Chaos Theory and Cosmic Chisme

20. Treacherous Waters

🌊 La chismosas go back into the deep end as Ashley guides us across dangerous waters, exploring our innate fears of the deep, dark blue. https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ocean-fact/explored/ [https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ocean-fact/explored/] https://www.swoop-antarctica.com/visit [https://www.swoop-antarctica.com/visit] https://wildplanetfoods.com/blogs/blog/12-interesting-ocean-facts [https://wildplanetfoods.com/blogs/blog/12-interesting-ocean-facts] https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/general-geography/ocean-facts/ [https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/general-geography/ocean-facts/] https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/territorial-disputes-south-china-sea

19. The Cost of Faith: Pilgrims of the Ethiopian Highlands

☕️ ⛪️ Kaylene pours us a hot one as she takes us high into the Ethiopian Highlands. The ladies spill a little chisme about early Christian faith, sky-touching churches, and the sacred ritual behind the world’s favorite drink: coffee. Sources Opening song — Repentance hymns of Ethiopian Orthodox [https://youtu.be/EfvTSe_mFDI?si=Ihod1Ula-lm3usqc] https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10294/eg [https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10294/eg] Three High-Altitude Peoples, Three Adaptations to Thin Air | National Geographic [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/high-altitude-adaptations-evolution#:~:text=Indigenous%20people%20in%20the%20Andes%20Mountains%2C%20Tibetan,to%20sustain%20long%20periods%20of%20physical%20activity]  In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High Life - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/science/humans-high-altitude-ethiopia.html]  Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-Hewn_Churches,_Lalibela]  The Church of Saint George | James Romaine [https://www.artway.eu/posts/the-church-of-saint-george#:~:text=The%20rock%2Dcut%20church%20of%20Saint,this%20sanctuary%20astounds%20the%20imagination]. The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela - Biblical Archaeology Society [https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/rock-hewn-churches-of-lalibela/]  Climbing to Ethiopia’s church in the sky [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/world/amp-stories/ethiopias-church-in-the-sky/]  Two women climbing the church in the sky:Climbing the Most Dangerous Church in the World | Ethiopia Travel Vlog 🇪🇹 [https://youtu.be/RGtBFDGE36U?si=k6MFguFNmMiLAZ2_] Aragawi, Za-Mika’el (B) - Dictionary of African Christian Biography [https://dacb.org/stories/ethiopia/za-mikael-aragawi/#:~:text=The%20Nine%20Saints%2C%20Abba%20'Afs%C3%A9,the%20New%20Testament%20is%20attributed]. Ethiopia: The Most Independent Nation in Africa | Africa from Above | 4K UHD Documentary [https://youtu.be/K6FjfCuhgrY?si=Af00bo8XoifFoy4L] Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony - Dallmayr Academy [https://www.dallmayr.com/deen/academy/magazine/die-aethiopische-kaffeezeremonie/#:~:text=The%20coffee%20ceremony%20comprises%20three,and%20ways%20to%20solve%20them]. https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10294/eg

18. Meditation in the Mountains: Surviving the Himalayas

🧘🏽‍♂️🏔️ Ashley takes us on a journey to the Himalayas, where she tells ALL about the Sherpa people and how they have mastered the art of calming tf down in an environment that could kill you. Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2876812/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2876812/] https://www.montana.edu/everest/facts/sherpa.html [https://www.montana.edu/everest/facts/sherpa.html] https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/lhakpa-sherpa-mountain-queen-everest/ [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/lhakpa-sherpa-mountain-queen-everest/] https://factsanddetails.com/south-asia/Nepal/Ethnic_Groups_and_Minorities_Nepal/entry-7840.html#:~:text=broke%20the%20bank.%E2%80%9D-,Sherpa%20Agriculture,Plowing%20is%20done%20with%20oxen.&text=Land%20has%20traditionally%20been%20individually,through%20trade%20with%20ethnic%20Nepalis [https://factsanddetails.com/south-asia/Nepal/Ethnic_Groups_and_Minorities_Nepal/entry-7840.html#:~:text=broke%20the%20bank.%E2%80%9D-,Sherpa%20Agriculture,Plowing%20is%20done%20with%20oxen.&text=Land%20has%20traditionally%20been%20individually,through%20trade%20with%20ethnic%20Nepalis]. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/edmund-hillarys-everest-route-8396/#:~:text=Fighting%20through%20snow%2C%20winding%20along,of%20the%20world's%20tallest%20mountain.

17. Llamas & Pachamama: Finding Balance in the Andes

🦙 🏔️ As we fight to survive through winter’s trenches, Kaylene brews a hot one, telling us all about the divine duality of the Peruvian Andes — unpacking the balance between masculine and feminine energy. And Ashley is BACK for her first full episode in months. WOOO!! sources: Three High-Altitude Peoples, Three Adaptations to Thin Air | National Geographic [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/high-altitude-adaptations-evolution#:~:text=Indigenous%20people%20in%20the%20Andes%20Mountains%2C%20Tibetan,to%20sustain%20long%20periods%20of%20physical%20activity] https://youtu.be/suCJzDxgXAo?si=og_Slqt9Ma5jg5Tb [https://youtu.be/suCJzDxgXAo?si=og_Slqt9Ma5jg5Tb] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca_tea#:~:text=Visitors%20to%20the%20city%20of,has%20never%20been%20systematically%20studied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca_tea#:~:text=Visitors%20to%20the%20city%20of,has%20never%20been%20systematically%20studied] https://howtoperu.com/the-three-pacha-realms-of-inca-mythology/#:~:text=In%20Inca%20mythology%2C%20the%20cosmos,According%20to%20Juan%20M [https://howtoperu.com/the-three-pacha-realms-of-inca-mythology/#:~:text=In%20Inca%20mythology%2C%20the%20cosmos,According%20to%20Juan%20M] https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inca [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inca]https://hill-temples.blogspot.com/2009/07/pacha-tata-and-pacha-mama.html [https://hill-temples.blogspot.com/2009/07/pacha-tata-and-pacha-mama.html] https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pachamama [https://hill-temples.blogspot.com/2009/07/pacha-tata-and-pacha-mama.html] Learn More!! Check out tsakaruna tsakaruna YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/qxuitS5Jry8?si=n1S4UT9Lk70iwJCu https://youtu.be/CQaXPo3G410?si=gL9TVd9zJWq1cO3n [https://youtu.be/CQaXPo3G410?si=gL9TVd9zJWq1cO3n]

16. New Year Chisme and Updates

Your favorite chismosas, Kaylene and Ashley, are reunited and getting hype about new content to come! Updates, New Years Resolutions, and more tea to spill...