Note: The world of Philippine magic is deep and wide - something that is to be expected of a land with anywhere from sixty to a hundred indigenous cultures, each with their own cultural heritage and oral traditions. I've limited my scope to the three general categories of magic that are most well known in Philippine pop culture (although I tried to shed some light on some of the more obscure aspects of each). The rich worlds of magic of particular indigenous communities, as well as magical feats performed in regional epics, are not considered here.
I'm presenting my discussion of magic in the form of a "course catalog" for an imagined school of Philippine magic (named after the Visayan goddess of charms). I'm doing this for two reasons. First, I'm not an expert or a scholar, merely an enthusiastic amateur with a penchant for compiling sources, and a straight up article would appear too authoritative for my comfort (I have, however, cited my sources as the "textbooks" in each Major). Second, well, it was more fun this way. Enjoy!
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Philippine Magic: A Course Catalog
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