Some people fear that breaking a mirror can lead to seven years of misfortune. The history of this superstition may go back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who ascribed mysterious powers to reflected images. As a scholar of the Indigenous religions of the Americas, I know that the ancient Maya had a different take […]
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Michelle Manu is a multitalented multitasker. She’s an actress who holds a law degree from Harvard. But she’s best known around the world as the leading female teacher of the ancient Hawaiian warrior art called Lua. “I am a kumu lua of the Kaihewalu lua lineage,” she said. Earlier in life, Michelle […]