The Baybayin Oracle is meant by B. Veloso to enjoin many, especially Filipinos, in finding beauty, goodness and truth in baybayin’s ancient treasures. This is the second part of The Deeper Meaning of Baybayin Symbols. Click here for part one. Bing Veloso took time to study the baybayin symbols on an esoteric level by way of meditation and contemplation. The interpretation of the baybayin symbols can be...
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Baybayin Alive: Please describe your current work. Reimon Cosare: I am currently a “career volunteer”, engaging in NGO work. I am part of three NGOs, namely, Peacemaker’s Circle Foundation, Inc., Sanghabi, Inc. (an NGO involved in teaching and sharing Filipino culture through music and the arts), and Integral Art Metta. I also give Baybayin workshops to people of all ages, either as part of the Pamana Raan program of the Bahay...
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I just found Akopito’s Sulat Bisaya pages. “Sulat Bisaya” translates to “Visayan writing.” There’s great art and sulat bisaya imagery but what intrigues me the most is Akopito’s theories on the origin of the Bisaya characters & the story behind the ‘Ka’ character. Very interesting. Here is a click glimpse of the interpretations and you can click through to their site with...
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Tessie Obusan has been writing and publishing many years on Sikolohiyang Pilipino, Filipino spirituality and mysticism, pamamaraan, pakikipagkapwa, and leadership. She has spoken and done seminars and workshops on these topics on many occasions at universities, seminaries and at the Institute of Filipino Spirituality. She has been a teacher, mentor and inspiration to many modern-day Philippine culture bearers. I have read many of...
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Christian Cabuay was one of the presenters at the speaker panel on Baybayin Revival among Filipino Americans. The purpose of the forum was to bring together Filipino and Filipino Americans, those on the forefront of exploring baybayin through the contexts of history, filipino identity, artistic expression and spirituality, so that they can briefly share their work about baybayin, their findings and the response of their...
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Before it was even released, I featured this book a couple of times at this blog. I finally got a copy last month and read it for most of the day that I was home, in bed with the flu. I noted that the cover and paper are top quality and the book, in its fresh print run, even smells wonderful. Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern by Lane Wilcken. A book review at amazon.com. Uncovers the beauty of Filipino ancient indigenous...
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