Wawata - Moon Dreaming

Dr Hinemoa Elder, author of Aroha, New Zealand's top-selling non-fiction title of 2021, shows us how to reclaim intimacy with others, with ourselves, and with our planet using the energies of Hina, the Māori moon. Hina, the Māori moon goddess, has 30 different faces to help illuminate life’s lessons - a different face and a different energy for each day of the month. And with her changing light, new insights are revealed.

This book gives us the chance to connect to the ancient wisdom of the old people, who reach forward into our lives, with each of the moon’s names as their offerings. Their reminders are a source of strength in our strange modern world, where we have been stripped of much of the connection and relationships we need for our wellbeing through successive lockdowns. We now see just how important these things are!

This book leads you through a full cycle of the moon, to consider 30 aspects of life. And lessons we thought we had learned come back around with each month's cycle and remind us of deeper layers and blind spots. And when we do find a growing awareness of place and harmony, there is a sense of release. A new kind of freedom starts to emerge, soothing our modern-day pain and suffering.

Dr. Hinemoa Elder

Dr. Hinemoa Elder, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, has lived on Waiheke Island for over 20 years. She has worked at Starship Hospital and in private practice, specializing in youth forensic reports and brain injury treatment. A deputy psychiatry member of New Zealand's Mental Health Review Tribunal, Hinemoa is also a Māori Strategic Leader for CoRE for the Ageing Brain. She is a former TV presenter and frequent media commentator on mental health.