Taguangkan sang Duta, this is the place called by the tribe. This place is huge underground burning lake surrounded by high arched roof. This place was described by the oral chant of the tribe as the place where the entrance of Duta sang Kalipayan or Land of Happiness begins.
From the myth of stone age-tribe Atigueang of the mountainous Central Panay.
In the burning lake, the souls were imprisoned before it can enter the land of happiness. If a person had committed violations and blasphemies to the law of the Earth Spirit Guardians, his soul will be trapped in the burning lake and could not pass through it until the day where his savior soul will pass through and will help him . Then this pure soul will become his savior and remove him from the burning lake. If his soul savior had not yet come, then he will be transformed into a state of deep sleep. If a person is holy he can passed with ease.
The tribe believed that the soul is an eternal entity.They believed in many gods and goddesses. They called them Macacagahum meaning Thy Powerful.
They believed in personal god whose spirit dwell on earth, whom they pray everyday to his spirit. They believed also that the earthly spirits and the soul of the holy man can help a person in times of need and can use their unseen forces as protection from harm and calamities and disasters, like storm at sea or land, flood, fire, earthquake, accidents, and others where men has no control.
To them, the soul can travel in all dimension either in real world or supernatural world.
From the beliefs of the tribe retold.
Linggo, Enero 27, 2013
Sabado, Enero 19, 2013
Revenge of Black Mermaid/ Merman caught by fish hook at mystical creek.
It was noon so I settled under the shade of Bangkal tree while I was fishing with hook and line. I knew that under the roots of the tree, there was a cave where an underground spring flow. Some old men told me that the source of the spring is the nearby hill and it bored a hole under the ground and surfaced at the creek.
That was the reason why the creek never ran out of water even in summer.
Suddenly my fishing rod jerked and something snapped the line. But the line was sturdy. Fearing that it will broke the rod I tied the nylon cord on the tree. The line tightened and the tree swayed as the line was dragged underwater.
Later there's a big splash on the surface and I saw a large tail like that of a catfish, black and shiny. It is as big as the tire of a truck. I saw it trashing wildly above the water before the nylon cord snapped.
Minutes later, a wind whipped me hard. I was amazed for the leaves of the trees never move and only affect me. Later my body developed rashes and patches of swollen flesh appeared all over it. My face also bloated and reddened and I was short of breath.
I immediately went home and my friend fetched the shaman-healer, which is my cousin residing on the nearby village, in order to cure me.
She told me that I had caught a black mermaid and the creature punished me. I said it was true because I had seen its tail.
From the oral account of Noel Villanueva of Ibajay, Aklan.
Miyerkules, Enero 9, 2013
Ancient Supernatural Tree in Occult ground withstand assault of ripping heavy equipments
From the oral account of Franciso (Mang Frisco) Romano of Alas-asin Bataan.
When the oil refinery and depot was constructed in our village, strange incidents occurred in the area.
At the start of the construction all the trees were felled down by the workers. At the edge of the area by the side of the steep slope with creek, lies a big Balete /Nonoc tree that stand alone. No local chainsaw operator bothered to cut it because they knew the tree harbored demons, elves and tamawo. When the foreman ordered one of his men to cut the tree, the chainsaw broke down and that night the handler of the chainsaw fell ill.
The Engineer then ordered his man, driving bulldozer to ripped the tree. The bulldozer headed straight to the tree to attack it on its trunk, but to the amazement of the driver he could not control the equipment and it went straight to the slope toward the creek.
The developer never gave up and this time they used a large backhoe. When the backhoe started to dig at the roots of the tree the machine became uncontrolled and went again to the slope down to the creek.
Now, they believed that there were supernaturals beings dwelling on that tree.
So they stop attacking the tree, instead they build a landscape area around the tree, complete with benches, lagoon and planted with ornamental plants and flowers.
When the oil refinery and depot was constructed in our village, strange incidents occurred in the area.
At the start of the construction all the trees were felled down by the workers. At the edge of the area by the side of the steep slope with creek, lies a big Balete /Nonoc tree that stand alone. No local chainsaw operator bothered to cut it because they knew the tree harbored demons, elves and tamawo. When the foreman ordered one of his men to cut the tree, the chainsaw broke down and that night the handler of the chainsaw fell ill.
The Engineer then ordered his man, driving bulldozer to ripped the tree. The bulldozer headed straight to the tree to attack it on its trunk, but to the amazement of the driver he could not control the equipment and it went straight to the slope toward the creek.
The developer never gave up and this time they used a large backhoe. When the backhoe started to dig at the roots of the tree the machine became uncontrolled and went again to the slope down to the creek.
Now, they believed that there were supernaturals beings dwelling on that tree.
So they stop attacking the tree, instead they build a landscape area around the tree, complete with benches, lagoon and planted with ornamental plants and flowers.
Sabado, Enero 5, 2013
Mermaid Siren Song prelude to Drowning sacrifices made by sea-dwelling Demon spirit
My mother used to tell me this story since I was a kid.
From the oral account of Venida Nuesca of Luna, La Union
My mother said when a rainbow appeared around the moon at its full moon phase, it's a portend of drowning incident. She said that one night of full moon she saw the rainbow. Our house which is situated in a higher ground overlooking the sea which is just a stone-throw away from it, heard a haunting song of a young lady. The voice keep repeating the song that says, she needed a boy as sacrifice for her immortality.
Immediately on the very morning, my mother warned all the villagers about what she heard that night. The villagers never went out to sea that day. But a man from another village with his son who is just a 10-year- old boy went spearfishing on the sea on the nearby rocks. He disregard the admonition of my mother. He never believed on the ominous sign that was told to him..
The man left the boy on the sandy beach and dived to spear fishes under the rocks. When he surfaced he look at the boy and saw him playing with the sands. He went down again but latter when he surfaced, his son was gone. He looked around and saw him running toward the sea away from his position. He shouted at the bay but he run fast and jumped on the water where the waves pounded.
The boy was lost from his sight.
He ran toward the area and dived under. Luckily he saw his son flat at the bottom of the rock. He pulled him and surfaced. The boy was saved.
When he asked his son why he did it, he replied that he was chasing a beautiful flying fish and he knew that he was running on the sand and saw no deep water on his path.
From the oral account of Venida Nuesca of Luna, La Union
My mother said when a rainbow appeared around the moon at its full moon phase, it's a portend of drowning incident. She said that one night of full moon she saw the rainbow. Our house which is situated in a higher ground overlooking the sea which is just a stone-throw away from it, heard a haunting song of a young lady. The voice keep repeating the song that says, she needed a boy as sacrifice for her immortality.
Immediately on the very morning, my mother warned all the villagers about what she heard that night. The villagers never went out to sea that day. But a man from another village with his son who is just a 10-year- old boy went spearfishing on the sea on the nearby rocks. He disregard the admonition of my mother. He never believed on the ominous sign that was told to him..
The man left the boy on the sandy beach and dived to spear fishes under the rocks. When he surfaced he look at the boy and saw him playing with the sands. He went down again but latter when he surfaced, his son was gone. He looked around and saw him running toward the sea away from his position. He shouted at the bay but he run fast and jumped on the water where the waves pounded.
The boy was lost from his sight.
He ran toward the area and dived under. Luckily he saw his son flat at the bottom of the rock. He pulled him and surfaced. The boy was saved.
When he asked his son why he did it, he replied that he was chasing a beautiful flying fish and he knew that he was running on the sand and saw no deep water on his path.
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