Author: Apu Adman Aghama

I am the Chief Priest and Founder of Luntiang Aghama Natural Divine Arts Shrine of Healing Inc. which is a Formal Correllian Wiccan Shrine in the Philippines. I am a Second Degree Clergy of the Correllian Nativist Tradition of Wicca; a dedicated member of the Correllian Order of Peace Weavers; and A Correllian Shaman Guide who leads the Orange Feather Camp. My Priesthood in Luntiang Aghama have created several ministries under the Shrine which consist of the Sacerdotal Order of Luntiang Aghama, National Community of Filipino Pagans, Philippine Correllian Aghamic Circle, Templong Anituhan ng Luntiang Aghama (TALA), Peace Prayer Interfaith Ministry, Hilot Academy of Binabaylan and Kaduwa Movement Equality through Compassion.

Pilay

Yesterday a person came in to our office at Kingspoint Subd., Novaliches, Quezon City to inquire about our upcoming trainings at Hilot Academy. As we have share some of our views about Philippine Traditional Medicine, i ask this person his view and knowledge of Pilay.

So what do you understand about pilay? Is there an appropriate word in english to describe this malady?

Most Filipino still think that the word “pilay” means fracture of the bones, clipped nerve (ipit ugat), twisted muscles or sprain, dislocated joints (tipalok) and so on and so forth.

But “pilay” is not like that. Pilay is a word that simply means an illness. It is not a word to describe illness or pain because the word we use to describe the pain and illness is “sakit”.

Pilay literally means a break. A break from the natural order thus some Filipino confusingly termed pilay into fracture.

Like fracture, pilay is a condition of health where the natural flow of wellness has been disturbed thus we get ill. If we get sick, we usually have pilay. And Pilay is the illness of the body that limits our function physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually.

In order to cure pilay, the manghihilot determine first the cause of illness by performing Tawas Ritual. And through tawas, the hilot can specifically work out in giving cure to pilay.

To avail our Hilot Treatment, please make a schedule of visit by text or call Apu Adman Aghama at +639952467040.

See you soon!

Tawas: Spiritual Diagnosis

Tawas is an ancient Filipino art of Diagnosing an illness. In ancient times, Filipino’s don’t have medical doctor to treat people illness. Our ancestors consult Traditional HEalers such as Babaylan, Albularyo and Hilot to restore their optimum health and wellness.

In ancient times, Filipino believe that illness is caused by a malevolent spirits (maligno); and the interaction of humans to these spirits might cause either good or bad, and the spirits can induce harm not only to the physical body but also to our mind and spirit.

To avail this service, you may schedule an appointment with us by text or call at +639952467040 and look for Apu Adman Aghama.

How much is the cost of Hilot?

Researchers of Philippine Traditional Medicine goes to places around the archepelago to experience the amazing healing touch of manghihilot. Mostly authentic hilot can be found in rural areas that is far away from the civilized society.

The Manghihilot (hilot provider) are the primary healthcare specialist where the common people consult with not only because of its effectivity but also for its affordability.

Now-a-days, authentic hilot are rare to find even the government provide training of Hilot Wellness Massage through TESDA and DoH. The hilot they teach is a commercialized massage that people confuse it with swedish massage. And sad to say still many people have a stigma of Hilot as Folk Medicine and quackery.

Indeed Hilot is a Folk Medicine that is nearly come to its extinction. The knowledge of Hilot as Traditional Medicine of the Filipino People is almost forgotten in exchange for higher income profession.

When you ask a child now-a-days of what the child will become when they grow old, no one will say that they want to become a Hilot.

But why?

Because people think that hilot is not a good income opportunity profession. Manghihilot only charge minimun amout or either accept donations only. The donation ranges from a pack of cigarette, bunch of banana, tray of eggs, etc.

But in doing Hilot, the provider spend a lot of energies from the time, knowledge of determining the cause of illness, planning the appropriate treatment modality to apply, use of herbs and other things that hilot will use before and after treatment.

The Hilot spend a lot rather than what s/he recieves. This shows that Hilot has a great value of Pakikipag Kapwa and pakikisama.

Kapwa is a Filipino Term that originates from the word kaputol ng kaluluwa ( a piece of the soul). Thus pakikipagkapwa is an art of unification of the individual soul to the Universal Soul or the word (us).

