The goddess, cloaked in moonlight, shines, as I ruminate on her nature. Child of the great one. Sister to the…
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Anitan
The Lightning of the Anitan The Anitan belong to the class of higher spirits, inhabiting the highest layer of Skyworld.…
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Apo Bolinayen
The heavens burned, alight with foreign fire. It didn’t start like this, to the contrary, the gods were seemingly amicable.…
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Dapu
When I was a child, I was told of Indung Tibuan, the mother from which we sprang and grew. They…
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Mebuyan
The worst ones are the nameless. I have not been a babaylan long, my initiation only a few months previous.…
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The Star of the Evening Sunset
The festival of the star of the Evening Sunset was about to begin. “Come one, come all!”“The cobblestone streets were…
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Oribig
“Why have I been summoned?” The Oribig puffed their chest.“Don’t bother preening, it will do you no good here.” Sumayang…
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Udtuhan
“You’re no match for my Hubot!” The birdlike creature bobbed and weaved against the naga’s attacks, the serpent’s jaws missing…
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The Star of the Morning
“Father why do you take the winding road when we herd our sheep?”“We keep it as tradition, to honor her.”…
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Sowu – Tagalog Translation
*Note this story is in Tagalog Sa ilaw ng lumalaking buwan, naghahanda para sa kanyang lakbay ang isang espiritu. Nagpaalam…
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