Hine-nui-te-po

"Embracing the Darkness of Change"

"I am Hine-nui-te-po — great woman of the night, atua of endings, and guardian of the underworld where spirits return. I do not come to harm, but to remind you that all cycles must close for new ones to begin."

In this artwork, Hine-nui-te-po symbolises emotional release — the pain of loss, endings, and inevitable transitions. Her presence signals shifts in life: chapters closing, transformation. Her message is gentle, yet resolute: change will come, ready or not.

With calm eyes closed, she whispers a truth we often resist — to grow is to allow parts of ourselves to die. This inner death makes space for rebirth, for clarity, and for deeper light to emerge from within.

Like all endings, change can be painful. But with time and openness, new insight reveals itself. When we soften into the transition, we begin to see the opportunities that were always there, waiting.

To resist this change is to risk remaining trapped in cycles of regret and disappointment. But to embrace it — to surrender, to release — is to step boldly into becoming.

With death comes life. With every ending, a new beginning awaits.