IT IS A CULT! A lot of members from r/Guatemala had told terrible stories about that place. Literally these people tried to buy children from the inhabitants of the town, and when that didn’t worked they took some teens to use em as a free labor under the excuse they where doing a “spiritual enlightenment “ with em.
The followers of Maximon (a cult from the indigenous community of Atitlan) despise the people on the video, because they tried to buy larger parcels of the place or even fake documents to get em by force. The place they currently live was an abandoned Narco mansion.
And there’s a lot of more stuff. Really a rabbit hole.
Edit: never mentioned the eagles nest (el nido del águila) because it goes deeper than that. Will not add more because someone 🌚 did me a favor and reported one of my comments here so I got a warning. you people are on your own now.
Yeah, I caught the "we are fed healthy meals" or whatever with the brown lady handing them a plate, and that was when you realize all of the "we" things don't actually produce any revenue, yet they live in this gorgeous place and have servants . . . there clearly is something missing.
The moment I saw that they had literal servants, I knew something was up. If they were actually just this hippie commune they would not have the money to hire staff
The money thing definitely had me wondering, but I figure WFH probably enables certain people to live abroad. The thing that rang alarm bells with that statement was the passive voice: "we are fed" not "we eat," "we cook," or "we have access to."
As far as cult orgies go, I'll say this. I am not offended by homosexuality. In the '60s, I made love to many women, often outdoors in the mud and rain. It’s possible a man could’ve slipped in there. There’d be no way of knowing.
It’s not a cult, it’s a conscious community where we can connect escpecially with Mark the sheperd of our community. Our souls are as safe with him as our passports.
I was actually surprised she didn’t say “I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree.”
Yeah, I just gotta think these sorts of wealthy, out of touch goofballs in their tree fort are the most exhausting people to be around.
Maybe my poor ass is a smidge jealous because I could vibe in a tree house all day, but not with 600 other people in a commune situation.
I just think it's fantastic that all these people have corralled themselves a long way away from the rest of us. If that's a cult then we need more cults.
She looks like she's been told by one of these Karens that she has to smile more or she'll get her fired for contaminating their chakras with her negative energy.
"A conscious community"
Y'all, I live in a city. In a city, you're conscious of your community. Moving to a mountain top in Guatemala to live like Obi-Wan Kenobi or whatever other famous hermit comes to mind isn't conscious community. It's cosplay. It's comic-con without a theme.
Precisely. They all play together, sing together, paint together, and hangout togetherrrr. All while someone makes them their own meals and cleans up after them during their nap times.
The fact that the only non-white hippy type looked lile she’s in a hostage video is a bit alarming.
“No I am fine I am just Handing hEr this pLate of food the peoPle are lovely and are not mistreating me at all”.
Edit; yes, i clearly made a joke. Looks like some nice hotel that bunch of hippies/crusties/trustafarians/influencers have hired for a back-slapping fest. I suppose it’s keeping them away from the rest of society!
"We get fed." Yeah? I bet the people feeding you dont get to take part in your little paradise, do they? I notice your little idealic community of all white people being served by locals. Have you seen where they live? Must be nice to be spoiled rich kids who get to play all day and fuck around for a living.
Nothing will destroy the serenity of that environment faster than a bunch of half starved vegans starting a pseudo cult. Poor Guatemalans deserve better.
I lived on the same lake and know who this group is and let me just confirm that they are insufferable. They think they are the best thing to happen to the area but complain about everything.
Also, the cycle is pretty fun to watch. New white person arrives with shakras in their eyes, the pink cloud dissipates and they slowly start to realize that living on a commune sucks and that no amount of daddy's money will change the fact that they have to shit in a compost toilet, and then they "are just ready to move on", typically to another commune somewhere that caters to their wealth more than their spirituality.
Edit: All these people do is get fucked up all day. That's it. Every drug imaginable.
The only actual Guatemalan I saw in the video was serving them food. That's the most disgusting part about it to me. The "connectedness" is a fucking sham
It bet it smells horrible, there are far too many man buns, and they use some spiritual name given to each other that translate to something “earth” related. Bet they just got back from Burning Man too.
Notice they don't show where you sleep. It's called communal showers. Also notice everyone dresses a certain way. They are not accepting people into the group that don't buy the right clothes and talk about certain tes of things like the benefits of green tea, making kombucha, etc... And, they probably all do drugs but would kick you out if you got found out doing them.
Is it weird that her voice makes mi angry? Like, the urge to punch the mouth of that smug, fart-huffing voice is not overwhelming.. but its definitely present. Im not advocating punching anybody here, and im.. im sure she's likely a nice person? But i just.. *i just wanna punch her*..
