http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/Sharing and exploring deeper meanings of baybayin and other symbolism in the Philippines and around the world.ennoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:59:47 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com118125noreply@blogger.comnoSharing and exploring deeper meanings of baybayin and other symbolism in the Philippines and around the world.http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-baybayin-musings-on-forgotten.htmlresourcespeoplehistorynoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:11:44 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-7277636948914435584 The Baybayin: Musings on a Forgotten History by John Paul 'Lakan' Olivares onSaturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:48pm. Originally posted at Facebook notes. Olivares is researching and preparing his thesis on baybayin. 2012 Mandala ng Awit ng Panday The Baybayin: Musings on a Forgotten History In recent times, there has been a growing interest among Filipinos in the use of the 2013-02-17T05:11:44.194-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2013/02/sea-snail-paths-natural-drawings-on.htmlplaceslivingnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:03:57 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-5112875684757449702 Back in November 2012, I found the paths of little sea snails on the sands of a beach of Palawan Island. They look like drawings and writing! Check these pictures out: swirls and wiggles a criss cross and almost straight lines.  an apple. an upside down BA. almost a NGA. swirly path. a letter G!  Do you see any baybayin-like shapes? I think I do. Makes me wonder how2013-02-14T07:03:57.676-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/12/baybayin-atbp-book-launch-bahay-nakpil.htmlplacespeoplelessonsinterpretationslivingeventsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:34:25 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-3681373634961858885 Flyer for Baybayin ATBP book launch Here are videos and pictures of the Baybayin ATBP Book Launch,  Bahay Nakpil-Bautista, November 18, 2012. Click here for event photos on Facebook. 2012-12-06T03:34:25.434-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/11/nov-24-baybayin-meditation-sa-cainta.htmlplacespeoplelivingeventsapplicationsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:36:59 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-4353959546405655038 Galaw Baybay-Nilay (Movement Meditation in Baybayin) Public Event · By Ginhawa  Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:00am until 4:30pm Bukal ng Tipan, Cainta, Rizal Pagninilay sa kalooban at mga kaloob (gifts) bilang isang Pilipino, sa pamamagitan ng paggalaw ng Baybayin. Ang Baybayin ay ang sinaunang pamamaraan ng pagsusulat ng mga katutubong Pilipino. 2012-12-06T03:36:59.276-08:001http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/10/try-to-get-copy-of-new-book-baybayin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:24:24 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-5290013877624311733 Try to get a copy of the new book Baybayin ATBP. See this feature written by Ime Morales and GMA Network. Excerpt of feature: If you think that baybayin, or the alibata, as it has come to be known in recent times, is simply our Filipino ancestors’ way of writing, then the contents of “Baybayin Atbp.: Mga Pag-aaral at Pagpapayaman ng Kulturang Pilipino” (Teresita B. Obusan, Raymond M. Cosare2012-10-21T21:24:24.727-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/08/baybayin-on-batibot.htmlpeoplelessonseventsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:07:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-4366050984731880022 Batibot, a long-time children's show, is now introducing Philippine children to baybayin! 2012-08-21T19:07:00.255-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/08/hon.htmlresourcespeoplelearningeventsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:10:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-2144823834899074340 Hon. Leopoldo Bataoil proposes House Bill No. 4395:  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF BAYBAYIN, AND DECLARING BAYBAYIN AS THE NATIONAL SCRIPT OF THE PHILIPPINES.  It envisions to protect and preserve Baybayin as part of our cultural heritage and treasures which will serve as our national identity and tool for unification as a people. 2012-08-14T19:10:00.640-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/08/k-to-12-multi-lingual-education-and.htmlresourcespeoplelearningeventsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:19:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-5113766521502253962 A group of expert trainers, committed teachers in partnership with LGU, aims to conduct an-indepth analysis of the feasibility of Baybayin implementation and training needs for levels K through 12 in the Department of Education in the Philippines. Visit the FB fan page at  to find out more from Rimalyn Siriban and Baybayin Buhayin.2012-08-13T19:19:00.611-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/08/rooting-learning-ancient-script.