23/02/2026
~Wairua Reading~
The Saddness of letting go…..The Sacred Farewell ✨
Saying goodbye through the ritual of tangi on the marae is tapu, sacred, and deeply ataahua.
It is here that grief is held in the arms of tikanga.
Where tears are welcomed.
Where stories are spoken.
Where love is shared openly and without restraint.
The tangi is more than farewell, it is a sacred bridge between worlds. A space where the living honour the journey of the wairua, sending their loved one home to Papatūānuku, before ascending to the heavens and reuniting with tūpuna.
For those who remain, it is the sadness of letting go.
For the one who journeys on, it is a return, a reunion, a homecoming.
Within the karanga, the waiata, the kōrero, and the embrace of whānau, healing begins 🙏 ❤️🩹
The wairua is guided.
The heart is softened.
The bond of aroha continues beyond the physical realm.
Sacred. Tapu. Ataahua.
A farewell held in love. 🤍
Thinking about those who are in the sadness of letting their loved one go today…. ❤️🩹🙏 Be gentle with yourself at this time. You are not alone x
~Arohatinonui Sez 💫