Resources

Here is a link of miscellaneous resources related to Sikodiwa. Free public lectures are uploaded on YouTube, while exclusive content can be accessed via Patreon. I also contribute essays to Lifestyle Inquirer.

Reading List

Note: You don’t have to ask me where to find these books—you can search online, contact the publishers, or ask your local library!

1. Jaime C. Bulatao, Phenomena and their Interpretation (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1992)¹

2. Leonardo N. Mercado, Elements of Filipino Philosophy (Divine Word University Publications, 1974)

3. Leonardo N. Mercado (Editor), Filipino Religious Psychology (Divine Word University Publications, 1977)

4. Virgilio G. Enriquez, From Colonial to Liberation Psychology (The University of the Philippines Press, 1992)

5. Grace Nono, Babaylan Sing Back (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2023)

6. John P. McAndrew, People of Power (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2001)

7. Michael L. Tan, Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam (The University of the Philippines Press, 2008)

8. Dennis Santos Villegas, You Shall Be As Gods (Vibal Foundation, 2017)

9. Francisco Demetrio, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, and Fernando N. Zialcita, The Soul Book (GCF Books, 1991)

10. Nick Joaquin, Culture and History (Anvil, 1988/2004)

Academic Articles

This is a list of articles written by Carl Lorenz Cervantes. They can be accessed via ResearchGate.

1. “Filipino Psychology is a Transpersonal Psychology” (Advance online publication, Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 2025)

2. “Kaluluwa, Kapwa, Kalikasan: Mental Health Implications of Filipino Folk Beliefs” (Advance online publication, Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 2023)

3. “Philippine Parapsychology” (Explore, 2024)

4. “The Interpretation of a Phenomenon: Telepathy in Psychotherapy Among Therapists Trained Under Fr. Jaime C. Bulatao” (with Karina Therese Galang Fernandez, Asia Pacific Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 2023)²

5. “Deep Ecology, Nature Spirits, and the Filipino Transpersonal Worldview” (International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 2023)

6. “There’s a Duwende on my Shelf: The Parapsychological Studies of Fr. Jaime C. Bulatao, SJ” (International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 2022)

7. “The Limitations and Potentials of Tarot Readings in Times of Uncertainty” (Diliman Review, 2021)

You can now pre-order Sikodiwa (North Atlantic Books, 2025):

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Updated as of 5 April 2025.

1. This is the book that enticed me to begin exploring the psycho-mystical aspects of Philippine culture. Learn more about Fr. Bulatao here through this documentary series.

2. This was the research I conducted for my graduate studies. Dr. Fernandez was my thesis adviser.