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:44:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-4433568115723663991 rooting: learning the ancient script baybayin (Originally published October 25, 2010 at earthartwisdom.com, by Sarah Queblatin) Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to have a discussion and exercise on the Filipino ancient script Baybayin from my friends Reimon and Mini. Both artists are promoting indigenous Filipino wisdom through music workshops and activities using the baybayin 2012-08-08T16:44:00.339-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/08/baybayin-palawan-script-by-filmmaker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:25:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-7521704623887830818 The film Baybayin, the Palawan Script is now in pre-production. This film is by Auraeus Solito, award-winning Philippine filmmaker.2012-08-06T11:25:00.417-07:001http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/08/baybayin-festival-in-marikina-august-28.htmlresourcesplaceseventsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:21:27 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-855465498316953356 Kalihiman ng Baybayin Buhayin. More information at the Buhayin Baybayin FB page. 2012-08-05T11:21:27.839-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/07/bahay-nakpil-home-of-filipinos.htmlresourcesplacespeoplehistorynoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:16:23 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-6187441007370635676 Bahay Nakpil, Home of Filipinosby Perla Paredes DalyIt was baybayin that led me to visit Bahay Nakpil on a trip to Manila. Bahay Nakpil flyer forBaybayin. In the summer of 2002, Ann Ubaldo, artisan of Urduja jewelry, introduced me to the meanings and shapes of baybayin, and at the same time, the writings of the Filipino Spirituality Movement. She also tried to connect me with her mentor, 2012-08-11T14:16:23.061-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/07/baybayin-documentary-kalihiman-ng.htmlresourcespeoplelivingnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:14:07 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-1291010202677052000 Kalihiman ng Baybayin Buhayin.  More information at the Buhayin Baybayin FB page.2012-08-05T11:14:07.950-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/07/binhing-banal-mandala-and-traditional.htmlancient symbolsinterpretationshistorynoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:09:13 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-4449636621389452800 Binhing Banal: The Mandala and Traditional Philippine Sacred Seed,  by John Paul "Lakan" Olivares 890BC Manunggul Jar from Palawan The word Mandala has been universally accepted to describe sacred symbols and patterns, often emanating from a central point or circle. In fact the word Mandala is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning “circle”. In the Hindu / Buddhist traditions the 2012-07-19T04:09:13.739-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/07/bahay-baybayin.htmlresourcesplacespeoplenoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:01:30 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-1561638074579506755 Bahay Baybayin is a new cafe in Manila. Please check out their website and visit their cafe when you're in the neighborhood.2012-07-13T18:01:30.814-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/07/behind-nation-akbay-bayan-anak-by-jay.htmlKAinterpretationsBAnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:09:58 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-344735260179630004 Behind a Nation: Akbay, Bayan, Anak. Guest post by Jay Malvar 2003 was the last time I visited the Philippines. I still speak Tagalog, kumupas na (faded), but still speaking.  A lot of people often say it was because we spoke it at home. But I can tell you right now, we spoke a lot of English. My siblings and I know that it is felt when we speak Tagalog: our link to home. When my family 2012-07-19T04:09:58.341-07:001http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/02/la-baybayin-symbol-of-cosmic-tree-of.htmlancient symbolshistoryLAnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:00:08 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-1001755436790178507Paul Kekai Manansala shares in his blog and book, Quest for the Dragon and Bird Clan that sacred clay jars, made to hold tea, had several markings on them that distinguished them as hailing from the northern island of Luzon in the Philippines. In Japan, the clay pots from the Philippines were called Rusun-yaki and highly valued. One of the markings was the baybayin of LA. Manansala writes that 2012-04-11T01:00:08.294-07:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/03/baybayin-in-up-los-banos-official.htmlpeopleapplicationsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:22:43 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-1283925641757744501"LOS BAÑOS—Students