Like i am telling you all the time that Hilot is not just massage but there are other modalities that an Authentic Manghihilot could provide as cure for an illness.

So How Malong could treat an illness? Well, I could share more ways how malong can be employed in Healing if you enroll on our training program in becoming a Hilot Binabaylan.

But basically, Malong is a form of clothing that mostly worn by thalassocrat people who lives in nearby sea. Which is common in southern Philippines and nearby neighboring countries. It is one of the earliest clothing of our ancestors aside from bahag and saplot at tapis. Though it was my long dream to meet and befriend a Fashion Designer that could revive or reinvent Saplot and Tapis to be worn in this modern times rather than Baro’t Saya for female and Barong for men which has its Spanish Influence and now been celebrated as our National Clothing. I have seen Malong being indigenous to Maranao and Maguindanaon People as they use it even in their daily modern lives and been inspired by them.

The first time I see malong that been worn by men was when I am in Saudi Arabia. I noticed that Saudian people always wear their national dress for men which is called thobe. And even muslims here in the Philippines do sometime wear thobe as Islam was a National Religion for Saudi Arabia. But aside from Saudians, I see Indians, Bangladeshi, Indonesians wear Malong as their skirt or lower garments that is why when I came back to the Philippines and establish Hilot Academy of Binabaylan, I started to wear Malong as my lower garments at home. Since Philippines is one of the Thalossocratic country, which is surrounded by sea, it is comfortable to wear Malong specially on hot and sunny days. Malong can be one of the cultural pride of our country aside from the Habi and Abel coming from different regions of our country. Besides from that I see Malong can be useful in doing Hilot as Malong is known to be cloth from Cradle to Grave. It has been known to use by our Maguindanaon Brothers and Sister to wrap their new born child in malong so as their dead before sending them to the Grave. I see its worth in giving warmth during Rainy and cold days, so as Shelter in Sunny days. For me instead of using umbrella under the sun, I use malong as a Shade even during rainy days.

It is important to know in our Journey in becoming a Hilot Binabaylan the kind of medicine we apply in treating our people who are sick. It was not us who practice Hilot does heal. And since time immemorial we never claim we could heal but it is the person themselves through God’s Grace. In our training, we share all the methods that we could use to facilitate activating the healing abilities of an individual. And many people have ignored or neglected to value of our Plant Medicine Allies.

As modern people of this time have been trapped to their knowledge that medicine should be prescribed only by a medical professional and need to buy at the pharmacy and have forgotten that our Great Healer have given us Caregiver through the plants that grow in our surroundings. People just take what they have been told and known but have built a wall of separation to other plants they do not know and consider them as poison.

Our ignorance towards Plant Medicine allies have limit us and enslaved us to patronize medicines that could be bought at pharmaceuticals. Our busy life made us choose fast relief that it is easy to buy rather than to cultivate our own medicine. This modern culture that we have now in this generation makes life easy that it easily comes and easily go. There are so much fear that been instilled and inculcated into our minds by this modern society where we belong now. But if we set aside those fear, and trust that everything God had made has a purpose and integrate our self to the ways of Nature, then like trees in the forest, we will grow and stay alive longer and enjoy the blessings that the world may give.

When I woke up this morning as I am having my cup of Coffee, I just wondered Who I became today. I still remember those day before I started working in this profession that I am Jobless who relies on my daily living to my parents who lovingly provides everything for me.

I remember that night when my heart feels heavy and reach out to the sky and lie down on the cold ground in a grassy hill where moon and starlight shine while my tears flooding my face. I remember that time when I asked God to reveal to me who should I be, and in the silence of the night, it seems the moon have whispered into my ears and asked me: “what can you do to live?”

And I said: “I can do Hilot and Divination!” And from that time forward, I start doing Hilot as a Living.

First, as a Body Care Technician at Fitness First Spa ABS-CBN in Quezon City then as Spa Treatment Developer on which I was able to use my knowledge as Manghihilot in formulating Herbal Treatments on Hilod and Pagbabalot (Exfoliating Body Scrub and Wrap) which people have loved much. After rendering my services as employee, I become an Accredited Trainer and Assesor on Hilot Wellness Massage NC2. And from then on, my journey in this advocacy have lead me in establishing Hilot Academy of Binabaylan which is an Educational Ministry of Luntiang Aghama Natural Divine Arts Shrine of Healing Inc.

Hilot Hands Ltd. of London will host us an Event that is called Pangalap which means Gathering and this will happen on April 7, 2023 by 9:00 AM GMT (London Time) or in the Philippines it will be 5:00 PM. This event is created in observance of the Roman Catholic Holiday which is known as Good Friday.

During the post colonial Tradition in the Philippines, Good Friday was known to be the best day in making Lana or Healing Oil. Usually the making of Lana starts during the Ash Wednesday, when devout catholic brings their Palaspas in the Church to be ritually burnt and the ashes will be used to Mark Cross on the forehead of the faithful reminding them of their origins that:

“From Ashes you Came, To Ashes we shall return.”

Gensis 3:19

On this day Filipino Mystics and healers starts collecting herbs that they will use as ingredients in making Lana or Healing Oil. In our Family, this tradition has been passed to me from my Father who consistently make Lana every Good Friday by Noon Time. Since the stove is busy in making the healing oil, so our Lunch has been delayed till 3:00 PM, and my Father being a Catholic himself says that delaying our Lunch will be our observance of the lent by doing the penitent of Fasting.

But why make a Healing Oil on Good Friday when all Catholics believe that Jesus Christ was dead by that time? Hard core Catholics may say that this practice is an abomination and blasphemy to the Catholic Faith, others would say that during this days Dark Power is on Height but for Authentic Healers and Mystics would say that this practice proves that God is not Dead. It is a celebration that even religion would consider God to be dead at that time, for Us even in death there is power to give life through the oil that we make on this day.

Is making Lana or Healing Oil is Limited only during Good Friday? No! Anytime is a Good Day to make Lana or Healing Oil as All Days are God given days for us. But of course, when we are sick we can not make the healing oil as we are weak, specially when we are dead. And during those time of sickness, we ask someone to anoint us with Healing oil so that we can recover.

The reason why we make our Lana or Healing Oil during Good Friday, so that we can align our intention to the intentions of all the mystics and healers who gathered on this moment of Time in making Healing Oil. These people came from either the Holy Mountain of Banahaw in Doleres, Quezon and the Holy Mouuntain of Bandilaan in Siquijor which are known for their Healing Powers.

So this April 7, 2023- we invite you to come to our Shrine at Luntiang Aghama Natural Divine Arts Shrine of Healing Inc. by 12:00 Noon Philippine Time as we make together our Healing Oil. And to those who will come there will be an Energy Exchange of Php 500.00 that will be used in buying the ingredients we will use during the Ritual. For those who are interested to join, kindly fill up the form below for RSVP.