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The concept of spiritual healers has long been a part of many cultures, including the Amis people. This includes the belief in a great and powerful creator, Kakrayan, who is responsible for all that exists and regulates the world according to his will. Kawas are believed to be capable of seeing into
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Kawas are divided into six groups: gods, ancestors, souls of living, spirits of living things, spirits of lifeless objects, and ghosts and mysterious beings, giving their blessing or calamities to mortals according to myths about them . Bamboo oracle specialists were among communicators.
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Almighty and creator of everything, and regulate the world in accord with Kakrayan's will. They have the power to see into the past and future and are said to regulate the world according to Kakrayan's plan.
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faith. Though the Amis have converted to
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