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Greetings friends. I have some Truth to share with you on this Xmas Eve
We will be discussing the MANY origins which have morphed over the years to create what is Santa
Claus today. An amalgam of many rituals, traditions, cultures, and religious influences.
It all begins with a mushroom.The name of the mushroom is Amanita Muscaria, also called Fly
Agaric.
First Id like to say, forget all youve been taught. (I think thats a general good rule to live by) What
Id like to turn you on to is the fact that one of the major influences for Xmas is actuallya well
known psychedelic mushroom. This mushroom (along with other entheogens) is also very much a
part of different religious, pagan, and cultural traditions. IE: Reason the Pope wheres red & white
and why there is a large mushroom in the entry of the Vatican) Also, the red/white body/blood of
christ. But we wont go too deep into that right now.
What Im trying to say is, besides Krampus/St. Nicholas/Odin/Jesus influences, one of the most
influential yet secret components to Xmas is the Amanita Muscaria mushroom. You know, the red
and white speckled one. You will see this all over Xmas and Easter cards if you look. And there is a
reason for that. We wont delve into Easter either. For now. But I will say, Easter egg hunts have all
to do with hunting for the red & white speckled mushrooms. IE: Parents rewarding children for
hunting and bringing home the sacred special speckled mushrooms.
Anyway, back to Santa. Alargeportion of the amalgam of this mythical being, was an ancient
Shaman who delivered the highly prized mushrooms from early Germanic and Siberian tribes. He
rode a sled led by reindeer. Note: The amanita is actually a favorite food of the reindeer. Folks back
in the day would drink the pee of reindeer in order to enjoy the hallucinogenic properties of the
mushroom without having to filter out any toxins. The Santa Shaman also hung the mushrooms on
pine trees and in socks over a hearth to dry them out. Hence ornaments and stockings. They would
put the exalted mushrooms in big burlap bags and deliver them to families for their pagan ritualistic
ceremonies Sometimes, if the family was snowed in, the Shaman would have to enter thru the large
fire ducts at the rooftops of the yurts. While villagers were celebrating with the fungus, they often
had visions of forest nymphs, gnomes, and spirits. Hence, Xmas elves. When we consider where the
idea of Santa flying comes from, its a known as a common experience of a Shaman to be able to fly
around the forest and in the spirit world as he has outer body experiences. IE: fly agaric. In
addition, the amanitas are known to grow under pine trees. Anyone wanna guess where the xmas
tree/presents beneath concept comes from? Ahhh yes. The gifts from the gods. Cosmic gifts
indeed.
Im just scratching the surface with the myriad of incredible parallels regarding this topic. Ill let the
rest of the references and videos in this post do the rest of the talking.
And with that
MERRY AMANITA MUSCARIA EVE!!! May a Shaman visit your home tonight!
xo
Lee Sayer
MUST SEE
Pharmacratic Inquisition
Magick Mushrooms and the history of Santa Claus
BBC: Reindeer and the Magick Mushroom
Hidden mysteries of Christmas unveiled
Discussion on John Allegro Sacred Mushroom and the Cross (Part 1)
Sacred Cross and the Mushroom (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM7CH_IgZDg
Terrrance McKenna Santa and the Amanita Muscaria
NOTE: CUT AND PASTE LINK. UNABLE TO EMBED.
Magic Mushrooms & the History of Santa

Claus & Christmas 1 of 6
James Arthur author of Mushrooms & Mankind discusses magic mushrooms & the history of Santa
Claus & Christmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btygJ6UMPMI&list=PLF5CE5198A9393571&index=1
Joe Rogan on Christmas, Santa Claus, and

Mushrooms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LntLIFb8qw
Ex Satanist EXPOSES Christmas

Saturnalia Santa, Gifts, Lights, Trees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gydEcw5CIhs
Origins of Religion Jesus as a Mushroom (Part 1-3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD06vjg0Jg
FURTHER READING
A Typical RED variety of the Amanita muscaria. The Single most written about and mystically symbolized
Mushroom throughout history. This Mushroom played a MAJOR role in the formulation of nearly Every MAJOR
world Religion and world Mythology, as you will see, it is the primary focus of this investigation.The Amanita
muscaria mushroom can be found at the roots of most of the religious writings our planet has to offer. Yet you
will find within these pages very little in way of endorsement of any particular Religion. However, please bear
with me when I interject my own philosophical opinions. Remember I admit openly that I certainly do not know
everything. This is the result of serious study of the doctrinal/scriptural substance of each of the presented
Religions, and an exploration into the hidden symbology and meanings within them. The discovery that although
the Sacramental substance is unquestionably present, the organizations themselves have obscured the knowledge
of it, was an Enigma. That is until the Political nature at the roots of Religion itself had been uncovered.
