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Behind a Nation: Akbay, Bayan, Anak. Guest post by Jay Malvar

Posted on Jul 10, 2012 in BA, interpretations, KA

Behind a Nation: Akbay, Bayan, Anak. Guest post by Jay Malvar 2003 was the last time I visited the Philippines. I still speak Tagalog, kumupas na (faded), but still speaking.  A lot of people often say it was because we spoke it at home. But I can tell you right now, we spoke a lot of English. My siblings and I know that it is felt when we speak Tagalog: our link to home. When my family speaks to each...

Esoteric Meanings of the YHWH Tetragrammaton and Bathala & Bahala Baybayin

Posted on Feb 20, 2012 in ancient symbols, BA, HA, interpretations, LA, parallels

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 multi-dimensional, that is, their writing systems in application could not only be read as words and every day messages or chronicles, but...

The Deeper Meanings of Lakbay and Bakla

Posted on Aug 28, 2011 in BA, bakla, interpretations, KA, LA, lakbay

The insights that baybayin symbolism can give us can be quite deep and mind-bending. Here in this post is an example of that.   Bakla is defined in Filipino as third-sex or gay. In Philippine society, all types of bakla, gay men have been socially and economically accepted. In some families, having a gay child is an indication of good fortune. Effeminate men who dress like women are common in villages and cities and are not the...

The symbols of Ba, B and Berkana

Posted on Dec 21, 2010 in BA, parallels

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 multi-dimensional, that is, their writing systems in application could not only be read as words and every day messages or chronicles, but...

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...

Bahay, Buhay, Bayan, Bayani

Posted on Oct 31, 2009 in BA, bahala na, HA, interpretations, LA, NA

by Reimon Sonam (Raymund Cosare)  Below are the words of bahay (life), buhay (life), bayan (nation or country), and bayani (hero) spelled in baybayin. Notice the similarities and differences between the words such as bahay and buhay (home and life) and bayan and bayani (nation and hero), and how their meanings are inter-related. Below is another slide that shows further examinations of various baybayin spellings of Filipino...