太古ムー大陸-Mu- Lumeria -

　

The Lost Continent -MU
沈んだ-ムー大陸

The connection - The Ryukyu Islands and Islands of Hawaii
琉球とハワイのつながり

There is a very big possibility that part of Japan and Hawaii was once connected as one continent. When I first read translated edition of "Kahuna Healing" I understood or could recognize everything Serge wrote like I knew it from before. It was like my stored memory was coming back from a very deep part. I was so excited! More interestingly, Kenji Misaki who translated this book has written about the similarity between Japanese Shinto and Hawaiian Shamanism. That made me understand how I was so drawn into the Hawaiian ancient knowledge and raised my curiosity to find out more about it.

ハワイと日本、特にその中でも沖縄を含む琉球には、大きなつながりがあると考えられる。私がサージ・キング博士の著書「ハワイアン・ヒーリング」をはじめて読んだ時、そのハワイの古代からの儀式や自然との共存の考えなどの内容になぜか強い親しみと懐かしさがこみ上げて来て、「これ私知ってる！」と思った。更にに興味深い事に、その本を当時翻訳した岬健司さんは、あとがきに神道とフナの共通点について述べていた「そうか。だから私は知っていると感じたんだ。」と更にに納得したと同時にもっとその事を深く知りたいという思いがつのっていた。

The biggest interest was the underwater ruins in Yonaguni Island the very end of the chains of Ryukyu Islands, closest to Taiwan. To give you a brief geology of this Ryukyu Islands,there are more than 60 islands including the largest Okinawa island and the geological history is said to be about 5 to 1.7millions years ago when it acutally became seperated from the Asian continent when the sea level rose. As the earth repeats several upheavals the Ryukyu islands went under water here and there, and what we see today has remained the same from somewhat 5000 to 13000BP. Just to compare, origin of the Earth is about 4.6 billion BP and Kauai is around 5.1 million BP.

The other biggest interest, Island of Kudaka is a popluation of 300. Small island on the very east of Okinawa Island. About 20 mins of boat ride from the nearest harbor. It is an utopia where people equally share land and food. Noro, shaman, still exist here and still maintains the traditional rituals and ceremonies to send appreciation to the gods and goddesses, and pray peace for the world. This island is said to be the first island made in Ryukyu. The most sacred island where people of Okinawa will never go without any special spiritual reason.

一番の興味は、与那国島の海底遺跡でした。沖縄列島の最西点に位置し、最も台湾や大陸に近い島。沖縄列島は、６０の島々から成る。地質学的には500万年から170万年にアジア大陸から水面の上昇により分裂され島々になり、その後幾度となく、地球の地下変動により琉球諸島は、海面下になったり上昇したりと繰り返し、現在の姿になったのは、今から５千年から１万３０００年前といわれている。ちなみに地球は、４億６千年前に誕生したといわれている。カウアイ島は、約５１０万年前に誕生した。

もう一つの興味の対象は人口３００人という小さな久高島だ。沖縄本島からボートで東に２０分ほどのところに位置する。ここは、理想郷ともいうべく、すべての人々が均等に土地を分けられ、畑でできた食べ物も分け合う。ノロさんというシャーマンが今でも存在し、今でも儀式や祭式を重んじ、神々に感謝を捧げ、世界の平和を祈り。ここが、琉球のはじまりといわれている。　神々の住む聖なる島。沖縄の人々はむやみに近づかない島だ。

Here are some of the traces of the trip in the Rukyu Islands to show you the similarities of Hawaii and Ryuku ancient shamanism and traces of Mu. Two of the most energetically interesting and sacred, remote islands: Kudaka and Yonaguni

ハワイのシャーマニズムと琉球の古代の神の教えには、共通点がとても多い。それはムー大陸として一度同じ大陸の中で繋がっていたからなのか？久高島と与那国島を訪れ、その足跡を写真に残した。私の体験した最も神聖な秘境の琉球をご覧下さい。

I first went to Sefu-Utaki (Utaki is like Heiau, sacred place) .
Entrance to the Ryuku must start here to say aloha to the gods.
You enter and go thru this triangluar space (between two giant rocks)
This Utaki is still a young one compared to the ones in Kudaka island.
But it was made on the Okinawa island when Ryukyu castle was on this island around 500 years ago and it is now the most biggest and well known.�

