14/09/2026
On my recent adventures through Bali, I stayed in the Gianyar region, in a native joglo hut. So, think complete wood, traditional hut. I was perched high in the forest, with a running river and valley below.
When I arrived the first night here, it was late at night. All the sounds of nature, the shower was outdoors, the hut is on stilts, and while showering, it was a completely above ground, meaning I could see directly into darkness under this hut.
I don’t get scared too often these days. Im pretty well protected but my goodness I was on edge 😅
In my motherland (Philippines) we believe in Diwata, otherwise known as nature spirits. They are guardians of forests, rivers…. Many countries and cultures believe in the ancestors of nature, but, if you aren’t connected to that land, its space, its custom, you don’t know who, or what you could be upsetting.
Usually every morning and night I speak to all ancestors. The ones that inhabited this forest included. I knew I had eyes on me, some of these walls were complete glass no curtains 😅🙈💩 but I promised, tomorrow when I was better prepared I would make an offering.
That day upon arriving back, I prepared for them in a dish, some food and drinks I was also eating. This included rice, vegetables and some other herbs, local to Bali. I then said a blessing, and left it at the closest threshold outside between the hut and the forest, the following days the eyes stopped following me. This should be done daily. When you are in nature, the oceans, rivers, forests, deserts, mountains… these are very sacred places. They need acknowledgement. I can go into more detail, but let’s just say, upsetting the balance, there are also known to be some ‘creatures’ that can give you bad luck, then you have to go to a witch doctor to have these things reversed 😅
Does your country, culture or religion believe in offerings to the unseen? I’ll mention tomorrow the offerings to water 💦