of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) have gathered the number of signatures required for the state campus to adopt the Sablay as official attire on graduation day. The use of UP Sablay as graduation attire was “good to go,” said Tres Panganiban, of the UPLB Student Council.The council, said Panganiban, has submitted last month more than 5,800 signatures of 2012-03-07T02:22:43.755-08:002http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/03/pangasinan-represenative-pushes-for.htmlpeopleapplicationsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:53:20 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-1352933578214282445 "Pangasinan Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil is pushing for the protection and conservation of “Baybayin” and its adoption as the National Script of the Philippines.“If we are doing our best to preserve our endangered species, how much more should we do all means to preserve our endangered national treasure, the baybayan script?”As proposed, Baybayin, also known as Alibata shall be declared as the national2012-03-07T04:53:20.911-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/02/parallels-magical-meaning-of-woden-in.htmldivinationparallelshistorynoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:39:38 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-1569339961920955930It is not uncommon for letters, pictographs and symbols to have deep hidden meanings---even magical power, for cultures around the world have rich histories and stories connected to symbols, letters and written words. Other countries and cultures too have symbols and writing systems that were multi-dimensional, that is, their writing systems in application could not only be read as words 2012-02-22T07:39:38.554-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/02/esoteric-meanings-of-yhwh.htmlancient symbolsparallelsinterpretationsLAHABAnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:13:23 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-1667420597362704750I am fascinated by sacred math, geometry and sacred symbols. I think that it speaks of how all Life and existence in the cosmos are interconnected. So when I find patterns and similarities between disparate things, I like to study them, contemplate on them, and look at possible metaphorical meanings or downright esoteric meanings.As some readers might already know, I have been taught through oral2012-02-25T10:13:23.659-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/02/baybayin-creativity-workshops-metro.htmlresourcespeopleeventsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:06:35 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-8685725870739133168Please visit this facebook event page to learn more about the Baybayin Creativity Workshops in the Metro Manila Area. It is given by Sarah Queblatin, friends & associates. Offering workshops in: * Baybayin Calligraphy * Baybayin Glass Painting * Baybayin Mandala2012-02-19T19:06:35.056-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/02/4-letters-of-god-in-hebrew.htmlbahala naancient symbolsparallelsinterpretationsnoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:44:25 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-5206581742657404643Tetragrammation is a greek word that means "having four letters" and refers to YHWH the name of the Hebrew God. from "What is the Name of God? A Look at the Tetragrammaton" In the book of Western Mysteries: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Sacred Languages & Magickal Systems of the World, by David Allen Huse, the four letters for YHWH are related in esotericism with the four elements: (Scans 2012-02-20T12:44:25.063-08:000http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2012/02/buwaya-crocodile-in-philippine.htmlhealingancient symbolshistorybuwayanoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:30:49 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-7823591325636873840Part 2 of 3, Buwaya In Canoes, Rituals and other Ancestral Traditions In the previous post, I was delighted to share the buwaya shape in the NGA baybayin symbol, as pointed out by Akopito, and the other shapes of the buwaya present in weavings, tattoos and some beliefs. Here now I want to share with you how the buwaya is represented in Philippine sea vessels and in some traditional Philippine 2012-10-17T04:30:49.326-07:003http://baybayinalive.blogspot.com/2011/11/buwaya-crocodile-in-philippine.htmlancient symbolsinterpretationshistorynoreply@blogger.com (Perla Daly)Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:07 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852571387894697712.post-802224664351735480Part 1 of 3: Buwaya In Our Dreams, Baybayin, Weavings, Tattoos and more! Images courtesy of Baybayin.com and PinoyTravelBlog I found out only in the past couple of years, that the crocodile is a significant symbol to indigenous Filipinos and to our ancestors. Then I met a baybayin artist who sees, among other things, the shape of the buwaya in one of the baybayin symbols!  Because of a series2012-02-09T16:11:07.714-08:000nonadult