Feet — noa release

ordinary contact and dispersal

The feet are used here as a symbolic counterpoint to the restricted head: contact with ordinary ground and movement through shared space. “Noa” is not uniform across Polynesian languages, so the label is intentionally cautious.

Head — tapu locusBelly — mana centreNavel — connection gateFeet — noa releaseFeet — noa releaseHands — transmission

Point 4 of 5 in Polynesian Mana Body

Cross-tradition overlaps

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Sources

W. D. Handy, Polynesian Religion (scholarly_modern)

E. S. Craighill Handy, The Native Culture in the Marquesas (scholarly_modern)

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