by Omehra | Jul 22, 2009 | Babaylan and Community Healing, Definitions, Historic Context
First in a series, posted in 2008 at Global Balita Landscapeby Gemma Cruz Araneta Silencing the babaylan The BABAYLAN, a native priestess or spiritual leader in the days of datus and rajahs, has always been a subject of fascination to latter day Filipina feminists....
by Omehra | Jul 10, 2009 | Babaylan and Community Healing, Decolonization and Filipino Identity, Definitions
Signs and Symptoms of Decolonized Filipinas in the USby Leny Strobel 1. She understands European and American colonial history and its psychic and epistemic violence on herself and her people. 2. She understands that her presence in the US is a product of this...
by Omehra | Jul 6, 2009 | Babaylan and Community Healing, Decolonization and Filipino Identity, Definitions
In 2007, Leny Strobel developed a list of traits possessed by individuals who have awakened into a different sense of being, often as part of their reconnection with their Filipino heritage and growing awareness of babaylan practices. Signs and Symptoms of Decolonized...
by Omehra | Jun 28, 2009 | Definitions, Kapwa and Other Indigenous and Filipino Values
In her talk Indigenous Filipino Values: A Foundation for a Culture of Non-Violence” prepared for the forum “Towards a Culture of Non-Violence,” Katrin de Guia defines several key concepts which underpin babaylan practices. KALAYAAN (FREEDOM,...
by Omehra | Jun 28, 2009 | Definitions, Kapwa and Other Indigenous and Filipino Values
In her talk Indigenous Filipino Values: A Foundation for a Culture of Non-Violence” prepared for the forum “Towards a Culture of Non-Violence,” Katrin de Guia defines several key concepts which underpin babaylan practices. KAGANDAHANG LOOB The last...
by Omehra | Jun 26, 2009 | Definitions, Kapwa and Other Indigenous and Filipino Values
In her talk Indigenous Filipino Values: A Foundation for a Culture of Non-Violence” prepared for the forum “Towards a Culture of Non-Violence,” Katrin de Guia defines several key concepts which underpin babaylan practices. PAKIKIRAMDAM (KNOWING...
