Spirit Medicine, The Energy Spirits Known As Tiki

Spirit Medicine, 

The Energy Spirits Known As Tiki

Tiki Spirits, Messengers, and Nature Spirit Energy

Tikis are carved figures seen as embodying spirit energy like descriptions of familiar, pet, or golem spirits, that are supportive and represent certain different types of energy. Much as the kami spirits of Japan, Tiki spirits are energies that interact with us. They can act as a messenger or attractant of the particular energy that they represent for the possessor of that Tiki. Believed to hold the mana or power of the invoked spirit energy, Tiki's are viewed as sacred imagery promoting blessings. 

What Energies Are Represented?

Traditionally, Tiki Spirits were of Creation, War, Love, Peace, Music, Rain, Fertility, and the Sea, and associated with  stories of four main mythological figures. These spirits had the names Kane, Ku, Lono, and Kanaloa. Kane being the Creator of the Universe, Ku of War, Kanaloa of the Sea, and Lono of Rain, Fertility, Music, and Peace. Kane is typically depicted human in appearance with leaf-like hair and fish-like mouth. Ku has broad shoulders, a large head, and an open mouth. Lono has a Mother Goddess or Gaia-like appearance and jovial smile. Kanaloa has squid like tenatacles or dreaded hair. Today, it is common to see Tikis representing Strength, Power, Money, Winning, and Love.

What is the Significance? 

Tikis have become a pop culture phenomenon, and the spiritual associations are being lost; but, these nature spirit messengers, have deep history and meaning in regards to how ancient humans interacted with the energy of nature all around them. These ancient people were recognizing the power in that energy, and attempting to call or harness that energy to serve them from a spiritual level. Today, we pray, do affirmations, visualize manifestations, and use technology, but there is a solemn reverence in acknowledging the spirit of the energy itself.