セーフ・ウタキ。首里城ができた５００年前に、中心のウタキを久高からここに移した。今は最も大きな有名なウタキになった。ここは、まず沖縄に云ったらご挨拶するところ。
この三角の２枚の岩をくぐると

Then you see this scene. Its a small space where you can see Kudaka, where people call the Gods' Island, between the heart shaped open area. Here you come before you go to Kudaka to ask for permission.
Meditate towards the island and wait until you get a feeling of permission.

このハートの形の窓から久高島が見える。
ここから、久高にいってもよいか神様にお伺いをたてる。

The picture below shows what the lady shaman so called Noro did in this place for purification and blessings.
古代のノロが女性に祝福の儀を行う絵。

The sun beaming towards Island of Kudaka.
光るが指すのは久高島

Tama-gusuku, It is a remain of a castle but it was meant to be more that just a castle. There is a heiau like area in here too. Like many gusuku enterance, this place has very small arch shaped entrance up on a hill . Located on Okinawa Island -south east.
玉グスク-グスクには城としてだけではなく、聖地として神様を祀る場所がある

Another style of gusuku on Okinawa Island.

Naka-Gusuku 　中グスク・沖縄本島

Shaman on Island of Kudaka, so called Noro in Okinawa language.
In Okinawa all chief shamans are always female. She(right: Nae Maeda) is the only official Noro on this sacred island today.

The launguage on this Island is different from Okinawan.
It is said to be closer to Sanskrit(Indian).

久高島のノロ。前田ナエさん。公式なノロとしては、お一人だそうです。
久高の言葉は沖縄の言葉とまた少し違う。インドのサンスクリット語にも似ているそうだ。

This big tree in her garden was a place for the chief Noro in the last genertaion to get insipration. She had special ability to look into the future. She would clime into the tree every day to receive information. Her land along with the tree has been given to make elementry school. Children here are blessed never gets into trouble.

以前のノロが予言をする時にのぼっていた木。
今は小学校に寄付され子供たちを守っている。

This is where God Amamikiyo, first landed. The god who made Ryukyu.
This island is where Ryukyu started. It is the most sacred place of
the island, and there are times when you are not alound to enter
this area. Noone is aloud to enter, seven day after someone past away or seven days after a birth on this island, . Woman during her period is also not
aloud and other certain days accourdingly to the moon calendar.

This is the piko(navel) of Amamikiyo. Resides the same area on the left. It is as big as one person can sit inside.
When the tide is low, you can go in and sit and you will
reborn. Woman who wants to get pregnant will get pregnant.

　The place on the left is Amamikiyo's first residence.

左上：琉球を作ったといわれるアマミキヨ神が最初に降りたところ。右上：アマミキヨのへそ。ここに入ると生まれ変わる。子供がほしい人は授かるそうだ。一番の聖地なので、入ってよい日入ってはいけない日は、島で他界された方がいらした場合の７日間、子供が生まれた後の７日間などがある。女性の生理中の時も入ってはいけないそうだ。左：アマミキヨが最初に住まいとした場所。

Habui is sacred vine used to wear on the head for official rituals
ハブイ -つた科の植物。公式の儀式の時に頭に巻いた。

Monpa is medicinal herbs used for poisin snake bites.
モンパの木（毒ヘビに噛まれた時に使う薬草）

Headland of the islands are like heads or hands
沖縄の島々の端はみんな亀や龍の足や頭のようだ。

or other body parts of Honu-turtles or Mo'o-lizards。

Most photos below are from a book titled "Diving Survey Report for Submarine Ruins Off Yonaguni, Japan" by Prof.Masaaki Kimura, Univ. of the Ryukyus

Island of Yonaguni is closest to Taiwan western-most of
all Ryukyu chain where the red mark is.

与那国島は、琉球諸島の最西に位置し、台湾やアジア大陸に最も近い。

This is the whole construction of the underwater ruins
found at the north-east area of Yonaguni. It could be the largest and oldest remains ever found in the world. It is only 10~20m deep and one part can be seen above the surface. 250 meter long east-west,　150 meters long north-south, 26 meters high and 25 meters under water.

