What is the Dark Crystal? The Crystal of Truth Explained

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Welcome back to another explained video! Today we will be discussing what the Crystal of Truth actually is; the history, the legends, the connections. And most important, why it is now called "The Dark Crystal."
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Dark Crystal Creation Myths/Power of the Dark Crystal

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  • @DreamfastwithMe
    @DreamfastwithMe4 жыл бұрын

    The Crystal of Truth was the beating heart of Thra, from which all life and energy was created. Do you think our planet has a Crystal too??

  • @mateen1073

    @mateen1073

    4 жыл бұрын

    Could be in the center of earth

  • @lisadooley3872

    @lisadooley3872

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think so but if the earth had such a Crystal I think it would be pretty cool

  • @VictoryAsh

    @VictoryAsh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Imagine our first contact with aliens are when they are trying to use our crystal to go back to their planet..and fail..and split into two...and rule us for centuries until they find out they can use humans to prolong their lives..and one of the last humans, a boy named Jen saves us..

  • @lisadooley3872

    @lisadooley3872

    4 жыл бұрын

    Victory Ash they would not have the chance because Man would try that first if the Earth had such a treasure and it would be all about the money

  • @mateen1073

    @mateen1073

    4 жыл бұрын

    But it’s in the middle of the earth it would be too hot to get it.

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk63244 жыл бұрын

    I find it extremely *interesting* that we have given a Hint that the Crystal is Not the only if its kind/entitty... As the Urskeks have one in their homeward too, and appearently these crystals are indeed ''connected''

  • @buddyguy4723
    @buddyguy47233 жыл бұрын

    i like how this show seems like a science fiction story disguised as a fantasy

  • @seanrapp8453
    @seanrapp84533 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was a metaphor for the third eye and the skekseies are reptillan and the gelflineg are humans

  • @inknteethstudio1181

    @inknteethstudio1181

    Жыл бұрын

    Oy! I was thinking the same thing.

  • @AikoSilver
    @AikoSilver4 жыл бұрын

    The music got me feeling emotional. The lore is amazing

  • @earendilthemariner4691
    @earendilthemariner46919 ай бұрын

    You know, the more I think about it, Raunip was kinda right to be suspicious of the Urskeks, they literally came to Thra and immediately took possession of the Crystal without asking, nor with permission, and encased it in a literal fortress styled in their homeworld....I mean sure, they said "the crystal belonged to everyone" yet didn't invite the Gelfling to help keep watch over the crystal, no I just think they wanted privacy to conduct their experiments without interference.

  • @DoLiLoLi12
    @DoLiLoLi124 жыл бұрын

    Yay more dark crystal!!

  • @doumathebestboi3859
    @doumathebestboi38594 жыл бұрын

    yes been looking forward to this,i rlly want to get the creation myths books

  • @lisadooley3872

    @lisadooley3872

    4 жыл бұрын

    Those are the next on my list

  • @andrerodney5586

    @andrerodney5586

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can read them online

  • @yamitoazilla9577
    @yamitoazilla95774 жыл бұрын

    Really well explaining this fascinating story of an alien world in the dark fantasy's style, the world of The Dark Crystal is one of the most successful modern myths that we have known.

  • @KingBearmane
    @KingBearmane4 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video on the languages?

  • @thinkcubeydr.shulker9888
    @thinkcubeydr.shulker98884 жыл бұрын

    I'm just in love with the writing. Well done

  • @skesiskeeper7961
    @skesiskeeper79614 жыл бұрын

    Wow! So good as always!

  • @spacepiratejacen2258
    @spacepiratejacen22584 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding explained video! Very entertaining and informative! I had good fun! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @therion108
    @therion1084 жыл бұрын

    Great overview. Thanks!

  • @triciaelder0517
    @triciaelder05174 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos ❤️❤️❤️ always waiting for the next 😜

  • @luvzfrance24
    @luvzfrance244 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! I absolutely loved it

  • @jordanelza8806
    @jordanelza88063 жыл бұрын

    This video was very helpful and well put together.