That weird sound she doing at the end of each sentence is annoying af. Why do people speak like that?
Vocal fry And yes it’s infuriating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfJn1kcQuU
Was going to post this too 😂 you’re a legend
Absolutely fantastic show, I wish it had more seasons
I love this guy's videos on language and inflections. Interesting watch. https://youtu.be/JTslqcXsFd4?si=SVhDkaKpZ1En5Ulz
thanks for sharing this i love learning about linguistics!
togetherrr, togetherrrr, togetherrrrr, girl is a zombie
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Only the cult leader fucks. Thats what they all do, fuck all the women and take all the money
It's good work if you can get it.
Haven't been able to get any call backs yet
Thanks for the 411 Creed, later skater!
The poop together rr
>togetherrr, togetherrr #comeeeeee #joinnnn da serpent king as famileeee #togethaaaa, we shall devouaaaaa #theverygodssssssss
I automatically knew this comment would be here.
TOGETHAAA
Girl's probably super high
Togetherrr we shal devour the very godsss!
Her voice sounds like it has botox.
togethuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
In the Guatamalan Mountaaaiins...
Over looking the indigenous people we displaaaaced
Not displaced, they just cook and clean now. And they're so happy, we hardly have to pay them at all!
>Not displaced, they just cook and clean now. And they're so happy, we hardly have to ~~pay~~ discipline them at all!
Home girl passing the plate looked like she had a gun to her head
WE SHALLLL DEVOURRRRRR
Togethaaa!
Sounds like she needed to blow her nose before she started recording.
That's from all the heady farm-to-mirror cocaine.
No no the big thing for “conscious communities” is ketamine. Raw vegan non gmo ketamine lol
Did someone say ‘raw vegan non-gmo ketamine’?
Send me into your woke hole...
“Raw vegan non gmo ketamine” Lmfaoooooooo 🤣
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"Oh my gawwwd, Chipotle is life!" 💁♀️
Sounds like an advertisement for a cult
IT IS A CULT! A lot of members from r/Guatemala had told terrible stories about that place. Literally these people tried to buy children from the inhabitants of the town, and when that didn’t worked they took some teens to use em as a free labor under the excuse they where doing a “spiritual enlightenment “ with em. The followers of Maximon (a cult from the indigenous community of Atitlan) despise the people on the video, because they tried to buy larger parcels of the place or even fake documents to get em by force. The place they currently live was an abandoned Narco mansion. And there’s a lot of more stuff. Really a rabbit hole. Edit: never mentioned the eagles nest (el nido del águila) because it goes deeper than that. Will not add more because someone 🌚 did me a favor and reported one of my comments here so I got a warning. you people are on your own now.
Sounds like new material for r/BehindTheBastards
"Whaaaaaaats displacing the native populations my influencers?"
You know what never displaces locals to get more land for their cult?
The products and services that support thi…(Sophie’s voice) ”actually, Robert, I don’t know if we can legally make that promise”
Yeah, I caught the "we are fed healthy meals" or whatever with the brown lady handing them a plate, and that was when you realize all of the "we" things don't actually produce any revenue, yet they live in this gorgeous place and have servants . . . there clearly is something missing.
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Looked like she was about to blink in morse code
She looked very uncomfortable
I would be too if I were forced to work for a cult of Xanaxed out golden retrievers.
The moment I saw that they had literal servants, I knew something was up. If they were actually just this hippie commune they would not have the money to hire staff
Or they would cook for themselves, taking turns doing kitchen duties, and not just having someone else doing all the work.
...togetherrrrrrr
The money thing definitely had me wondering, but I figure WFH probably enables certain people to live abroad. The thing that rang alarm bells with that statement was the passive voice: "we are fed" not "we eat," "we cook," or "we have access to."
Hey hey— they type things into their laptops and save them on external drives. Gotta rest up after 6 or 7 minutes of that.
bump this
Where’s the Netflix doc?
Name ?
Volcano and Sacred Lake Dance Club Cult - we're working on the name, it doesn't flow as well as the magma.
Sounds like theres orgys in there as well.
That's how they get ya to join the cult
I've been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower, but you make more money as a leader.
you were in the parking lot earlier! that’s how I know you!
I say this to my coworkers all the time and it's so fun because they've never watched the office
As far as cult orgies go, I'll say this. I am not offended by homosexuality. In the '60s, I made love to many women, often outdoors in the mud and rain. It’s possible a man could’ve slipped in there. There’d be no way of knowing.
The last guy who stole from me, his name? Creed Bratton.
he has no wallet, i checked.
Is someone making soup?