This pakikipagkapwa thing that the hilot has make hilot to reject payment from their client/patient. But what the client/patient did not realise is the value of the Hilot a manghihilot provide is much more greater that the amount of money could be spent.

What manghihilot work with is that we are restoring wellness to improve life.

Now if we talk about life, how much is the cost of life now-a-days?

The Healing Fire

Since the time we discover the use of fire; this sacred element become a friend to mankind. Aside from the light that it radiates during the dark times it also provides warmth to the body to restore body heat in times of illness.

There are many uses of fire during the sacread healing rituals, and one of it is by creating a vacum effect during the fire cupping treatment or what we call in the Philippines is Bentusa.

To experience this wonderful healing arts of Bentusa, book an appointment with us through text or call at +639952467040.

Finger Alignment

Pantay daliri or finger alignment is one method of hilot in determining the cause of ailment of the patiet. Most of the time, traditional filipino healers see illness is caused by malevolent spirits or witchcraft.

But the main reason of this finger misalignment is through the compression of the ulnar nerve that cause cubital tunnel syndrome.

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the compression of the ulnar nerve from the elbow that cause numbness and tingling of the hands and fingers.

No Home Service policy

In our effort to professionalize Hilot and Massage in the Philippines, Hilot Academy of Binabaylan through Masa Hilot Center implement the “No home service and walk in policy” to our center and only accomodate client/patient that makes reservation of appointments a week or day before the scheduled treatment session.

This policy will encourage client/patient to be more responsible in taking care of their health by having an appoinment schedule of their hilot treatment.

Hilot as we promote in our Academy is the Traditional and Native Medicine to our land and each client/patient must give outmost value to the treatment modality provided by our Manghihilot.

As Hilot we impart discipline to our patient by encouraging them to give outmost importance to their own health. Like in any other health care profession, people must see manghihilot as a Professional Health Care Provider.

New Features of Habi.

Hi! This is Apu Adman Aghama and i am making something new to our site. As you can see i have added some new features in our webpage and that is the Hilot TV which is our Youtube channel which you can access all our video clips in teaching hilot.  Occationally, i will add some video that will promote Hilot as the Traditional Medicine of the Filipino People.

On the video that you are about to see now is published on November 29, 2016 that talks about burping and absorbing negative energy.

I hope that you enjoy watching our video and please don’t forget to give us a thumbs up and share our videos to your webpage or timeline as well.

Medicine of the Common People

masahilot1In this modern time getting ill is too expensive but not all people can afford modern health care treatment from the professionals that is why most common people turn to self medication or just enduring the pain they have.

One characteristics of Hilot as the traditional medicine of the common people is affordability, that is why in Hilot Academy of Binabaylan we are going to launch Masa Hilot or Hilot for the common people that everyone may receive it economically without compromising the quality of health care.

HABI promotes Hilot as the Traditional Medicine of the Philippines as it has its unique delivery of health care that is similar to the modern allopathic and conventional medicine. Hilot has preventive, promotive, therapeutic and rehabilitative delivery system that common people can afford.

The Philippine Traditional Hilot Medicine has its own way of determining the cause of illness or diagnostic method through tawas or Traditional Alternative Wellness Analytic System.

The Hilot methods of scanning cause of illness is not limited to tawas but it also employs pulse reading analysis, kapkap salat, pagsasala and bentusa.  In Hilot we are not limited in employing massage as treatment modality, but we also use herbs, heat, light, water and therapeutic communication (orasyon) for counseling, regression and progression therapy.

Apu Adman demonstrating Hilot Masahe during community outreach training
Pulse Reading demonstration
Tawas demonstration

For inquiries and scheduling of appointment, you may call or text Apu Adman Aghama at +639952467040 or email at hilot.binabaylan@gmail.com.

Hearing our inner selves

Today we had a great time discussing our cultural healing arts as we perform Kilubansa Healing through pagpag and patong dampi ritual. Then we have discussed the 7ancestral powers and the 8 directions of the ancestors where an individual can strengthen their bond to their divine lineage.

In Hilot, communication is essential in providing the right treatment to our client thus we perform tawas spiritual diagnosis in determining the cause of illness whether it be physical, emotional, mental, social or spiritual cause.

We also have performed pulse reading as a means of communicating with our internal organs as our inner selves.