![]() ![]() ![]() One such revenue is raising the dead for nobles who are willing to pay for the privilege – wives, family members, etc. While Dark asha are also expected to entertain visitors in parties to earn their living like most other asha, there are many Dark asha throughout history who have chosen not to do so, because there are better financial alternatives at their disposal. Many people also believe that mangkukulams are capable of shapeshifting into different creatures, often black animals like rats or dogs, or that they can control certain animals like rats – a nod to bone witches’ ability to control daeva.Ģ. They are something of a fixture among many rural areas in the Philippines while they are generally feared and disliked by most people in society, they are still considered a necessary evil, as many seek their help for potions or for reversing a curse they believe they’ve been put under. ![]() Mangkukulams are at their core medicine women who also use curses and hexes to sell on the side for those who want to seek revenge against their enemies, or for people who disrespect the witches. ![]() Bone witches / Dark asha are based on Filipino witches called mangkukulams. “3 things we don’t know about The Bone Witch world”ġ. ![]()
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