Monday, February 26, 2007

At the peak of the Holy Mountain - Unang Dungaw sa bundok ng Banahaw

February 25, 2007 - Sunday 3:30 am - Mt. Banahaw 2007

It is said that Mt. Banahaw keeps away those who are not yet ready to receive its secrets.

" Well after 15 years of waiting, Finally I recieved the secrets of the Holy Mountain".The following post will be our long day, short journey to Mt Banahaw. Imagine walking, scrumbling, rope climbing...etc. for one day just to reach the peak ( Unang Dungaw ) of the Holy Mt. Banahaw.

For a rookie like me, trekking to the Mountain takes 10hrs to reach the first peak ( Unang Dungaw ).But for the veterans that climbed Mt. Banahaw since 1991, they can reach the peak in just 2-3 hrs. Those veterans we're my companion in my first adventure to the Holy Mountain."


"Daday" ang taong bundok, hehehehe. i know this guy from the basketball court in our hometown, Taytay,Rizal. Daday served as my guide/sherpa. Sherpa? hmmmm well this guy trained along side with the pinoy who climbed Mt. Everest, here in Mt. Banahaw, those people were trained here in Mt. Banahaw and got their energy and stamina from the Mountains of Banahaw. The Mountain of Banahaw served as the training ground of mountaineers. Well those people who have known from around the world being the First Filipino climbed the Mt. Everest mostly were the product of the Holy Mountain.



Rising some 2450 meters from sea level, this active volcano, a part of the Banahaw-Cristobal National Park, has long been believed to be a storehouse of psychic energy. The local residents considers it a sacred mountain. It teems with legends and superstitions. It has been the home to countless members of religious cults, hermits, soul searchers, spiritist and faith healers who climbs its slopes to meditate in it’s cave and commune with the mountain spirits. It clearly shows the other side of Filipino fanaticism and superstitious ways. Being in Banahaw is something like stepping into incredible stories of apparitions, heavenly voices, strange sounds, dwarves, fairies and even UFO’s.

Geographically, Banahaw stands on a power point where the key lines of the earth intersect.Wherever such latitudes and longitudes meet, they create energy fields that allow higher frequencies of perception, physiological or otherwise.

Banahaw is one of those rare fields just like Lourdes in France, Sedona in Arizona, Bali in Indonesia and Ayers Rock in Australia, to name a few. People living in the foot of the mountain speaks of apparitions of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and even Dr. Jose P. Rizal and other national heroes.

An old legend has it that a hermit living near Banahaw once had a vision that it was to become the New Jerusalem. Appropriately, the names of all topographical features had been given names with biblical allusions, Kinabuhayan, Dolores, Santo Kalbaryo, Kweba ng Dios Ama and the famous Jacob’s Well to name a few. During Holy Week, pilgrims ascend to the crater rim peaks called Durungawan to relieve the passion and death of Jesus Christ. There, three crosses have been strategically planted to recreate the actual crucifixion scene. On Good Friday, however, the summit should be deserted, as the mystics believe that only God the Father may bear witness to His Son’s death.

It is also said that on the same day, an enkanto (spirit) opens a hidden cave near the crosses, which acts as the pathway to the nether world. Anyone left on the summit will be compelled to enter it and never return. Mt. Banahaw is a silent eloquent towering refuge. It forces the visitor to see beyond, if only momentarily, his/her superfluous needs. For an instant, even the most jaded traveler becomes pure of heart and for that alone, a climb up the mountain is well worth it.

Banahaw is located 100 kilometers southeast of Manila. It is the highest peak among a series of mountains and is surrounded by the towns of San Pablo, Majayjay, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Tiaong, Candelaria, Sariaya, Lucena, Tayabas and Lucban. Being an active volcano, its last recorded eruption was on 1721. That eruption caused a lake to form on the volcano’s crater which may have caused the crater to burst open during a possible eruption of 1743, though geographer Fr. Huerta mentioned in his Estado Geographica that it happened sometime 1730. The crater today is called ilalim. It also resulted the transfer of the town of Sariaya to its fourth and present site. In the 19th century Banahaw was called Monte de Majayjay or Monte San Cristobal which was then considered the "gateway" in ascending the mountain. It was also called "Vulcan de Agua" because of the numerous springs that flows from the base.

The present name Banahaw might have been derived from the word Ban-aw which means a vantage point to a lofty position.



INFORMATION:

Mount Banahaw
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mount Banahaw (alternatively Banáhao) is a dormant volcano located on the boundary of Majayjay, Laguna and Lucban, Quezon in Luzon, Philippines. It is considered to be sacred by the local residents. It has another of this mountain and it was named as Mount Banahaw de Lucban.

Physical characteristics

Height/ Elevation: 2,158 m asl (7,080 feet)
Crater: breached by 1.5 km x 3.5 km at its southern rim; 210 deep

Major adjacent volcanic edifices:

Mount San Cristobal (at western slope)
Mount Banahaw de Lucban (at northeastern slope) Buho
Masalakot Domes (at southwestern slope)
Mount Mayabobo Maars: Lake Dagatan and Lake Ticab

Thermal Areas:

Tiaong-San Pablo hot/warm springs
Bakia warm/cold springs
Sampaloc warm springs
Mainit hot/warm springs
Cagsiay hot/warm springs
Composition of Lava: Andesitic
Coordinates: 14°4′0″N, 121°29′0″E
Type: Complex Volcano
Last Eruption:


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