Mauri — head locus
Vital essence · upper identity focus
This head point is a visual anchor for mauri as a vital and identity-bearing principle in Māori interpretive language. It is not a claim that mauri is a physical substance in the brain or that every iwi teaches this exact location.
Point 1 of 2 in Māori Tā Moko + Mauri
Cross-tradition overlaps
- Mauri — head locus ↔ Head — tapu locus (distance 0.015)
Sources
Hirini Moko Mead, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values (scholarly_modern)
Mead's discussions of tapu, whakapapa, and wairua provide the relational context for a head/identity anchor; they do not prescribe a single mauri coordinate.
Mason Durie, Whaiora: Māori Health Development (scholarly_modern)
Te Whare Tapa Whā's holistic model supports a non-reductive reading of head, spirit, and identity; the point is an editorial synthesis.