Mourning In the Grasslands

Under the moonlight, Sways gracefully the willows, Hushing dead spirits. The Babaylan chants a spell, Moon weeps the loss of a friend.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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October 1, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Very good, but do you mean Babylon?
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October 2, 2023 at 7:07 AM
Thanks! It really is typed Babaylan there. In the ancient Philippines, Babaylans are like shamans, local doctors, or shrine priests or priestess. They were known to communicate, appease, or harnessing the spirits of the dead and the spirits of nature.
Jones Avatar
October 1, 2023 at 8:55 AM
Hauntingly beautiful
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