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Already at the beginning of the 'solar canoe' voyage the destination is known. How else could the (straight) courses between the turning (cardinal) points be defined? Already at birth the final destination is know - death.

Henua ora is the final destination. In the frame of reference in form of a canoe voyage it is the ultimate harbour which governs the journey. In the frame of reference in form of a journey of life it means death, where 'earth' (mother nature) is the receptacle.

Movement is cyclical:

"... 'The rays drink up the little waters of the earth, the shallow pools, making them rise, and then descend again in rain.' Then, leaving aside the question of water, he summed up his argument: 'To draw up and then return what one had drawn - that is the life of the world' ..." (Ogotemmêli)

Henua ora is designed to be a kind of cup (receptacle).