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the winds, and the amount of heat and cold in a person. This course will teach a student to distinguish which parts of the body are vulnerable to cold, and which are vulnerable to heat. As for the "winds" what are referred to here are not just natural air flows, but supernatural "bad winds" that cause sickness: the hunab is a warm wind controlled by lamang-lupa that enters people from below, or through pores; the sareno is a cold wind controlled by the engkanto, and enters people from the top.
HLM 301 Types of Supernatural Diseases
This course will allow the student to distinguish natural from supernatural illnesses, as well as identify the major types of supernatural illnesses. These illnesses/conditions include: nalamang-lupa (which symptoms can range from mere physical discomfort to full blown insanity), natabang (swelling of the stomach), nabarang (victim of a barang attack), nagaway (victim of a curse, or paktol), namatanda (victim of a nuno), and soul abduction.
HLM 302 Treatment of Illness
This course delves into the basic techniques of albularyo and mananambal, the general practitioners of the healing world. This involves the teaching of both the mundane, such as folk and herbal remedies, but also the supernatural. The course begins with an attempt to commune with environmental spirits, usually during a dream-state, in order to secure a relationship with a benefactor that will provide both knowledge and assistance to the healer. These spiritual benefactors are essential to the power of an albularyo or mananambal.
HLM 401 Hilot
Hilot is a special healing technique to treat muscle and bone pain and dysfunction. This course will cover the three major forms of hilot: the mirror technique (usually only for treatment of children), the banana leaf technique (where the leaf sticks to the spot that is at the root of the ailment), and the splint technique (where splinting and special prayer formulas are used in conjunction).
HLM 402 Luop
This course teaches luop, a ritual that is effective in ascertaining the cause of an illness, particularly if the illness is caused by spiritual beings. Attention is given to both the material components of the ritual (such as the baong-lalaki, the shell of a coconut with a "dimple" at a particular place), and the mechanics of the "Rite of the Cross" and other parts of the ritual.
HLM 403 Buga
This course teaches buga, which is a specialty technique that allows the curing of wounds through a combination of prayers and the application of chewed betel nut. Students will learn the proper preparation of nganga (a mixture of betel leaves, areca nut, lime and tobacco), and the properties of the three types of spittle: sali, bungang-putay, and lubigan, each of which are effective against different types of wounds.
Jayawarman 9th Remembers the Dragon Archipelago
Chris Mooney-Singh
The writing of Chris Mooney-Singh (Australia/Singapore) has appeared in The Best of South-East Asian Erotica , The Best of Singapore Erotica , Love and Lust in Singapore and Crime Search: Singapore . His recent poetry collection The Bearded Chameleon (2011) explores cultural adoption as a convert to Sikhism. The Laughing Buddha Cab Company (2007) looks at Asia through a series of taxi rides. Two short plays were produced for the Singapore Short and Sweet festival in 2008 and 2009. Based permanently in Singapore, he is presently a post-graduate research scholar at Monash University, Melbourne.
1. Prologue
Not many rajahs live the life of dragons.
Most come and go in love with their istanas.
Wisdom is earned outside of history.
Map your footsteps through philosophy.
The once-upon-a-time name Jayawarman—
my final fixed abode on earth, is just
a history lesson. A name is but a name,
the sense of "mine" on temporary loan.
One's living actions have no end at all.
My old pink fortress perches on the cliff,
its fallen gate—a gaping jungle mouth
and cairn of stones, protected by bamboo
is the
HLM 301 Types of Supernatural Diseases
This course will allow the student to distinguish natural from supernatural illnesses, as well as identify the major types of supernatural illnesses. These illnesses/conditions include: nalamang-lupa (which symptoms can range from mere physical discomfort to full blown insanity), natabang (swelling of the stomach), nabarang (victim of a barang attack), nagaway (victim of a curse, or paktol), namatanda (victim of a nuno), and soul abduction.
HLM 302 Treatment of Illness
This course delves into the basic techniques of albularyo and mananambal, the general practitioners of the healing world. This involves the teaching of both the mundane, such as folk and herbal remedies, but also the supernatural. The course begins with an attempt to commune with environmental spirits, usually during a dream-state, in order to secure a relationship with a benefactor that will provide both knowledge and assistance to the healer. These spiritual benefactors are essential to the power of an albularyo or mananambal.
HLM 401 Hilot
Hilot is a special healing technique to treat muscle and bone pain and dysfunction. This course will cover the three major forms of hilot: the mirror technique (usually only for treatment of children), the banana leaf technique (where the leaf sticks to the spot that is at the root of the ailment), and the splint technique (where splinting and special prayer formulas are used in conjunction).
HLM 402 Luop
This course teaches luop, a ritual that is effective in ascertaining the cause of an illness, particularly if the illness is caused by spiritual beings. Attention is given to both the material components of the ritual (such as the baong-lalaki, the shell of a coconut with a "dimple" at a particular place), and the mechanics of the "Rite of the Cross" and other parts of the ritual.
HLM 403 Buga
This course teaches buga, which is a specialty technique that allows the curing of wounds through a combination of prayers and the application of chewed betel nut. Students will learn the proper preparation of nganga (a mixture of betel leaves, areca nut, lime and tobacco), and the properties of the three types of spittle: sali, bungang-putay, and lubigan, each of which are effective against different types of wounds.
Jayawarman 9th Remembers the Dragon Archipelago
Chris Mooney-Singh
The writing of Chris Mooney-Singh (Australia/Singapore) has appeared in The Best of South-East Asian Erotica , The Best of Singapore Erotica , Love and Lust in Singapore and Crime Search: Singapore . His recent poetry collection The Bearded Chameleon (2011) explores cultural adoption as a convert to Sikhism. The Laughing Buddha Cab Company (2007) looks at Asia through a series of taxi rides. Two short plays were produced for the Singapore Short and Sweet festival in 2008 and 2009. Based permanently in Singapore, he is presently a post-graduate research scholar at Monash University, Melbourne.
1. Prologue
Not many rajahs live the life of dragons.
Most come and go in love with their istanas.
Wisdom is earned outside of history.
Map your footsteps through philosophy.
The once-upon-a-time name Jayawarman—
my final fixed abode on earth, is just
a history lesson. A name is but a name,
the sense of "mine" on temporary loan.
One's living actions have no end at all.
My old pink fortress perches on the cliff,
its fallen gate—a gaping jungle mouth
and cairn of stones, protected by bamboo
is the
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