This conversation stems from Chapter 3, where Agnes Miclat-Cacayan, shares her keynote address at the 2005 Babaylan Conference at the renowned St. Scholastica’s College in Manila. In this essay, she introduces us to primary Babaylans in Mindanao. Not everyone can get access to primary Babaylans. Agnes was able to establish and maintain relationships with the Babaylans before they entrusted their knowledge to her. The babaylan’s dance speaks to a holistic spirituality, something embodied and remembered deep in our bones and blood. In her dance, body and spirit are one.
1. Grounding Prayer & Heart Check-ins @ 0:30 & 4min, 40sec
2. Vocabulary words @18min
3. Quotes @54min, 50sec
4. Closing Prayer @1 hour, 19min