Maori jewellery to Decolonise the Stars

Have you heard of the Lionsgate Portal — starting early July, and said to peak on August 8th when the brightest star after the Sun, Sirius a-rises in Leo?

That story comes from the Northern Hemisphere’s tropical calendar, not from the real night sky, and Māori cosmology.

Let’s set the record straight. Here in Aotearoa, Sirius rises in July, mid-winter. She is known to us as Hinetakurua, the Winter Maiden — not a roaring summer lion, but a divine peaceful atua who takes our true star, The Sun, Tamanuiterā, to bed so he can rest through the cold season.  We can all take a stillness leaf from this sacred kete (knowledge basket). 

❄️ Southern Stargate Wisdom

• Sirius doesn’t rise in Leo sidereally — she's actually aligned with Gemini (and the Southern guiding star Puaka or Rige) if you look up at the real dawn sky.

• The “Lionsgate” is based on tropical astrology, which is seasonal, not star-centred.

• Māori pūrākau (stories) follow what is seen — working with heliacal or sun risings, the maramataka, and whakapapa, not mainstream astrology.

🌑 An Eternal Cycle

✨ Hinetakurua-Sirius is the winter maiden - a call to Reclaim the Sky.
✨HInetakurua rules the wintery sky — To mark the decolonisation of our skis we are sharing four Hei Tiki that hold the vibration of this gateway — guardians of light, wairua, and deep soul integration:

🌕 Howlite Hei Tiki – Moonlight Medicine

Calm, cool, and luminous like He Marama (Māmā moon) and Hinetakurua herself. Perfect for tuning in to lunar wisdom and emotional clarity.

🌞 Yellow Jade Hei Tiki – Sunlight Radiance

Golden warmth in the cold — calling Tamanuiterā back from rest with strength, joy, and renewal.

🕊 Amethyst Hei Tiki – Wairuatanga & Spiritual Trust

Deep, intuitive, and sacred. This tiki guides you through the veils between worlds and helps anchor karakia and connection.

🌀 Amazonite Hei Tiki – Full Spectrum Integration

The perfect companion for this First Cycle — harmonising body, mind, wairua, and atua guidance in one taonga.

🌠 Reclaim Your Sky

We’re upgrading the Gregorian calendar colonisation.
We’re remembering what the star-cestors we always knew:

The sky is alive with the whetu tūpuna, and our atua call us back
Hinetakurua has returned, and with her, the time to wānanga, rest, and prepare for the shivery season. 

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