  • @asgaiyawaya3973
    @asgaiyawaya3973 Жыл бұрын

    What I find so fascinating about the Dark Crystal is the symbolism, specifically the consequences of Hubris. For those not familiar with the term think of Hubris as whenever you think you know better than anyone else and later, whatever the heck it was you thought you knew better at, you decided to demonstrate such arrogance only to find out you just put your foot in your mouth and not only were you wrong you were dead wrong and there was no way around it without making it worse. In fact, let's say you do try to get around it and you do make it worse in that case you are just making it even more obvious even to the doubtful that you were wrong. That's basically what Hubris is. Anyway, it can best be seen as an allegory on the nature of truth that it's not something you can bend to your will without consequences. It is its own separate thing that is by nature Transcendent. In other words, the reason it can't be bent to your will is because it's beyond your will. It's nowhere close. You can interpret it or even try to understand this transcendent nature but in terms of control it is always beyond your reach. That's just the way it is. If someone guilty of a crime, let's say, and there is a ton of evidence he or she did it and he or she even confesses to the deed then it really doesn't matter how you can bend that fact to say he is innocent. He is guilty that is just the way the "truth" of it is. Same can be said for the evidence, his motive, etc. You may not like it, in fact you should be suspicious of any perceived truth you do like because rarely is anything "truthful" something everyone likes, but it is what it is.

  • @wesleyvl8572
    @wesleyvl85724 жыл бұрын

    I wonder when the nexts season coms

  • @Jungoguy

    @Jungoguy

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s been canceled

  • @beneisen6982
    @beneisen69824 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, do you plan to do one about the shard/false shards?

  • @zeokingsilver
    @zeokingsilver4 жыл бұрын

    I read all worlds have a crystal like it

  • @danielbessler714
    @danielbessler7144 жыл бұрын

    For next video can you make an skeksis alliance display for us? I would like to know their alliances And reasons, like you mention on some of then.

  • @angiemontgomery4712
    @angiemontgomery47124 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always wondered about where you get the music from could you put links to the songs you put in your videos?

  • @jahazieltremblay1702
    @jahazieltremblay17022 жыл бұрын

    Thra is PTAH and the crystal is the Center Sun.

  • @MiyuSawai
    @MiyuSawai3 жыл бұрын

    Where did the UrSkeks come from? What is their homeworld?

  • @525Lines
    @525Lines4 жыл бұрын

    The crystal seemed to be cracking against all those bolts of electricity. I wonder if it's a good deal more fluid than anyone thinks.

  • @ssujica
    @ssujica Жыл бұрын

    How long is a trine?

  • @adamshubsda8611
    @adamshubsda86114 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone think that in the second season the general or garthim are going to locate and have the heratic and wanderer brought to the castle to be exicuted?

  • @mateen1073
    @mateen10734 жыл бұрын

    It’s been so long since you’ve made a video when are you going to make another one

  • @davidsalas7372
    @davidsalas73724 жыл бұрын

    What about skekgra bio

  • @Eliphaschoas
    @Eliphaschoas2 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from the Great White Void.

  • @mateen1073
    @mateen10734 жыл бұрын

    Please make another video it’s been forever I’m starting to worry.

  • @titaniumhaven5459
    @titaniumhaven54594 жыл бұрын

    What if the Crystal of Truth was actually a giant kyber crystal

  • @The_PokeSaurus
    @The_PokeSaurus4 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering which of the Skeksis struck the crystal and broke it? My two best guesses are SkekSo or SkekShod.

  • @lisadooley3872

    @lisadooley3872

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was SkekSo

  • @samrizzardi2213

    @samrizzardi2213

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think it's implied to be skekSo. In the comic, the Skeksis who does so has a scepter with a half moon design, similar to the one skekSo ends up using.

  • @gracekim25

    @gracekim25

    4 жыл бұрын

    sam rizzardi hmm🤔

  • @donovandelaney3171
    @donovandelaney31714 жыл бұрын

    But now there are no more Mistics and Skeksis. Good thing that there's the Omnitrix! "Uncataloged Skeksi DNA detected. DNA acquired and available!".

  • @jordantucker9799

    @jordantucker9799

    4 жыл бұрын

    But the skeksis are that of a halved entity, would the Omnitrix be truly able to accept it?

  • @donovandelaney3171

    @donovandelaney3171

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jordantucker9799 Yes. Here's an example: Gax.

  • @davidsalas7372
    @davidsalas73724 жыл бұрын

    What about the bio of skekgra, skekeer,skekhak,and skekyi

  • @mateen1073
    @mateen10734 жыл бұрын

    UrSen, UrSen, UrSen!!!

  • @Thaumh
    @Thaumh4 жыл бұрын

    Was the so-called "Darkheart" consumed by the energy of their brothers' splitting? If not, what then ever happened to SkekDark and UrHeart?

  • @VictoryAsh

    @VictoryAsh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol that’s not how it works

  • @lordsheogorath73production51

    @lordsheogorath73production51

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dark Heart was likely SilSol

  • @Thaumh

    @Thaumh

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lordsheogorath73production51 🤔

  • @mateen1073
    @mateen10734 жыл бұрын

    First

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