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Psychotropic Santa - The Real Origins of Christmas
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The colours red and white, Santa Claus, flying reindeer and climbing
down the chimney are all part of western Christmas tradition, but have you ever
wondered where these stories came from? It may surprise you, but all of these Christmas
traditions can be traced back to the Amanita Muscaria
mushroom, also known as the fly
agaric mushroom: the most iconic toadstool in popular culture. Long before the 19th century when the commercial aspect of Christmas
began to appear, the Northern European festival of Yule was more commonly known and practiced across Northern Europe.
(Photo: Pexels)
This fungus featured in the story of Alice in Wonderland, and has been used throughout history as a religious sacrament
for its hallucinogenic properties when ingested. Aztec peoples referred to
psychedelic mushrooms as the flesh of the gods and used them to induce altered
states of consciousness. In these states, spiritual practitioners are believed
to be able to communicate with their gods, with their ancestor spirits, and to
traverse through the spiritual dimension inside of themselves.
(Photograph of Siberian Shamen: Tatiana Urkachen)
Now the image of
Santa Claus, which we all teach to our children, is one of a man in a red suit
with white fur trim, a hat, a long white beard and a sack of gifts hoisted on
his shoulder.
This outfit being the same color scheme as the Amanita Muscaria mushroom. A mushroom is actually how the foragers would dress whilst on mushroom gathering hunts. The traditional costume is a red outfit with white spots, often with
white reindeer fur trim.
These psychedelic mushrooms would be found growing
underneath in a symbiotic relationship with evergreen trees and pine trees. The shaman would collect
these mushrooms into a sack for the villagers in part of a Christmas
celebration. Oftentimes it is thought that the shaman actually placed the
mushrooms into the tree to dry them out before carrying them back to the
village.
(Photo: Pexels)
The scene we all know from our childhood of presents under a tree may very well be the early ideas & symbols of firstly, the
mushrooms growing underneath the Tree represented by the presents we buy for our loved ones placed under the tree.
Second, the figure in the red and white mushroom
themed costume holding a sack of gifts. And third, the ornaments hanging in a
Christmas tree.
Often the village yurts were snowed in sealing the entrance, due to this, the
shaman likely had to enter the home through the chimney or the smoke hole via
the roof.
Once inside, the shaman would present these gifts to the dwellers who
would further dry the mushrooms out over the fireplace inside of stockings or
hung by some string.
These cultures were
reindeer herders. It could be assumed that these reindeer partook in eating the
native muscaria mushrooms as well, thus creating the mythos of Santa and his
flying reindeer, perhaps as a result of psychedelic experiences these stories developed into what we term today as the story of Santa Claus.
(Image of Santa & Flying Reindeer: Santa Claus: the Movie, 1985)
To learn more about this incredible story click on the video below!
Video
Link: The Psychedelic History of Christmas: Everyone
& Nonone Youtube channel
REFERENCES:Text:Santa Claus and fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) (Photo
illustration by Salon/Getty Images)Allegro, J.M. (1970) The
sacred mushroom and the Cross; a study of the nature and origins of
Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East. Garden
City, N.Y,: Doubleday.
These organisms don't come from this world, it's like they were brought to the earth from outer space. Not a lot of people asking more about their origings.
Anonymous said…
I have heard a bit about this theory, but the way it is laid out here makes it actually believable. Absolutely insane we do not know our own history! WOW!
Henry said…
This historical account of Father Christmas' origins has shaken many historians, it may one day lead to an entirely new look at our currently accepted historical narrative. Have a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxYF-8NHlsY
Peter said…
Absolutely shocked to find out how much of our past is distorted. Have done a deep dive on this since reading, great informative post guys!
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