The Mambabarang: The Black Magic of the Philippine Islands (Occult History Explained)

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The Mambabarang are said to be a group of practitioners of the dark arts in the Philippine islands. While little is known about their actual existence, their presence is buried in folklore and superstition.

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Never expected you to dip your toes in this field. And yes, Philippine witchcraft lore is a at times confused with voodoo but it has its own brand of wierdness.

b.r.
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While in the US Navy I went on a trip to Corregidor. Traveling through some of the provinces my buddy’s family, who lived there, told stories about the Mambabarang and Mamalarang ... sometimes chuckling, ... But my friends father stated to me, ”We may laugh, because we believe in Jesus. But we also believe in the Mambabarang.”

EMTwombly
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One of my relatives on my late father's side was a victim of BARANG.


It took my late father years before he could tell me that story when he was still alive after I asked what the difference between BARANG and KULAM was, and even when he did, it was obvious that it sent chills through him.


When my father was a young boy, his father had a a younger sister; she was the youngest in the family, as well as the youngest daughter, and her beauty could have made an ivory cameo look extremely plain, surpassing even that of her two older sisters, and other cousins.


When she was in her early twenties, she met a man who fell for her just as she did him. The only problem was that she had a rival for his affections, a woman who was rumored to be a practitioner of black magic, and she was extremely feared in their area. Since my paternal grandfather's side of the family was known for their pride and arrogance thanks to their positions in society, it was no surprise that his sister was dismissive of what she had heard, thinking herself to be above it all; she and the said woman often got into loud arguments where they would trade insults, which was witnessed by everyone.


She and her suitor were eventually married, and her rival seemed to disappear from the scene, as if she had taken her defeat gracefully, but that wasn't the case; it was said that she had left town, and no one wanted to ask where she had gone, given her reputation.


Almost from the very start, the marriage was plagued with unexplainable illnesses, and a medicine man informed my father's family that it was the doing of the woman who had been his aunt's rival. My father's aunt would constantly vomit black substances, like what was found at the very bottom of the canals, and she eventually died; one of her sons also became a victim, with centipedes constantly crawling out of what should have been minor flesh wounds after he and his friends bullied a quiet young boy who was also rumored to be from a family of black magic practitioners.


So, yeah, if you want to die an agonizing death, go ahead and cross them...

WolfMaiden
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Never underestimate the power of an elderly islander with a grudge. You might wake one morning to find a swarm of insects attempting to screen you for colon cancer. 😏

marilissh
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Hey just to clarify it's pronounced Mam-bah-bah-rang just like saying bah bah black sheep. Spoken slowly :) just a heads up, great work dude!

aguiting
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If some of ya'll reading this comment and visiting the Philippines soon and also interested with the occult don't forget to visit the island of Siquijor in Visayas which some say is the center of the occult culture in the Philippines (Also has nice beaches by the way) or you can also take a hike up at the Cordillera mountain range to see the Fire Mummies/Philippine mummies and drop by the rice terraces. :D

aguiting
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It is said that there are those who still practice among the secluded islands of the country.. In a country of 7, 641 islands all across the archipelago, there bounds to be one..

ClydeC
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They are real. The Spaniards burned any piece of evidence they could find linked to pre-colonial Philippines. It's sad to think about all those pieces, drawings, books, instruments, etc gone. It would be nice to know our ancestors' culture and belief before Christianity was forced upon them.

ysabelle_centeno
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Again never clicked faster I just live this Channel that much

kawaiiqueen
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Thank you for choosing subjects that aren’t a rehashing of every lore always done. I appreciate that you move all around the in your posts.

elizabethschultz
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The Philippines do have recorded history and documents about the lower dark arts of Black Magic all over the Philippine Islands, they're are recorded during the Early Spanish Conquest of the Philippines. It's shows many types of magic and different classes of sorcerers, up-to 12 kinds of those only 3 are still possibly existing today.

romeocivilino
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I like the lore behind the Mam-ba-ba-rang. Check out the other witches in the philippines with their own brand of nastiness: Mangkukulam (Disease), Manggagaway (Fire), Mansisilat (Mind Control/Chaos), and Hukluban (Death).

kayak
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I've been here in your channel for some time now ever since I've watched Anne Boney's story but I never thought my homeland would be featured here. Hailing from Quezon Province in the Philippines, I personally believe in Mambabarang. My late grandmother was a faith healer and knew some black magic herself. They are many in the past but they just suddenly vanished in these modern times.

lesterllave
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Definitely one of your most intriguing episodes. Some real crazy stuff over there in these countries.

MidnightVentures
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This is true.. i've seen it myself when a spiritual healer takes out insects from a man's swelling knee using a "gabi leaves" with water. And he just pray with some kind of language. I just cant believe it. It was 25 years ago.

pandaypira
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More Philippines folktale please. I’m wanna find out more

miamor
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Can you do one on the tikbalang or the aswang? A series on filipino creatures would be great. Theres so many!

richardpenn
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boi i'm new here and i didnt notice this as your latest video bc i went straight to your oldest one. thank u for featuring our mythology as well. i hope u feature more. we got cool mythological creatures too! :D

theegrach
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i'm from Indonesia, and this practice sounds quite familiar, here we call this practice 'Santet'..

adechin
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They do exist, most of them are quite old now unless they’ve found an apprentice. I grew up going to healers and mantatawas, the enemies of the mambabarangs.

benjohnsonbulac