Javanese Script vs Balinese vs Sanskrit — What’s the Difference?

'Nusantara' in Javanese script above and Balinese script below.

By Ky Tutur, Javanese Culturalist • September 25, 2025 To the untrained eye, the ancient scripts of Southeast Asia can seem like a beautiful but indecipherable tangle of curves and hooks. Javanese script (Hanacaraka) and Balinese script (Aksara Bali), in particular, are often confused for one another. Add Sanskrit and its Devanagari script into the… Baca selengkapnya: Javanese Script vs Balinese vs Sanskrit — What’s the Difference?

Javanese Astrology: Reading the Forgotten Ancestral Map of the Cosmos, Deeper Than the Zodiac

"Realistic photo-style thumbnail of a Javanese astrologer with ancient manuscripts, batik patterns, and cosmic zodiac elements in the background, with text 'Javanese Astrology is Deeper than the Zodiac' in golden font, Javanese cultural atmosphere."

Javanese Astrology: Mapping the Cosmos and the Soul A Tale of Two Compasses: Western and Eastern Wisdom Angger, my child… Let us pause for a moment from the hustle and bustle of life and be honest with ourselves. We are the most connected generation in human history. In our hands, we hold luminous rectangular portals… Baca selengkapnya: Javanese Astrology: Reading the Forgotten Ancestral Map of the Cosmos, Deeper Than the Zodiac