Babaylan
“I’m scared.” “You don’t need to be, child. The spirits will do as they will.” “What will happen to me?” “We will both go to the Balete tree and…
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The Babaylan are humans (mostly female) who intercede between the spirit world and the human world. It is believed that sickness is caused by the soul of the sick person being lost and the babaylan goes out in search of the soul to heal them. She can also conduct a soul to the land of the dead, is clairvoyant and can see the secrets in people’s hearts.
“I’m scared.” “You don’t need to be, child. The spirits will do as they will.” “What will happen to me?” “We will both go to the Balete tree and…