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In Change We Must, Nana Veary describes how her family, surroundings and the ways of an innately spiritual people shaped a lifetime search for the truth. At the core, binding the threads of the story, is the practice of silence and a strong belief in its power. From her canoe-building grandfather who used only the trees selected by a native forest bird, to her Christian mother who chanted in Hawaiian to the fish, Nana was set on her course from an early age.
t is her journey that unfolds in these pages. Weaving stories and images from her childhood, hard-earned lessons from raising her children and an even wider span of children without a home, Nana shares the metaphysical truths that she applied every day of her life. Nana was a deeply private person and it was difficult for her to recreate and reveal her life, but in typically Hawaiian fashion, she embraces all of us in these pages with a generosity and grace that heals us and guides us home.
The book is illustrated by 16 black & white photographs of Hawaii by award-winning photographer, Franco Salmoiraghi.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 June 2014
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A good book, well written and obviously genuinely felt,
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A good book, well written and obviously genuinely felt,
but a little 'obvious' and 'pop'. Very little that is new.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 25 February 2011
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I discovered this book in a sort of back-door fashion. I am first a fan of Jon Anderson, originally of Yes. I encountered his song "Change We Must" about two years ago, when sifting through various YouTube videos made of songs he's written and performed with his various collaborators as well as his solo works. After watching a video someone made using his "Change We Must" song, I found his 1994 promo video for the "Change We Must" album itself, and in it he describes meeting Nana Veary and the conversations he had with her, thus was his song inspired.
Later, I encountered this organization on Facebook called "Earth Day Brasil," and there were a bunch of musicians gearing up to create a tribute video of this most amazing song by Jon. (The final tribute video turned out fantastic, by the way!) In addition, someone posted her own video reading bits of Nana's book and I decided I HAD to find a copy. Luckily, someone had it for sale, used, here on Amazon. So I bought it.
It is not a long read, but neither is it a short one.
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I discovered this book in a sort of back-door fashion. I am first a fan of Jon Anderson, originally of Yes. I encountered his song "Change We Must" about two years ago, when sifting through various YouTube videos made of songs he's written and performed with his various collaborators as well as his solo works. After watching a video someone made using his "Change We Must" song, I found his 1994 promo video for the "Change We Must" album itself, and in it he describes meeting Nana Veary and the conversations he had with her, thus was his song inspired.
Later, I encountered this organization on Facebook called "Earth Day Brasil," and there were a bunch of musicians gearing up to create a tribute video of this most amazing song by Jon. (The final tribute video turned out fantastic, by the way!) In addition, someone posted her own video reading bits of Nana's book and I decided I HAD to find a copy. Luckily, someone had it for sale, used, here on Amazon. So I bought it.
It is not a long read, but neither is it a short one.
It took me about two hours max to get to the end.
But the length--or shortness--of the book is not an issue, for it is clear that she knew that lots of words don't mean one is wise.
In her book, she is clear, precise, focused on driving home the essence of what her book title is about...a focused, driving quality--and love for Mother Earth--that Jon Anderson also just happens to have himself--in spades! :D
So...in my mind, I put these two energies together plus what I have intuited about my own feelings about Mother Earth, and I just plain cried when I got to the end. Not just because the book was so beautiful, and confirmed my own intuitions, but I also felt sad because there was no more to read! :-P
Seriously--get a copy of this book, and find a copy of Jon Anderson's own very inspired CD of this same name--or at least watch the YouTube video of the song, and trust me, you will need quite a few tissues!
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Seriously--get a copy of this book, and find a copy of Jon Anderson's own very inspired CD of this same name--or at least watch the YouTube video of the song, and trust me, you will need quite a few tissues!
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Anchors me spiritually
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 17 August 2015
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Nana Veary was a Hawaiian woman who became a renowned kupuna (elder) and “healer who heals with the voice” in the ho’oponopono tradition and later as a Science of Mind minister.
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Nana Veary was a Hawaiian woman who became a renowned kupuna (elder) and “healer who heals with the voice” in the ho’oponopono tradition and later as a Science of Mind minister.
I first heard of her when a friend gave me a copy of Nana Veary’s autobiography Change We Must – My Spiritual Journey.
I was raised in the Science of Mind tradition, and knew a minimal amount of the ho’oponopono philosophy, but Change We Must put these into perspective with my years of metaphysical studies.
When I moved to Hawaii I came to believe that
the energy of the islands themselves reached out and held me,
but Auntie Nana’s words have anchored me both physically and spiritually.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 21 June 2019
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I lived in Hawaii for many years and still enjoy studying the culture and traditions. This was an easy read and as other said it was like listening to a friend share wisdom. I do think the book can be summed up in saying
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I lived in Hawaii for many years and still enjoy studying the culture and traditions. This was an easy read and as other said it was like listening to a friend share wisdom. I do think the book can be summed up in saying
she feels love is the most important quality to possess and
that the divine is in everything.
This is repeated constantly throughout the book.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 25 March 2017
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I had the privilege of spending sacred time with Nana in Hawaii in 1988.
I had the privilege of spending sacred time with Nana in Hawaii in 1988.
She was truly a remarkable living spirit in the purest sense of what touches the spirit and Soul of an Hawaiian.
So for me, this wonderful book brought such sublime and divine memories of times sitting on her property indulging in a picnic, or sitting on the steps on a veranda as she rocked in her rocking chair, discussing the worlds of mysteries of life.
I lived in Hawaii as a child in the early 50's, when it was still very sacred, so this lovely little book brought me great pleasure.
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I lived in Hawaii as a child in the early 50's, when it was still very sacred, so this lovely little book brought me great pleasure.
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Amie
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February 28, 2011
This book caught my attention when I saw the cover. The woman's face said,"I have a story to tell." Nana Veary's Spiritual Journey is a wonderful insight into her personal line of communication to God and the best that is in her.
I appreciate the journey of each one of God's children. Nana helped me see my personal journey in a light that made me feel excited to continue seeking after all that is good. Nana is a woman worth getting to know. Her Aloha spirit is powerful!
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Maile Andrus-price
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August 27, 2011
I have read this book 4 times. I will re-read it again and again. Nana's journey of finding her spiritual path touched me deeply. As a part-Hawaiian, I rejoiced and cried in her telling of her now lost Hawaiian upbringing. I love the way she was able to blend various religions and incorporate them seamlessly into her spiritual practice. She shares the essence of aloha.
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Alison Bodenstab miller
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August 21, 2021
Beautiful, just simply beautiful.
"Repentance reaches fullness when you are brought to gratitude for your mistakes."
-Nana Veary chapter on "Changes"
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Tiare
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March 23, 2022
I borrowed this book from my brother and want to get my own copy to reread again. Nana walked a beautiful path on this earth. What a great teacher through her example and spirit. 💙🌈😇🙏🌴
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Melissa
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Short, fascinating book by a Hawaiian kuhuna, full of wisdom and love.
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December 25, 2016
Loved this book. What a beautiful testament to the spiritual beauty of possibility. The grace we give will be the grace we receive. Loved the line: "I do not welcome and take care of the stranger, I welcome and take care of the spirit of God within him." Gorgeous.
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Julie
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January 12, 2015
An extremely easy and beneficial and enlightening read. This one is going in my short list of forever books.
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T
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March 15, 2012
I enjoyed this book. More so towards the beginning, as the Native Hawaiian practices she spoke of resonated more with me.
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Sabr
May 7, 2013
Will read again and again and again
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Sage Ardman
February 24, 2015
Concise and deep. A life well lived.
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