Himagat

Himagat one of the traditional way of healing that used “sisiw” Filipino term for a chick, through the used of sisiw the healer may identify what kind of sickness that patient have. 

•  On our visit in Butag Bulan, Sorsogon we went to place that is called “kabatuhan” which a famous faith healer lived in the said place. Her name is Marilou Gutlay the third child of lola Tonding.
  Lola Tonding was also a faith healer. When she past away, her daughter Ate Marilou followed her footstep. She is 32 years old, she started in healing at the age of 29. She already encountered different kind of sickness where in she used different ways of healing. One of the said ways is  “himagat”. To perform this ritual activity ate Marilou used himagat to know what is the kind of sickness that the patient have.  In doing this kind of healing she used sisiw and knife.

 

Materials used in Himagat

Chicken and knife

 

The actual process of Himagat