Bhuta Kala: demons or force of nature?
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 by Sidarta WijayaThe world of Balinese is the equilibrium of two forces of nature, positive and negative force. The positive force is represented by the God and negative forces represented by the Bhuta Kala, But what exactly is, or are, bhuta kala? The average Balinese would reply that bhutas and kalas, or bhuta kala, are evil spirits that cause a great many of the small and large problems of mankind, from a lost watch to a crippling disease. To them, the bhutas kalas have no other mission on earth than to annoy and persecute humans, making people ill, disturbing and polluting anything. They can go into people’s bodies and make them insane or turn them into idiots.
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