Posts made in July, 2009

Returning to Our Ancestral Indigenous Worldview

Posted on Jul 26, 2009 in A Holistic Approach

We need to remember and understand the indigenous worldview of our Philippine ancestors, and maybe even embrace it again. It was one where there was a respect for all of life because of the belief that all things had a soul and meaning. In order to understand the deeper meanings of Baybayin symbols and to accept that they are NOT just one-dimensional letters in an alphabet, we Filipinos need to rediscover in what ways our ancestors...

Parallels: Example 4 – Hebrew Letter of Aleph

Posted on Jul 23, 2009 in parallels

There is a small but growing number of Filipinos that believe that the symbols of the baybayin writing system have deeper meanings. It is not uncommon for letters, pictographs and symbols to have deep hidden meanings—even magical power, for cultures around the world have rich histories and stories connected to symbols, letters and written words. Other countries and cultures too have symbols and writing systems that were...

Parallels: Example 3 – Nordic Mythological Runes

Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in divination, parallels

There is a small but growing number of Filipinos that believe that the symbols of the baybayin writing system have deeper meanings. It is not uncommon for letters, pictographs and symbols to have deep hidden meanings—even magical power, for cultures around the world have rich histories and stories connected to symbols, letters and written words. Other countries and cultures too have symbols and writing systems that were...

Parallels: Example 2 – Tibetan symbols of Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hum

Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in parallels

There is a small but growing number of Filipinos that believe that the symbols of the baybayin writing system have deeper meanings. It is not uncommon for letters, pictographs and symbols to have deep hidden meanings—even magical power, for cultures around the world have rich histories and stories connected to symbols, letters and written words. Other countries and cultures too have symbols and writing systems that were...

Deeper Meanings – The Buddhist Symbol of Om

Posted on Jul 22, 2009 in parallels

There is a small but growing number of Filipinos that believe that the symbols of the baybayin writing system have deeper meanings. It is not uncommon for letters, pictographs and symbols to have deep hidden meanings—even magical power, for cultures around the world have rich histories and stories connected to symbols, letters and written words. Other countries and cultures too have symbols and writing systems that were...