Thomas Stucker appeared on the Huna scene in 2004, when he founded the Huna Heiau Church.
He published extensively on the Internet until his death in September of 2007, and much of what he wrote is misleading or simply false.
He did subscribed to the Huna Vistas Newsletter for a couple of years, and that's about it.
He claimed to be a personal student of Max Freedom Long, but the only evidence he ever provided was the newsletters he received.
Stucker was never a Fellow if the Huna Fellowship, and Max Freedom Long was not referred to as "Kahuna Huna Nui" except by Mr. Stucker and, perhaps, all seven of his followers.
According to Mr. Stucker, Max "initiated" him as a Kahuna because they drank tea together on the porch one day. There was no ceremony or any indication from Max of an initiation, even in Mr. Stucker's account of the story. The story he told about his visit to Vista is inconsistent with the details of Max's ranch at that time.
He received a Huna Teachers Certificate from HRI under false pretenses, and it was revoked.
Like many legitimate Huna members, he did begin incorporating the fire-walk after HRI sponsored fire-walking ceremonies in the 1980s.
Thomas Stucker was a very intelligent man who suffered from schizophrenia. This is unfortunate because he often mistook the newsletters everyone received to be personal letters to him.
So much of what he wrote during his lifetime is simply not true. but this does not retract from the success he did achieve in his practice.
As President of Huna Research, Inc., I still have the complete file of correspondence with Mr. Thomas Stucker, so my only wish is to correct the record on this account.
Kahuna Luni
Thomas Stucker appeared on the Huna scene in 2004, when he founded the Huna Heiau Church.
He published extensively on the Internet until his death in September of 2007, and much of what he wrote is misleading or simply false.
He did subscribed to the Huna Vistas Newsletter for a couple of years, and that's about it.
He claimed to be a personal student of Max Freedom Long, but the only evidence he ever provided was the newsletters he received.
Stucker was never a Fellow if the Huna Fellowship, and Max Freedom Long was not referred to as "Kahuna Huna Nui" except by Mr. Stucker and, perhaps, all seven of his followers.
According to Mr. Stucker, Max "initiated" him as a Kahuna because they drank tea together on the porch one day. There was no ceremony or any indication from Max of an initiation, even in Mr. Stucker's account of the story. The story he told about his visit to Vista is inconsistent with the details of Max's ranch at that time.
He received a Huna Teachers Certificate from HRI under false pretenses, and it was revoked.
Like many legitimate Huna members, he did begin incorporating the fire-walk after HRI sponsored fire-walking ceremonies in the 1980s.
Thomas Stucker was a very intelligent man who suffered from schizophrenia. This is unfortunate because he often mistook the newsletters everyone received to be personal letters to him.
So much of what he wrote during his lifetime is simply not true. but this does not retract from the success he did achieve in his practice.
As President of Huna Research, Inc., I still have the complete file of correspondence with Mr. Thomas Stucker, so my only wish is to correct the record on this account.
With my deepest Aloha,
--Vince
© 2008 Rev. James Vinson Wingo, DD
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