(RE)DISCOVERING THE SACREDNESS OF MOUNT PULAG: A POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC ECOSPIRITUAL GROUNDING


Received: September 09, 2024 | Published: September 09, 2024

Authors

  • Rico Jacoba Saint Louis University, Philippines

Abstract

This paper explores the spiritual dimension of human ecology at Mount Pulag. To achieve this, the researcher analyzed themes on the sacredness of Mount Pulag from available literature and field interviews with members of the indigenous groups living around the sacred mountain at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The elements in the sacred mountains of the Judeo-Christian tradition are made to dialogue and interplay with the themes relative to Mount Pulag. The dialogue among the elements leads to the realization that the sacred Mount Pulag of Kabayan is physically distant from but very akin to the sacred mountains of Theophany in biblical Israel. In similar ways, both mountains are sacred mountains of God’s presence. Sustained by His (and spirits’) presence, Mount Pulag contributes to the well-being of human beings and creation. Thus, God’s sustaining presence makes sacred Mount Pulag a source of spirituality at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. If recognized and made to influence practice, this rediscovered eco-spiritual bond between humankind and Mount Pulag could lead to a transformed way of being in the world, with humanity interrelating with all creation as subjects, not objects, in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.

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Published

2024-09-09

How to Cite

Jacoba, R. (2024). (RE)DISCOVERING THE SACREDNESS OF MOUNT PULAG: A POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC ECOSPIRITUAL GROUNDING. National Conference on Catechesis and Religious Education Conference Proceedings, 11, 35–36. Retrieved from https://hitik-journal.reapph.org/NCCRE/article/view/66