MYSTICAL: Crystal Skulls

So Supernatural

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 22.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In 1992, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. acquired a mysterious artifact with unclear origins known as the Crystal Skull. It was the size of an average human skull, made of milky white quartz, but more importantly, it was said to hold supernatural powers and ancient wisdom. And it wasn’t the only one… Those who’ve come into contact with the skulls have had prophetic visions, disturbing dreams and have even encountered deadly curses – but to this day, no one knows who made the skulls, or why.

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0:00.0	I don't know about you guys, but I definitely went through a phase as a kid where I enjoyed collecting rocks.
0:08.0	My brother did this too. We would sift through the bucket when we would go to the store, and even better if we could find something that was like a crystal.
0:16.0	There's just something about crystals that made me feel like I held a little piece of magic in my hands.
0:22.2	And apparently, that intuition wasn't wrong. Plenty of people say crystals have special powers,
0:28.1	that they work with the body's energy field to create balance, alignment, that sort of thing.
0:33.4	So when I heard about the case of the crystal skulls, I was like, how do I get my hands on one of those
0:38.9	things? See, the crystal skulls are like the motherload of any rock collection.
0:44.4	They're these ancient, mostly quartz stones carved into the shape of human skulls.
0:50.9	And they don't just balance vibes. Supposedly, they give supernatural powers to their owner.
0:57.8	Things like healing powers and psychic abilities.
1:01.5	Some even say they unlock new dimensions in their mind.
1:06.1	These things are rumored to date back tens of thousands of years. Only no one is certain where they came from,
1:13.6	who made them, or if their creators were even human at all. Which is why I tasked Rasha and
1:21.4	Yvette with getting to the bottom of it today. So here we are again. I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is so supernatural.
1:41.5	So when we first heard from Ashley on this one, I couldn't help but think about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
1:49.3	Oh my God, Rasha. I was on the plane back from Vegas watching this again.
1:53.5	And it's so crazy because, you know, you get caught up in the movie, but you don't really think it's like real.
1:59.2	Like for real. You know what I'm saying? Yes. The thing is,
2:03.1	I have so many questions about this. Same. Today, we're exploring a wild archaeological mystery
2:10.3	about a collection of crystal skulls. Starting in the mid to late 19th century, life-sized skulls carved out of single blocks of crystal
2:20.2	began popping up in museums and private collections all across Europe.
2:25.4	Everyone said they were created centuries earlier by ancient civilizations like the Aztecs or the Mayans.
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