<p>This article offers a culturally grounded reflection on how digital mourning practices among Filipinos function as forms of psychospiritual care. Drawing from anonymized narratives previously analyzed through a hermeneutic qualitative framework, the reflective analysis explores how grief is expressed, mediated, and ritualized through online spaces in ways that affirm memory, relationality, and collective healing. Anchored in Indigenous psychological concepts such as <i>kapwa</i> (shared inner self or interconnectedness), <i>pakikiramay</i> (empathic mourning or compassionate solidarity), and <i>bayanihan</i> (communal spirit or mutual aid), the discussion is situated within the cultural philosophy of Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino psychology). Through dialogue with Western grief theories—particularly Continuing Bonds and Meaning Reconstruction—the article highlights how Filipino digital mourning challenges individualistic models and reclaims grief as a relational, sacred, and culturally meaningful act. The article concludes with insights for pastoral caregivers, chaplains, and spiritual practitioners seeking to accompany mourners in culturally diverse and digitally mediated contexts.</p>

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Digital Mourning as Psychospiritual Care: A Filipino Cultural Reflection on Grief, Ritual, and Meaning

  • Marc Kenneth F. Cabañero

摘要

This article offers a culturally grounded reflection on how digital mourning practices among Filipinos function as forms of psychospiritual care. Drawing from anonymized narratives previously analyzed through a hermeneutic qualitative framework, the reflective analysis explores how grief is expressed, mediated, and ritualized through online spaces in ways that affirm memory, relationality, and collective healing. Anchored in Indigenous psychological concepts such as kapwa (shared inner self or interconnectedness), pakikiramay (empathic mourning or compassionate solidarity), and bayanihan (communal spirit or mutual aid), the discussion is situated within the cultural philosophy of Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino psychology). Through dialogue with Western grief theories—particularly Continuing Bonds and Meaning Reconstruction—the article highlights how Filipino digital mourning challenges individualistic models and reclaims grief as a relational, sacred, and culturally meaningful act. The article concludes with insights for pastoral caregivers, chaplains, and spiritual practitioners seeking to accompany mourners in culturally diverse and digitally mediated contexts.