The many spirits who inhabit rocks and large trees are generally
favorable to man and are collectively known as _magintalonan_.

Tama owns the deer and wild pigs, and no one hunts or traps in the
forest until he has made an offering of betel nut to this spirit. When
game is secured its tail and ears are strung on rattan and are hung in a
tree, in exchange for the live animal.

The _maniokan_, generally evil spirits, resemble snakes, and like them
live in the ground. People are frequently made lame by simply stepping
over their homes.

Each man and woman has a spirit, _kalaloa_,[81] dwelling in his body
during lifetime. At death this spirit goes into the sky, unless it
deserves punishment, in which case it is hurried to Kilot, a region
below. In either place these spirits keep close watch over the living
and bring success or disaster according to their will. They have come to
be looked upon as the guardians of the fields, and suitable offerings
are made to them at planting and harvest time.

[81] The Kulaman of Santa Cruz insist that each person has two
_kalaloa_, one on the right side and one on the left. At death the one
on the right side goes to a good place in the sky, where there is no
work and "thoughts come easy." The _kalaloa_ of the left side goes into
the ground to a poor place called Kilot. It is probable that the
neighboring Bagobo have influenced the beliefs of this group.

A few old men, _makating_, are thought to be able to address the spirits
with greater probability of success than the others; but they do not
stand in the same relation to the spirit world as do the _mabalian_ of