Reclaiming the Staff and the Blade: The Living Legacy of Babaylan Tamblot

In the heart of the Visayas, long before the concrete roads of modern Bohol were paved, the rustle of bamboo carried the chants of a revolution. The year was 1621. As Spanish steel and Catholic crosses sought to systematically dismantle the spiritual and social foundations of indigenous Philippine society, one figure stepped out of the … Continue reading Reclaiming the Staff and the Blade: The Living Legacy of Babaylan Tamblot