Religions today do not answer this important question. Explaining it away as purely symbolic or of no importance.
Religion has polluted itself by denying its own source and by removing the individuals ability to experience the
effects produced by the substance that imparts GNOSIS (the joining together of the consciousness with the
consciousness of the Divine). By the removal of this key knowledge Religion itself has become a lie. Especially
when the same systems inspired by Entheogens have condemned their usage.In society today it has become taboo
to present the expansion of consciousness by drug/plant usage of any kind in a positive light. Such is the case
when one discusses in a negative light Government, Religion, or any other societal norm. While I have no use for
Opiates (heroin) Or highly refined Coca (coke, crack) and no interest in Amphetamines (crank) I feel that a
blanket assessment of all drugs as being DIRTY is not only unfair, But a classic case of Dis-information.Drugs in
the Psychedelic category are commonly referred to these days (by those in the know) as Entheogens meaning
simply the generation of God within. For the experiencer, the realization of God within ones own
Consciousness.The facts are that there are many plants that have been known to Expand consciousness, increase
awareness of self, and initiate one into the nature of spirituality. Thousands of PhD. Professors all over the world
(in fields such as Botany, Ethno-botany, Entheo-botany, Archaeology, Anthropology, Philology, Philosophy,
Psychology, as well as a plethora of other inter-related fields) have written Thousands of books/papers on the
investigation and study of Psychedelic plants. Many such writings have dealt with the use of such substances by
Spiritual practitioners in most every Religion formed on the planet. Most people are out of the loop in knowing
about any of this. Throughout history each Tribe/Culture has looked for leadership and insight to the local HOLY
person. Often known as a HOLY MAN or otherwise Shaman/Healer/Priest/Mage/Sage/Yogi/Magician. The insight
these LEADERS possessed was largely due to their experience and understanding of Pharmacopeia (use of plants)
and the insight offered by the use of these things. Different tribes and peoples used different Entheogens, largely
determined by local availability. This RESPECT, reverence, and Authority held by the native shaman is a major
problem for Government and Religion. This is why Pharmacopeia has been demonized and dis-reputed as
something of the DEVIL. The Spanish (Catholic) inquisition and Witch hunts are prime examples of this. As well
as the stealing of land and other properties done in the name of GOD by murdering over EIGHT MILLION
people that the Church/Government tried as witches up till the 19th century. There is also the matter of an
estimated twenty million indigenous Central Americans murdered (exterminated) bringing about the near
extinction of the Aztec/Inca/Mayan peoples. The underlying agenda is the repression of the knowledge of
Entheogenic plants which if it succeeded would insure the peoples loyalty to established Religion in all matters
pertaining to GOD. Primarily due to the inability of experiencing God for oneself. Since Government and
Religion are the controllers of the world, An independent Shaman/Priest/Mage/Magician/Prophet is a threat to
their loyalty and Authority.The Sacramental use of Entheogens has only come into a BAD/DIRTY light recently.
Largely due to the lumping together of any and all substances used by people (whether for Spiritual purposes or
simply recreation) and classified as BAD for you, Evil, Vile, and DIRTY. This PROHIBITION is the source of
the inept, corrupt, and oppressive (monetary based) WAR ON DRUGS. In realty, despite the incredible amount of
evidence that humanitys origins of spirituality are inseparably linked to entheogens, Governmental prohibition
continues to rob each individual of their human right to direct access of understanding the nature of spirituality by
the traditional and ancient means provided by mother earth.People who follow the Governmental lead in this field
without researching the subject on an individual basis are commonly quick to jump to conclusions and Condemn
things they really know nothing about. Of course, there are actually people who believe that anything the
Government says must be true. UNFORTUNATELY.. Yet they have absolutely No personal experience, no
research, no real understanding. An opinion really based on Ignorance.This is not only SAD but actually quite
SICKENING. The Propaganda pushers certainly have their own AGENDA, which BTW leads the mindless
masses of sheep right down the road of foolishness. Becoming unknowingly the pushers of the Oppressive Disinformation and Propaganda themselves. All in the name of being right, proper, clean purveyors of the
TRUTH.The simple REALITY is that plant Entheogens are Spiritual in nature.