遺跡は島の北東に位置し、世界でも海底遺跡としては最も大きく最も古いものである可能性がある。南北１５０x東西２５０mの大きさで水深１０～２５m。

The under water ruins is right under the mouth of this mo'o. Almost as if the mo'o is watching over it. Every headland of this island looked defintely like a mo'o. You could even find ears and eyes and where the leg starts... It seems so alive.. I thinks its alive..just turned into a rock, they are seeing everything and listening to every thing... and one day soon, it's going to start moving. That is how I felt.

この巨大へびのような頭の梺に遺跡がある。まるでその遺跡を守っているかのようだ。この島の半島はすべて龍やへびのようだった。今にも動きそうだ。

This is on the same side from the Iseki(ruins). Tategami-iwa.
- God in standing posture. This was the most powerful energy
I have ever felt! The magnetic energy of this rock was
just amazing. I could not leave this place for a long long
time. The energy was so strong it was overwhelming.
It looks like the Moai statues on Easter Island
- They are all alive -

立岩神。この岩は本当にすごいパワーだった！しばらく身動きできませんでした。本当に生きているという無気味というか不思議な島です。

An eagle drawn on the rock. 10 x 20 meters.
Ryuku believed in God Onari, a bird god that looked after the
island from above.

10x20mもの大きな鷲が岩に描かれている。オナリ神という島を守る鳥の神様を信じていたことから、描いたのだろうか。

This one also looks like the Polynesian statue.
This one has a sticking out tongue. In Polynesian
it is known as a way to greet.
It looks like he is saying hello doesn't it ?
He is even winking ☆

ポリネシアにもみられる舌を出した石像。ポリネシアではこれは挨拶の一つとされていた。　ウインクもしているようです！

The two rocks in the middle is 7 meters long and a meter(3.3 feet) thick. It is located after you go throug an arch shaped entrance like place.
It looks like an entrance hall and this two rocks may have been some kind of a monument or to give a powerful impression.

７mの２枚岩が玄関と思われる、狭いアーチを入った広場にある。
何かエントランス・ホールに意味のあるパワーストーンなのだろうか。

Divers doing research at So called "main terrace".
looking from the side.

メイン・テラスの廻りをダイバーたちが泳いでいる。

　

They call "Sun stone" in Okinawan they call Tida=sun Ishi=stone.
There is one similar on the upper land of Kume Island.
It is said to be used for astronomical observation.

太陽石。これで時の流れ、季節を観測していたと思われる。

stair way on the side hall ways

廊下に階段もあった形跡が。

more of the main terrace
メイン・テラス

Head with face statue. If you look close
the two hollow area are the eyes
and　you can see that they
even made eye balls inside.

顔の石。窪みは目であり、よく見ると瞳もある。

There are at least three turtle shaped stones cut-outs.
This one is a giant turtle - see the right corner
toward the upper left corner. The head is facing
toward upper left.

亀石が少なくとも３体ある。これもその一つ。

This is a drawing showing a wall on the
outside surroundings of the construction.
Large and small rocks combined. This type of
walls are also seen in Polynesia.

この壁は遺跡の廻りにあるが、大きな石と小さい石が混ざっている。これもポリネシアに見られるヒイアウ（聖地）の囲いと同じだ。

　

Here are some more photos I took: Ryuku weaving; Minsa - very interesting patterns. It feels like Universal Language!

沖縄のみんさ織は、「五四も末永く幸せに」という意味をこめて、五と四を織る。五は男性、四は女性。その二つが重なり完全な四角になる。Hunaの意味と同じだ。他にもいろいろ宇宙語のように紋様がたくさんあって面白い。沖縄の海のグラデーションを表現した織り、青の色が抜群に美しい。

This blue is the color of the ocean. The gradation is so beautiful. It really is exactly how you see the ocean in Okinawa.

It is woven in many othre colors
but the simple ones were my favorites! Mono tones are
the old style.

