Hi..before my question, let me just explain first our culture in witchcraft and healing here in our country. The power of witchcraft here in our country are passed down to generations. It is only passed when a relative is dying, the witch shall choose whom to pass her power, whether her daughter, son, her sister or sometimes even a friend. They can pass it by just touching you.

Witchcraft here is primarily hexing people. We have two kinds of witchcraft here; first the witchcraft called "kulam", it's the lower type of witchcraft and can only cause you to the distortion of your body parts, pain, and insanity by the use of dolls and spells. And second, the highest type which is called "barang", witches(Mangkukulam) who possess the power of barang can hex you by putting insects or things like nails inside your body. Whatever it is that you offended them they shall put it inside your body. And what scares me is that they can kill people within 12 hours. And i have seen our own version of witchdoctors called "albularyo" cured and actually took insects, sticks and nails out of a person's body. There are also a family living in "Siquijor" island who are called the "Black Tongues". All of them in their family possess the power of Black Tongue. It is called black tongue because they can curse you instantly by just using words. And they are one of the most frightened sorcerers in the said island.

Witches here are still burned to death. If found out that a witch hexed somebody. People will burn their house down.

Now, i was told that "albularyos"(witchdoctors) and witches works their magic by the use of "Orasyons". And they acquired this orasyons by the Spirits which are passed to them by their witch relative or parents. These orasyons are written in a small book called "Libretas".. They usually wrote and add charms and spells to their Libretas in Holy Weeks.

Is it possible that the spirits passed to the witches and healers in our country are familiars?? I have been taught a lot of Orasyons too and i must say that those charms really work. How do i acquire my own familiar? I was also told that witches here can teach me to get my own familiar by a certain ritual..But i dont trust witches here..

These links will give you more idea on our magic culture:

This is believed as the patron saint of witches:

http://www.mysiquijor.com/MagicSaintRita.html


This one is a documentrary of the University of California regarding the shamans here in our Country:

http://www.shamansofsiquijor.blogspot.com/

It also has a preview of the documentation made.


This link will give you examples of Orasyons for healing:

http://www.stuartxchange.org/Bulong.html


This link talks about the island of witches:

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...mode=linearplus