decolonization

decolonization

… All Things Have a Spirit…

Ancient Filipinos Believed That All Things Have a Spirit and Meaning We have to go back to prehistoric times to know how our culture developed to appreciate our cultural heritage as a people and rekindle the Filipino diwa (spirit) to guide us along the pathways of […]

awareness

mystical aspects of life

In defense of the mystical experience of being Filipino or even human A long time ago, I shared online The Bahala Meditations. For some this was helpful. For others, this was new age nonsense. Last year, I started a blog called Baybayin Alive. Recently, […]

art

BABAYLAN MANDALA I.I

inspired by the babaylan and her service to community, healing, celebration of life, pakikipagkapwa… i created the babaylan mandala, one of which will be featured on the book cover of leny strobel’s next book, a babaylan anthology with narratives from the homeland and the […]

baybayin

Baybayin and Decolonization

In my blog Baybayin Alive, I encourage people to explore an indigenous way of thinking in order to understand the deeper meanings of the Baybayin Symbols. You can read that post at Holistic Approach: Returning to Ancestral Thinking.Here is my latest post:Fertility Symbols, Feminine […]

cybertyping

Do Stereotypes Have Power Over You?

Are you Ashamed to be a Filipina? You’ve been disempowered then. So take back your power, already!I am glad to know that there are many, many Filipinos who are proud of being who they are. There is a little thrill within me when I […]

cybertyping

Filipina Cybertyping

i was delighted to find Filipina images blog online around last year. today, i checked and Filipina images is ranking 2nd in search results for “filipina” at google! congratulations ladies! and just now, i was delighted that i could join this blog and contribute. wow! what […]

books

The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons

Book Review of The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons by Abe Ignacio, Enrique de la Cruz, Jorge Emmanuel, Helen Toribio. T’Boli Publishing and Distribution.An astounding collection of political cartoons at the turn of the 20th century that will open one’s eyes […]