Pagan Misconceptions Clarified: Why Pele, is NOT "Only The Angry Goddess Of Volcanoes and Fire, That lives in The Volcano; Kilauea?!"
This is what most people have said or known about Pele: She is the Goddess of Volcanoes and Fire, that lives inside The Volcano Kilauea; and is responsable of the violent eruptions of this volcano, and than she may appeared in human form once in a while; to see the world beyond her home… Well, is time to see beyond this scarce information; and at the end of reading this post, you will know how this can be used in your life!
Pele, is too: The Goddess of Lightning, The Goddess of The Violence; and… The Goddess of The Dance!
The Goddess of Lightning: Most people doesn’t know, than during volcanic eruptions; happens a very rare phenomenon, that is commonly associated with storms: The appearance of Lightnings, inside the dark smoke of an erupting volcano! So, Hawaiians during centuries; have said than Pele, is The Deity than can handle this element; than creates respect and fear, at the same time!
The Goddess of The Violence: There are myths, were Pele’s character as a violent Deity; is cemented, including killing a lover she toughted was cheating on her; (but was resurrected later) and the fact than the volcanic eruptions in Hawaii, are ones of the most violent on Earth; this is why Pele, is considered as… The Goddess of Violence!
The Goddess of The Dance: According to a myth, Pele is the creator of The Hawaiian Dance of Hula; when she found the ideal island to live, and she danced the first Hula Dance; as a sign of victory: Is still practices today, and it was used as one of the ways to worshipped and honour her!
Hawaii, was colonized a few centuries ago; and, as sadly happened in The New World; (which includes Oceania) the process of Colonization includes an intense campaign of Conversion of The Hawaiian Nation; which little by little, accepted the foreign faith; but… Curiously, Pele’s devotion doesnt died as quickly as The Missionaries and Preachers wanted it… This is why Pele, is still vigent in Hawaii’s people; today. (Those Missionaries and Preachers, never got it: You may kill a myth, BUT… You will never kill to a God!)
Curious Fact: There is a phenomenon, called; "The Curse of Pele", which happen when people grabbed natural things of Hawaii; as a souvernir, (a pebble, anything than came from the volcanic soil; etc) and as soon they take wharever they found with them… They starts to suffered strikes of bad luck: The only way to being free of this curse, is returning the… “Stolen Object”, backed to Hawaii; preferably, travel back to Hawaii yourself; to put the object back where you found it. (I was surprised to know, than in Hawaii’s Mail Service; most of the packages than are sended to that island… Are of very streesed tourists than sends back whatever they took from Pele’s Land! [So… If you ever trip to Hawaii, and you see a natural element in it than you want to take with you… Is better than you leave it in its place, Okay?!]
Pele, can appears to people; in different ways: The first, is a beautiful woman with long black trenses; and the second, (the more often way); as an old woman of white long flowing hair, sometimes with a white dog. If you ever see her, greet her respectfully saying aloha; and offer your help to her.
In the 80’s, in one of the most violent eruptions of The Kilauea; only a hut escaped of being burned down, and when the man was asked of who he was, it was a big surprised to know than the lucky guy… Was a Devotee of Pele! (Which totally explain, why his house wasn’t touched by the lava; in the first place…)
Today, people leaves offerings to Pele; to get her protection and to appeased her fury: Yes… She is still revered and respected, today!
And this is all, about The Deity than is more present today than never; in the magical Hawaii’s Islands: Pele!
Have all of you, a Life of respecting Nature and The Deities than are close to it… So Be It!
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