environment changes our mental state, our way of thinking changes and so too does the brain. The story continues. When you want to know more, the spirit of the string figures has become our guardian spirit and the string continues to speak to us. My name is Lois and with my husband Earl, we teach, heal, and create. We are shamans and artists of the spirit and are soon to become Alaka'i of Huna International.