Seven of Pentacles. Art by Martin Malabanan, from The Southeast Asian Myths & Stories Tarot.
Featuring rice deities of the Sambal people of the Philippines.
Damulag: God to protect the flowers of the rice plants against the elements; Damolag: God to protect the flowers while they transform to fruits; Kalasakas: God which is aiding early ripening of rice stalks; Kalasokus: God of turning grain yellow and dry; and Dumangan: God of good harvest.
Rice is a very important staple in Southeast Asia.
From the sowing to the ripening and harvesting of the crop; it would take 90-200 days.
The Sambal People of Philippines reverend the rice crop and knows that it would take patience for it to grow from seed to crop.
The 5 gods of the rice shows each an aspect of the life cycle of the rice growth and transformation.