This pattern shown on the left is the most famous and its meaning is so beautiful . Just like Huna it represents the male and female concept. The pattern on top is a five -male, and other is a four-female. When you put two together it makes a perfect square. It shows the balance of the two
and the straight line on the sides is making sure they are alined. Many other symbolic patterns exists shown as right and below.

The rest of the story is up to your imagination !!
あとの物語りは想像してみてください！！

Enjoy ~

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ありがとうございます。

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I first went to Sefu-Utaki (Utaki is like Heiau, sacred place) . Entrance to the Ryuku must start here to say aloha to the gods. You enter and go thru this triangluar space (between two giant rocks) This Utaki is still a young one compared to the ones in Kudaka island. But it was made on the Okinawa island when Ryukyu castle was on this island around 500 years ago and it is now the most biggest and well known.� セーフ・ウタキ。首里城ができた５００年前に、中心のウタキを久高からここに移した。今は最も大きな有名なウタキになった。ここは、まず沖縄に云ったらご挨拶するところ。この三角の２枚の岩をくぐると	Then you see this scene. Its a small space where you can see Kudaka, where people call the Gods' Island, between the heart shaped open area. Here you come before you go to Kudaka to ask for permission. Meditate towards the island and wait until you get a feeling of permission. このハートの形の窓から久高島が見える。ここから、久高にいってもよいか神様にお伺いをたてる。
The picture below shows what the lady shaman so called Noro did in this place for purification and blessings. 古代のノロが女性に祝福の儀を行う絵。	The sun beaming towards Island of Kudaka. 光るが指すのは久高島
Tama-gusuku, It is a remain of a castle but it was meant to be more that just a castle. There is a heiau like area in here too. Like many gusuku enterance, this place has very small arch shaped entrance up on a hill . Located on Okinawa Island -south east. 玉グスク-グスクには城としてだけではなく、聖地として神様を祀る場所がある	Another style of gusuku on Okinawa Island. Naka-Gusuku 　中グスク・沖縄本島
Shaman on Island of Kudaka, so called Noro in Okinawa language. In Okinawa all chief shamans are always female. She(right: Nae Maeda) is the only official Noro on this sacred island today. The launguage on this Island is different from Okinawan. It is said to be closer to Sanskrit(Indian). 久高島のノロ。前田ナエさん。公式なノロとしては、お一人だそうです。久高の言葉は沖縄の言葉とまた少し違う。インドのサンスクリット語にも似ているそうだ。	This big tree in her garden was a place for the chief Noro in the last genertaion to get insipration. She had special ability to look into the future. She would clime into the tree every day to receive information. Her land along with the tree has been given to make elementry school. Children here are blessed never gets into trouble. 以前のノロが予言をする時にのぼっていた木。今は小学校に寄付され子供たちを守っている。
This is where God Amamikiyo, first landed. The god who made Ryukyu. This island is where Ryukyu started. It is the most sacred place of the island, and there are times when you are not alound to enter this area. Noone is aloud to enter, seven day after someone past away or seven days after a birth on this island, . Woman during her period is also not aloud and other certain days accourdingly to the moon calendar.	This is the piko(navel) of Amamikiyo. Resides the same area on the left. It is as big as one person can sit inside. When the tide is low, you can go in and sit and you will reborn. Woman who wants to get pregnant will get pregnant.
	The place on the left is Amamikiyo's first residence. 左上：琉球を作ったといわれるアマミキヨ神が最初に降りたところ。右上：アマミキヨのへそ。ここに入ると生まれ変わる。子供がほしい人は授かるそうだ。一番の聖地なので、入ってよい日入ってはいけない日は、島で他界された方がいらした場合の７日間、子供が生まれた後の７日間などがある。女性の生理中の時も入ってはいけないそうだ。左：アマミキヨが最初に住まいとした場所。
Habui is sacred vine used to wear on the head for official rituals ハブイ -つた科の植物。公式の儀式の時に頭に巻いた。	Monpa is medicinal herbs used for poisin snake bites. モンパの木（毒ヘビに噛まれた時に使う薬草）
Headland of the islands are like heads or hands 沖縄の島々の端はみんな亀や龍の足や頭のようだ。	or other body parts of Honu-turtles or Mo'o-lizards。

