Posts made in March, 2010

Babaylan Mandala II.I on Book Cover

Posted on Mar 12, 2010 in ancient symbols, BA, events, HA, interpretations, LA

The Babaylan Mandala II.I, is a red version of the mandala fine art print series and is on the cover I created for Leny Mendoza Strobel’s new anthology “Babaylan: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous.” 14 essays by 14 authors are shared in this book: Sr. Mary John Mananzan, Teresita Obusan, Katrin DeGuia, Karen M. Villanueva, Venedel Herbito, Maina Minahal, Michelle Bautista, Tera Maxwell and more. The golden...

Baybayin Vendor Table at 1st Int’l Babaylan Conference, April 17&18, 2010

Posted on Mar 7, 2010 in events, interpretations

We have invited several Baybayin artists to share a table and sell their products and services at the 1st Int’l Babaylan Conference, April 17&18, 2010. It will be held at the Cooperage at Sonoma State University in California. S we may not only present at the forum “Baybayin in the Diaspora” that Saturday, but also share our jewelry, tattoos, books and other indigenous products available at this conference event....

Sikolohiyang Pilipino, the Baybayin of Bahala, and a Westerner’s Mockery of Filipino Beliefs and Subjectivism

Posted on Mar 7, 2010 in bahala na, controversy, interpretations

Bahala na is an old saying in the Philippines that means many things to Filipinos.  In the Bahala Meditations, the words of Bahala na provide many meditative points. In Sikolohiyang Pilipino, it is one of the traits of Filipinos that indicates determination. Even the baybayin of bahala na provide many points of interpretation through tacit knowledge and other subjective translations. In Kapwa*, Katrin DeGuia shares this: The...