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Babaylans Roles

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They are believed to be a woman who had been possessed by a spirit, or a woman who had dreams or had encountered life-altering experiences, or a woman who has inherited the role to become a "mystical woman" from an elder babaylan. The roles of babaylans in the ancient communities include the role of community leaders, warriors, community defenders, priestesses, healers, sages and seers. Most babaylans were women but there were actually babaylans who were men in drag or transvestites, dressing up as women to be able to act the role of the female
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