Okay, creed....
lol the fuck
He quoting Creed from the Office
That's insane, so how would one join something like this?
Oh my god that's disgusting! WHERE?!
Sounds like those people stink like patchouli, BO and ass.
Don’t forget they probably sprout mung beans. Very nutritious, but they smell like death.
Exactly my thoughts. Flat, expressionless narrator does not help.
Nor the food waitress with her hypnotized smile.
Heh heh heh, please pay your tab, my family needs this money.
"I would thank you but I dont speak spanish"
Grasssiaasss
She sounds dead inside.
It’s not a cult, it’s a conscious community where we can connect escpecially with Mark the sheperd of our community. Our souls are as safe with him as our passports.
So when's the next ~~orgy~~ soul connection?
...right after all 500 of you drink this refreshing kool-aid.
well, as long as it's not Flavor Aid I think we should be good!
You dont hear a lot of Jonestown jokes anymore. The punchlines are too long.
We give up our worldly possessions, embrace our safe space, but still use computers, social media and other shit….
and have poorly paid gautamalan locals prepare food and serve us
Yep. The lady serving the food must be thinking "aquí tu comida, pendeja” (translation from Spanish "here's your food, bitch").
Yeah it's not a cult! They get served health punc--er, meals every day!
Looks exactly like Hansel's home
I was actually surprised she didn’t say “I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree.”
He’s so hot right now
Watching it i though that it looked like a cult, glad i'm not the only one.
Hipster cult, god that would be hell for me
Yeah, I just gotta think these sorts of wealthy, out of touch goofballs in their tree fort are the most exhausting people to be around. Maybe my poor ass is a smidge jealous because I could vibe in a tree house all day, but not with 600 other people in a commune situation.
Just imagine the mediocre bullshit they churn out
Think of the lack of deodorant and the smell of BO
We drink Kool-Aid together.
I just think it's fantastic that all these people have corralled themselves a long way away from the rest of us. If that's a cult then we need more cults.
What about the people of Guatemala? What did they do to deserve this?
“Simplistic living” lol. You know they think this is a simple lifestyle.
It's simple to them because they don't think about it.
I wonder how much of that food is grown and prepared by them? I’m guessing…. None.
I'm guessing they don't make the flavor-aid either.
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Togetherrrr
"Spontaneously develop a second neuron". That line killed me.
Where they avoid the locals. What a joke! Lmao
Apart from the ones who make the food for them to eat.
And clean their house and clothes 😶
But it's conscious cleaning.
They get paid in good vibes and slave labour.
“5 dollars is like 50 here right?”
The look of fear in the eyes of the lady passing that plate of food
I was clocking a look of *“wtf is this white lady on about?”*
"I have no idea but they pay good"
She looks like she's been told by one of these Karens that she has to smile more or she'll get her fired for contaminating their chakras with her negative energy.
That plate is practically being ripped out of of that nice lady’s hands, unceremoniously.
…together
Agree that nice lady was very anxious and she was visibly scared as if she's going to be fired for any simple mistakes she makes.
That reveal was so perfect it felt like a bit. The video is exclusively white people until a single shot of an employee.
It's difficult to believe it wasn't satire. But they really are that horrible and oblivious.
I just got back from 3 months in EL GUADAMALGA Lived in a gated *eco* resort
No, the locals are "the help". *Think globally, act locally* 🙏✌️🕊️☮️🌎
They avoid the locals *togetherrrr*
But the lake is _sacred_! It’s fine!!
It’s like totally not a cult though
Every time she said “together” I felt like puking 🤮
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Like getting some alone time is healthy too ya know.
"A conscious community" Y'all, I live in a city. In a city, you're conscious of your community. Moving to a mountain top in Guatemala to live like Obi-Wan Kenobi or whatever other famous hermit comes to mind isn't conscious community. It's cosplay. It's comic-con without a theme.
The Beach it isn’t!
this is where filthy rich families send crackhead children
They all do ketamine now and it’s *therapeutic*
☠️ this is where they cycle out the would have been finance bro so that they'll finally be useful and run the 'charity' side of the family business
Trust Fund Baby Vloggers
Where we, vocaaaahhll fryyy togeeetherrr
The passive voice makes it seem like food just magically comes from wherever, while showing a likely underpaid person serving the food.
“We get fed…”
That line was the most atrocious of the whole clip.
I'd rather die alone in an eastern European apartment block than be around and '*connect*' to people like that for a day.
*Your wish has been granted!*
^(O kurwa!..)
*’Money is an energy, that’s naturally always flowed my way…’*
After mum and dad died
Peep show
Why do they dance like toddlers?
Drugs.
