aka were women/feminized men,traditional path was 2 b called by a mystical source/inherit d role from an elder babaylan,become full fledged babaylan;understands&embodies d multiple functions of priestess,healer,sage&seer


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Day 6 of the The theme is Pre-Colonial so I drew a Babaylan & kids 💫 Babaylans are highly regarded shamans who were mostly women! They specialized in communicating with spirits of nature & the dead 🔮 I loved researching for this!

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I haven't talked about lately so here's a sneak peak!
The Babaylan class: Spiritual based class who uses their connection to the afterlife to cast powerful rituals.

Some history facts about real Babaylans in thread. ⬇️

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