The Gods of the Oasis
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- San Pedro de Atacama: A town dedicated to the rocks that surround the tiny oasis it envelopes.
I didn't really know what to say about San Pedro until a few days after we left town. But after wading through a sea of new age hippies upon arrival this is what stuck out to me. It's a bit looser script than usual, due to the story coming on the fly. Hope you enjoy regardless!
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I'm Chilean and I have followed your channel for a long time, I was so grateful when you talked about Rapa Nui, and now that you talk about San Pedro, I don't know what to say, my father was raised in the desert, and so was I (even if I lived in the coast which is easier) he taught to see the beauty of the sand and the sun, and I love San Pedro, but it worries me how the tourism is eating it away, I hope one day we could find a way where people could appreciate the people and the landscape without making it a product to be consumed.
I hope you guys at least caught a glimpse of Chuquicamata or Chacabuco, those are good stories too, even thou more modern.
I just got back from San Pedro and it is very crowded and touristy for such a small town, which is a shame. Very pretty area though.
Goddamn, your storytelling style never fails to give me chills.
Smittens the awesome soundtrack choice here really helps, too!
I never read the end card until today. Turns out they're actually worth reading. Oops, I've missed so many. :/
Always read the end card. Subtle humor and usually a salient point.
often one of my favorite parts of the video. Seriously, when you get the time, go back and check 'em out.
I like the alternate video titles.
Looking forward to history lessons in Albania....
love Petiti's nicknames
Man, good job getting the exposure right inside that van under bright sunlight.
This channel is like no other...
That's not the important factor. I'm sure.
The storytelling, presentation, cinematography are always on point. Also the topics are always awe inspiring with a kind of world reflection hard to describe. Can't stress enough how much I love this channel.
If I remember correctly, that same desert hosts one of the largest interferometers on earth. I'm imagining an alien species looking down at this area, seeing the complex equipment of a species (us) trying to look into the vast distances of space while right next door that same species is gathering rocks it believes are magical. We truly are an odd bunch.
DivideByZero yeah just ask our ancestors
Yes, we humans are strange, complex creatures.
A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep.
Victor Yau sleepycast
Pēteris Savickis You are correct. It was in the Pilot episode
Man it makes me so glad you´re focusing so much attention in Chile, our country is beautiful and very intresting and it deserves its time in the spotlight
Ps: Your show rocks.
Praise the sun!
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Romans 1:25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
Oh cmon it's harmless. Lighten up it's an obvious joke given the contents of the video ;)
Tracey M r/whoosh
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Damn Hallucinogens! Back at it again with the spiritual amplification
man
i liked this
Must be 14 years since my wife and i were there, the place was much smaller then. The local mafia used to control the electricity, If you didn't pay them off you didn't get access to it. Very in keeping with the general history of the place i guess, people never change. My lasting memory of San Pedro de Atacama was the night sky, so many stars.
Another great video, keep up the good work guys :)
Another very thoughtful piece. I honestly couldn't tell that the script was looser than usual (take from that what you will!).
It's sad to think how often this place has been re-invented by the various "invasions" (including the New-Age tourism) but there are places all over the planet that have suffered the same fate. I imagine the people living in San Pedro de Atacama would point out that in every circumstance--the arrival of the Incas, the Spaniards, the New-Agers, the most important thing was to adapt and survive.
Living in a desert oasis like this is hard enough. Adaptation (which is ultimately the only way our species survives) is at the sharp end when you're dependent on the tricky ecology of an oasis. If, as you say, the New-Age tourism has expanded the town twofold and will do so again in the future, I suspect they will eventually overwhelm the ecology of the area and the desert will reclaim it. Rocks will ultimately triumph over man.
The sad thing is, this will probably come as a surprise because now, more than ever, the human race seems to think it has (or should have) control over everything.
Are you guys acutely aware that there's sand on the sensor?
I don't like sand. Its coarse, rough and irritating
Ulaş Gürsoy get’s everewhere too
Read the end titles.
KK Foto congratulations on getting the joke.
I guess you got mine too ... Exact words ;)
My physics teacher tought us "my very eager mother just served us nachos"
There used to be a time when great story tellers where common. Not so much today. Thank you for reviving a dying art . Awesome story telling. 5 star rating.
Wow, that is seriously awe inspiring beauty that only nature can produce!
Thank you for being so self-aware and humble of your narration. Your videos are truly unique for this reason.
"Don't let anyone think for you" : Don't tell me what to do ! hmm wait...
