As many of you know, last year I went on a tour of ancient sites and intriguing monasteries in Armenia lead by local researchers and hosted by Graham Hancock. I’ve been trying to find the best way to present my random, shaky footage – and I think breaking it into chapters by location makes the most sense. This first part is almost 40 mins and I only go through the first 5 cool places we went to, so I see at least 3 parts happening. Now that I have a bit of a flow, it shouldn’t take me as long to get these out. Hope you get something out of it.
Thanks for supporting the show and allowing this sort of pipe dream to actual become a manifested reality.
UPDATE: Because of the issues with the on-site player, I switched to a YouTube embed. Also, below it is a 2nd version with the YouTube stabilizer added. It throws off the framing and titles a bit, but it might be a good second option for anyone who’s getting dizzy watching it. (Sorry!) It’s an “unlisted” video, which means it’s only found here, but it’s not entirely private. Please help keep this on the Plus side, and don’t share it publicly, thanks!
Part 1: The First 5 Sites
00:01:41 Karmir Blur
00:12:42 Zvartnots Temple
00:24:07 The Agarak Region
00:29:14 Garni Temple
00:34:41 Geghard Monastery
(Stabilized)
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Thanks you two for sharing. Beautimuss Maximuss
Technical/mobile phone issues?? Trying to load…but no cigar.. Damn!!
Sorry! I’m sure it will get easier to watch after the 1st 24 hours and on a WiFi connection.
All fixed and ready to roll. Great little nightcap 🙂
The Zartnots Temple pillar heads make me think of the owl of the Bohemian Club. Did the guide go into the symbolism of the pillars at all?
I could see that, but no, nothing was said about the pillars. I included pretty much all meaningful commentary. Some deeper concepts and symbolism get lost in translation though, I’m sure.
I remember the guide saying that the two rolls on the top stand for the way the energy of all that is flows~ to the right and to the left. Centripical and the other way ( sorry, brain fart ) keep matter in its adhered state. I’ve also heard of this from my studies of Theosophy and science. Very cool.
OH MY GOD this is going to be amazing!
i’m also having technical probs though, it freezes for a sec every 5 or 8 seconds
Fixed.
Too choppy to watch in Ubuntu, you should just put it on YouTube with a commercial for Plus.
It tells me the video is private.
Fixed, sorry.
It wont play. It just comes up with “This video is private”. (I am logged in!)
I’m in England and on a chromebook but dont usually have issues with utubes??
Fixed. I thought it would play embedded, but it was only playing for me cause it’s my YouTube account. Duh.
Cheers! All ok now-looking forward to watching it.
loved it, very interesting
Those stones look like laser cut!
Ahh Greg. Love the omage xxx keep it going. Marty p
That was awesome! Thank You for sharing. There’s some amazing architecture there, I especially enjoyed the Geghard Monastery.
Instant tears from the singers… Can’t wait for the next!
How many times can a person say WOW! In 38 minutes?
The giantness of the sites along with the intricacies & preciseness of the construction really shoves it in your mug that we have totally lost the skill & talents of the ancients.
Looking at the people standing alongside the pillars of the Pagan Temple, I imagine how spectacular it must have been to witness those tremendous stones being floated into place.
Thank you for showing sites I’d never heard of before. So very interesting intriguing & informative, can’t wait for the next part!
Brilliant! Geghard monastery looked superb. That was a very enjoyable video and cant wait for the next one.
Next time (!) you come to England, I would love to see you doing an “Armenia” on Avebury and other such places 🙂
Brilliant can’t wait for more
OK the video now plays fine in YouTube. Looking forward to seeing the part where you spark up a doob with Graham, and get chased out of the tomb by The Mummy.
Loved every bit of it Greg. A totally off the wall question but how is the grub over there in general? Besides being poor, believe it or not part of the reason I hesitate to travel is because I’m picky as hell when it comes to my food. I realize how ridiculous that statement is on so many levels, but it’s true. Just curious what you thought about that aspect of your journey.
I’m a picky eater too and it was difficult for me.
Lots of Peta bread and raw vegetables. We didn’t get much meat and when we did it was well done and dry (seems to be how they like it?) or fishhead soup.
Luckily the fruit was amazing. Some of the best fruit I ever had. So a lot of meals for me were two pieces of bread and 2 or 3 plums/peaches.
I think they were trying to keep the tour cheap, but my girl and I broke off one night and went to a nice resturant in Yerevan and it was great. Pork stuffed with cherries. So they can do it right, but went you’re out of the city, you’re way out.
Yea, probably no need to do a stabilized version for the next one. The iconography in the temples is amazing and opens up alot of questions.
I know that Graham Hancock is probably a tough one to book on the show but maybe you get him to collaborate
on some of the video you shot and provide some additional commentary. It could be a boon for him as well.
Looking forward to part II!
Bangarang video Greg, well worth the wait.
Played fine embedded on Ubuntu for me right after it was posted.
Yes, the singing was great! One would love to see what some digging would reveal, eh?
I loved this. Thank s Greg for sharing your explorations and also your very very pretty special lady and your dad too but I only saw him for a coupla seconds. I’m sure he’s very pretty too. ?
This is wonderful. Thank you Greg so much.
Awesome stuff! Loved it, thanks for sharing that. I look forward to more goodies from your trip 🙂
Yes! This is what I have been waiting for. Feed me more. Dig deeper and release what is hidden from us,( by them).
Can I get an Amen…
Keep glistening you diamond geeza….
Man…
How I wish I could have been there.
Simply put… AMAZING!
You’re a lucky dude.
Peace and LOVE Greg.
Muttk9
That was fantastic – really professional in an alternative way! Loved what you pointed out – all the sound stuff was, well, sound! Thanks, x
Very Nice! Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see the next one. 🙂
Loved the film. Waiting for more.
Wonderful video! Thank you so much for sharing!
Really enjoyed your documentation of the site! looking forward to the next..
That was awesome!
hi, are you still on vacation? seems the shows are up for a long time without a new one appearing. I loved the salla interview. And hated the mark passio interview, He has become long winded over the years and extremely pushy. Hammering on his desk so to speak. Ive listened to him over the years, but I can’t listed any more, unless he gets to the point directly and stops re-iterating on the same point.
I listened to a show on Midnight In The Desert on June 13, with Dr Bill Gray – Homeopathy and the Future of Medicine.
The doctor is using sound to heal people, using 13 second audio files. Carlwood, you should have him on to talk about this, I think it aligns with this video when they are talking about the frequency for healing. I also couldn’t help notice on the tops of the pillars it looks like owls.
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at 4:32, whats up with Hancock saying he’s met a few [aliens] himself?