In the landscape of modern spiritual tourism, we are often told that the divine is a destination. We pack our bags for Mount Banahaw or buy tickets to Siquijor, implicitly accepting a corporate, commercialized narrative: that holiness is a monopoly hoarded by specific geographic check-points. But what if the ground you currently stand on—your apartment … Continue reading Reclaiming the Altar at Your Feet: How Hermano Pule Pioneer-Mapped Modern Anituhan and Indigenous Sovereignty
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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
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