Glad to see this channel slowly growing. Everyoen needs to watch this.
I don't know if you'll even see this, but I want to say my thanks. Your channel is one of those awesome things that I can just immerse myself in and learn something without even thinking. I think the stories you tell touch most people that see them. I'm pretty sure I've found most channels like this and added them to my „list”, but it's always great to find a new one. And since your channel isn't that old or well known, I thought I'd leave my thanks. Not many people can produce content that is interesting and educative at the same time. But the people that make it happen really inspire me:D. I hope one day I can be someone that teaches other people like this. It seems you are already doing what is only a dream to me, and I wish you the best of luck in the challenges that are to come. The content you produce is great, and it's only a matter of time untill more people watch your videos!
I can't wait until you visit a Canadian Residential School.
Why?
Maybe full of hippies.
Because they're very, VERY good at exposing the inhumanity of man, Micha B. Many, many people don't know the abuses that our country visited upon the First Nations, only hearing rumours and second or even third hand information. The reconciliation between the Canadian Government and the First Nations is a major point of contention, as the average Canadian basically just sees it as "them Injuns whining for more money".
As a Canadian this is an important topic for me that I'd love to see Evan cover someday. I had been taught that residential schools were bad, but I've never really been aware of how devastating it was to the history and culture of the native people of Canada until these last few years.
Until now I never heard of the Canadian Residential Schools. For me as a German this looks awfully familiar. It boggles me how the church of canada was involved into this.
Far from the original
www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/orphan-bible-verses/
Apologies by the church
www.catholicvoices.ca/indian-residential-schools-resources-sample-apologies/
Great Video!! So educational and mind expanding !!! brilliant channel through and through
I think the sand on the camera sensor actually adds to the presentation rather than being a "flaw". :) Thank you so much for the work that you guys do. It's so positive and uplifting. Hopeful. Hope instilling, is maybe a better word. As someone who is disabled, with many medical issues and living alone* it really helps get me through the day. Take care and I can't wait to see the next bit of rarity that you uncover from the depths of the Earth. (Or point out the obvious that is for whatever reason easily overlooked or ignored!) :)
*besides my faithful cat. ;)
Thank you for this non biased informative video
I love this series so much!!! Please keep making them!!!!
As a History student, I love these history episodes. You have a very original perspective and I love how you tell a bigger story from the historical perspective of one small village or one culture, keep up the good work!
Always interesting insights. Thank you for the work you do.
Canal street in New York City. The art types lived there until someone noticed and it became the place to be making it impossible for the artists to remain.
This reminds me of when my family visited Sedona. I was raised skeptical, so it was sort of a trip we made because we like good geology, and just as a spectator. That sort of "new age hippie" thing is so baffling to me. But at the same time, the "activist hippie" has the potential to be a force for a lot of genuine good. And at the same time again, sometimes other activist hippie types manage to cause change that is well intentioned, but woefully uninformed, and ultimately, objectively harmful to the very system they are attempting to protect. But in so many eyes, the ignorant, the harmful, and the beneficial all get grouped together and caricatured to the point that they are completely dehumanized.
First youtuber where I watch the ads on purpose lol. Great fucking work. Keep doing this, it's how you change the world for the better
Thanks dude, you ROCK
It kinds of blows my mind that people from outside noticed that san pedro is getting overwhelmed and not people from my country.
I only see ads and tourism reports on the news like: go you need to visit this place no matter what and waste your money!
Sorry for my english by the way...nice video, hope more people from chile could understand english and watch this
Stunning. I’m gonna start worshiping you now.
your videos are powerful and so moving
This series is so good!
Love your style of narration.
This is such a quality series.
The introduction to the video was filmed inside a classroom from Humberstone Salpeter's school, one of the last nitrate mining towns standing. San Pedro de Atacama is located 440 km (273 miles) away from Humberstone, between those towns there's just sand and a few villages.
That's the worst Uber I've ever seen.
wow early, great video just from the first bit
You surely produce some very inteligent material.
Great video, really intriguing.
Never heard of this city. Thanks Rare Earth!
another amazing video
Great vids! keep it up
I spent 2 days in that desert, and hiked up to 12000 feet during a joint training with the Chilean special forces.
Year 2000. It was a great experience.
Very good B-roll. Gj guys
I always wanted to visit chile ,easter island the monida palace, and atacama ,you covered it all😂😂thanks,
I like that ‘thanks dude, you rock!’ now reads as if you are calling Chris Zabriskie a rock who is worthy of worship.