Island of Yonaguni is closest to Taiwan western-most of all Ryukyu chain where the red mark is. 与那国島は、琉球諸島の最西に位置し、台湾やアジア大陸に最も近い。	This is the whole construction of the underwater ruins found at the north-east area of Yonaguni. It could be the largest and oldest remains ever found in the world. It is only 10~20m deep and one part can be seen above the surface. 250 meter long east-west,　150 meters long north-south, 26 meters high and 25 meters under water. 遺跡は島の北東に位置し、世界でも海底遺跡としては最も大きく最も古いものである可能性がある。南北１５０x東西２５０mの大きさで水深１０～２５m。
The under water ruins is right under the mouth of this mo'o. Almost as if the mo'o is watching over it. Every headland of this island looked defintely like a mo'o. You could even find ears and eyes and where the leg starts... It seems so alive.. I thinks its alive..just turned into a rock, they are seeing everything and listening to every thing... and one day soon, it's going to start moving. That is how I felt. この巨大へびのような頭の梺に遺跡がある。まるでその遺跡を守っているかのようだ。この島の半島はすべて龍やへびのようだった。今にも動きそうだ。	This is on the same side from the Iseki(ruins). Tategami-iwa. - God in standing posture. This was the most powerful energy I have ever felt! The magnetic energy of this rock was just amazing. I could not leave this place for a long long time. The energy was so strong it was overwhelming. It looks like the Moai statues on Easter Island - They are all alive - 立岩神。この岩は本当にすごいパワーだった！しばらく身動きできませんでした。本当に生きているという無気味というか不思議な島です。
An eagle drawn on the rock. 10 x 20 meters. Ryuku believed in God Onari, a bird god that looked after the island from above. 10x20mもの大きな鷲が岩に描かれている。オナリ神という島を守る鳥の神様を信じていたことから、描いたのだろうか。	This one also looks like the Polynesian statue. This one has a sticking out tongue. In Polynesian it is known as a way to greet. It looks like he is saying hello doesn't it ? He is even winking ☆ ポリネシアにもみられる舌を出した石像。ポリネシアではこれは挨拶の一つとされていた。　ウインクもしているようです！
The two rocks in the middle is 7 meters long and a meter(3.3 feet) thick. It is located after you go throug an arch shaped entrance like place. It looks like an entrance hall and this two rocks may have been some kind of a monument or to give a powerful impression. ７mの２枚岩が玄関と思われる、狭いアーチを入った広場にある。何かエントランス・ホールに意味のあるパワーストーンなのだろうか。	Divers doing research at So called "main terrace". looking from the side. メイン・テラスの廻りをダイバーたちが泳いでいる。
They call "Sun stone" in Okinawan they call Tida=sun Ishi=stone. There is one similar on the upper land of Kume Island. It is said to be used for astronomical observation. 太陽石。これで時の流れ、季節を観測していたと思われる。	stair way on the side hall ways 廊下に階段もあった形跡が。
more of the main terrace メイン・テラス	Head with face statue. If you look close the two hollow area are the eyes and　you can see that they even made eye balls inside. 顔の石。窪みは目であり、よく見ると瞳もある。
There are at least three turtle shaped stones cut-outs. This one is a giant turtle - see the right corner toward the upper left corner. The head is facing toward upper left. 亀石が少なくとも３体ある。これもその一つ。	This is a drawing showing a wall on the outside surroundings of the construction. Large and small rocks combined. This type of walls are also seen in Polynesia. この壁は遺跡の廻りにあるが、大きな石と小さい石が混ざっている。これもポリネシアに見られるヒイアウ（聖地）の囲いと同じだ。

	This blue is the color of the ocean. The gradation is so beautiful. It really is exactly how you see the ocean in Okinawa.	It is woven in many othre colors but the simple ones were my favorites! Mono tones are the old style.
This pattern shown on the left is the most famous and its meaning is so beautiful . Just like Huna it represents the male and female concept. The pattern on top is a five -male, and other is a four-female. When you put two together it makes a perfect square. It shows the balance of the two and the straight line on the sides is making sure they are alined. Many other symbolic patterns exists shown as right and below.