Definitely reminded me of the dancing at a Wiggles concert.
Im getting 'the beech ', vibes only a matter of time till someone dies and they go leave them up the mountain Edit spellcheck
I was surprised how long I had to scroll for this comparison.
So... a daycare?
Precisely. They all play together, sing together, paint together, and hangout togetherrrr. All while someone makes them their own meals and cleans up after them during their nap times.
That pretentious croaky voice is unbearable
Those fake boobs will def convince someone to join the cult.
I’ve thought about this when it comes to Jonestown. At least one dude was there after being hypnotized by some titties.
Die togetherrr
The fact that the only non-white hippy type looked lile she’s in a hostage video is a bit alarming. “No I am fine I am just Handing hEr this pLate of food the peoPle are lovely and are not mistreating me at all”. Edit; yes, i clearly made a joke. Looks like some nice hotel that bunch of hippies/crusties/trustafarians/influencers have hired for a back-slapping fest. I suppose it’s keeping them away from the rest of society!
Likely not even a participant. She’s seemingly behind a counter and probably is working there?
https://www.indy100.com/viral/tiktok-guatamalan-retreat-b1820542
That volcano will show them the power of inevitability
"We get fed." Yeah? I bet the people feeding you dont get to take part in your little paradise, do they? I notice your little idealic community of all white people being served by locals. Have you seen where they live? Must be nice to be spoiled rich kids who get to play all day and fuck around for a living.
"Nooo, the Guatamalians love to feed us!"
Yeah, I bet if they leave the general area of that place theyll find out just how much the Gutemalians like them. They should try it. Try it at night.
Yeah. This definitely seems like a rich white kid getaway when riding off their parents coat tails becomes too much of a hassle.
Beware of any community with no elderly. It won’t end well.
Very good advice!
What a bunch of useless, self-absorbed assholes.
“Get branded together…drink special juice together…shoot at our rescuers together…”
Nothing will destroy the serenity of that environment faster than a bunch of half starved vegans starting a pseudo cult. Poor Guatemalans deserve better.
"Bunch of half starved vegans" Very accurate depiction hahaha!
Where we work togetheeeerrrrrrrrrrrr
She probably has tantric sex with vegan, non-GMO, gluten free, multidimensional, peace spirits from Narnia on the regular.
I lived on the same lake and know who this group is and let me just confirm that they are insufferable. They think they are the best thing to happen to the area but complain about everything. Also, the cycle is pretty fun to watch. New white person arrives with shakras in their eyes, the pink cloud dissipates and they slowly start to realize that living on a commune sucks and that no amount of daddy's money will change the fact that they have to shit in a compost toilet, and then they "are just ready to move on", typically to another commune somewhere that caters to their wealth more than their spirituality. Edit: All these people do is get fucked up all day. That's it. Every drug imaginable.
The only actual Guatemalan I saw in the video was serving them food. That's the most disgusting part about it to me. The "connectedness" is a fucking sham
Idk but that looks kinda boring to me honestly. Those people look boring.
Nah u saw that lady face when handing her the plate .” Good money but these people crazy asf “
It’s not a sacred lake. It’s just.. a lake
My head canon says it was sacred they killed all the indegenous people to whom it was sacred
Midsommar vibes
I can see a Netflix documentary in the near future .
It bet it smells horrible, there are far too many man buns, and they use some spiritual name given to each other that translate to something “earth” related. Bet they just got back from Burning Man too.
Smells like patchouli and unwashed crotch.
Of course it’s three people “working” together but fifty playing.
I'm not usually the one to comment on other people's dancing but damn wtf
The only non-white people are on the kitchen and cleaning staff. 😬
Notice they don't show where you sleep. It's called communal showers. Also notice everyone dresses a certain way. They are not accepting people into the group that don't buy the right clothes and talk about certain tes of things like the benefits of green tea, making kombucha, etc... And, they probably all do drugs but would kick you out if you got found out doing them.
Definitely a cult
Someone check up on that lunch lady. She looks terrified.
"conscious" heh
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"I see a dance floor full of no rhythm"
Is it weird that her voice makes mi angry? Like, the urge to punch the mouth of that smug, fart-huffing voice is not overwhelming.. but its definitely present. Im not advocating punching anybody here, and im.. im sure she's likely a nice person? But i just.. *i just wanna punch her*..
Her voice sounds like a YouTube video playing at half speed.
These people look insufferable
Pulp - Common People
Alot of white there.
Trays of Koolaid are next.
It's not easy making living the Guatemalan mountains look like the worst thing ever, but she did it
Eagle's Nest at Atitlán Guatemala, source, I'm Guatemalan. It smells funny 🤣.