I was there with some friends some weeks ago. In and around the area (also ALMA). So it is nice to get some history and perspective about it area.
A rock records the story of its formation -- the heat and pressures involved, when and where this happened, what else was going on nearby, how this fits into the geological history of the Earth. A rock is all about realty. Ascribing 'magic' to a rock defies that reality.
You have such an interesting perspective
The Solar System (including "dwarf planet", Pluto) approves this video!
;^}
I never knew about the Atacama, until I saw the Bolivia episode of Top Gear. lol
I know it from that one map in Battlefield Bad Company 2, lol
Beautiful videography (y)
Thank you for a singularly unique view of Chile.
I love your channel...keep it up mate. Wil you be making any videos in England?
Albania? Already looking forward to it!
I have to say something about quartz: It does have special properties. It is piezoelectric and can create electrons. Also, it is not just "new age" religions that think it is special. In Vajrayana Buddhism, it is said that quartz represents the nature of the primordial mind itself.
damn this channel is up there with deep look
Make video about japan again, i really interested about it. And the way you deliver the message its really cool, and i like it
7:52 Ooooh, wait a minute - are you coming to Europe for the next season then?
Nicely done, as always! If I may ask, how long does it take you to write an average episode? Do you write in the evening and then film the next day? Or are you doing this all extemporaneously, which, if so, I doubly bow down in honour!
Thanks from the Space Coast.
are that same quartz that keep time on my Seiko?
How did you make a video about rocks be interesting??? I'm amazed
First, let me thank you for this incredible body of work. I really enjoy it. Now on to what made me open my browser (I watch on roku) to comment. Quartz is not believed to contain energy. Well not by those well trained. Rather, it is a form of lens for the energy of the body. The electromagnetic energy some of us believe extends beyond our nervous system and radiates out and can be directed, shaped, and used as a tool. To what extent is always the question, and what do you call this magic is another, and can you prove it is the biggest. However, as to the place of quartz in this process, it's a focusing tool, or even a battery. The clearer the quartz crystal, the sharper the focus, and ones with a lot of occlusions are thought of as capacitor style, soaking in the energy to hold it then release it in either a burst or a slow seep. If you ever want to do a show on this, that'd be pretty fascinating and also to learn what other "new age religion" people think too. You could tour the rock fields and interview the collectors.
The 9th is a dwarf pizza
Quartz is a Piezo electric gem so under pressure like in a watch it does produce power
San Pedro cactus is a great Hallucinogen. It's similar to peyote but not exactly the same.
Respect to Pluto.
Yuh
Quartz kind of does contain energy... when compressed or bent, it generates a charge or voltage on its surface conversely if a voltage is applied, quartz will bend or change its shape very slightly. :)
"Contain" isnt the word I'd use tho.
You've already explained the energy comes from compressing it. Energy doesn't live in the rock.
Rare Earth is like Vice before they became a bunch of tools.
But better.
Holy shit that carved hand is amazing. How old is it? Shouldn't it be more weathered?
Come for the rocks
Stay for the cute street dogs
keep up the great work. I love your content and it is very inspiring. I have decided to make my own channel and document my everyday life just so I can also provide content like you do. Many Thanks my friend
3:50 Neighbor of the Beast
I always find it ironic that the rock known for energy healing is acutally a piezoelectric, a bad one, but one none the less. People talk about the energy in it and don't realise that they actually are holding an energy source. Or more more of an energy conversion source
Yeah I think it's wrong to cal it a source of energy either way really
And that looks like Mt Shasta due to its location
Hey
Quartz does contain energy called piezoelectric, so you're mistaken.
Charms...interesting wording
ok ok...Quartz was all so used in things like Radios.! it can Chanel energy.!!
All Hail the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
His Noodle appendage has touched my stomach, and I hope he touches yours. ✌😇
What?
We live on top of skeletons?!
I knew it!
Spooky all the way!!!
Love the Uber.
Peizoelectricity is that energy you stated doesn't exist in quartz, sir.
278th and proud :)
And in one hundred years, that town will become a city with Skyscrapers to rival Dubai's.
I like you sunglasses. What brand are those?
I'm pretty sure they are RayBans, but no clue what the model is called. I like them too!
You should do a trip to Mongolia
what are new age religions?
This looks like death valley
I wish there was an auto-like button.
Not sure what to make of video, interesting nonetheless
(he he) hippies (he he)
Man, you love chile don't you?
I luv it too aguanta Chile