I Prefer Just say KNOW to the Oppressive Fascist Propaganda Just say no
One more thing before we get going
Its the use of Heroin, Crack, and Crank that The Government throws on the table to cause panic in the minds of
people, has allowed them to ERODE the Constitution away into a now historical Document. By passing
unbelievable laws all under the guise of Stopping the use of Drugs, and saving our precious children from the vile
Drug pusher. While all along its been the OSS and then the CIA that bring the highly addictive drugs
(Heroin/Crack) that DESTROY peoples lives into the Country. If you dont think this could be true, then Take a
look at this:
The CIA/OSS and the War on Drugs
You have heard the RUMORS and the DIS-INFORMATION about them.
Now LOOK at the Documented EVIDENCE
Perhaps our favorite FREE-THINKERS and Musicians (by taking certain Plants) and Smoking Certain Herbs
(also religious) should be praised for the insight and understanding they have received in life through these
things. Not be condemned and thought of as DIRTY for their use of the same. Of course Heroin problems are
very dangerous and damaging and I am NOT talking about that. Besides it is their highly addictive properties that
are exactly what make the MAFIA/CIA/GOVERNMENT wet their lips from excitement (due to huge profits
involved) not caring what damage they do to people. Also the natural ENTHEOGENS are NOT a hot commodity
for them. For one thing, they actually make you think, which is the ONE THING those AGENDA driven Power
and Money hungry MONSTERS would prefer you didnt do.
With that said, lets get going :o)
Chimneysweep
Figure 2. Artwork as Revelator
Amanita muscaria is a Good Luck Charm associated with the Four-Leafed-Clover in artwork and traditional
Superstition. It is not restricted to Pictorial art in obvious places. Sybmolism associated with the mushroom is
found throughout Religious artwork as well. Decoding these Religious art symbols has always been a pet peeve of
mine. It seems when you start to look there is Mushroom Imagery everywhere. For good reason, as the story
unfolds you find that the depth of understanding religious art is directly associated with the depth of your
understanding of Symbols.
Mushroom
Figure 3. The Little People
Often associated with Gnomes, Fairies and Little People The beauty of this mushroom makes it a favorite for
artists. The Mystical aspect is generally reserved for those that happen to be In The Know.
The Hidden Meanings of Christmas
What are the origins of the Christmas traditions? Most people never think to ask this question. Those that do find
a seemingly complete dogmatic system of explanation. Then of course there is one day the discovery that Santa
Claus does not really exist. But Does he? Many things have been written in an attempt to trace Christmas
development. You can find books on this subject and even those who consider themselves experts in this field. I
suppose you could call that field Santa-ology, or perhaps Santa-ism. Yet long lost into the realm of simple
traditions are very amazing symbolic connections, and origins that are long forgotten, or perhaps intentionally
overlooked. To know the meanings behind the symbologies that to most people have dogmatic explanation may
open the doorway to understanding the hidden symbology of many other religions. Several books have been
written about the Amanita muscaria (Mushroom). This Mushroom is found growing under Pine trees (Coniferous
trees), Birch, and sometimes Oak all over the World. The Pine tree is one of the main relics of Christmas.
The Santa Claus, and Christmas holiday (of today) have metamorphosised out of many older Mythologies and
traditions. What are present today as icons, symbols, and relics that have managed to find their way into the
Winter Solstice celebrations have a commonality that deserves some reflection, study, and perhaps even some
reverence. Understanding these borrowed from traditions is central to getting at the root of the true meaning of
Christmas.
SantaFigure 4. Santa as a Shaman
The Santa Claus (of today) is a metamorphosis of many older Mythologies. Including THOR or Donner (German)
who wears red and rides in a Golden Flying Chariot pulled by two Goats (Cracker and Gnasher). These Goats
were in a sense the ancestors to the now popular Reindeer. What would the red and gold clad angel be doing with
that nice basket? An Easter basket at Christmas is an interesting concept.
So Where does this enter the Christmas tradition?? Many Christian beliefs and traditions were borrowed from
more ancient Religions and Mythologies. The virgin birth, The incarnation of God, The Sacrament, Christmas,
Easter, Etc. Christmas has been adopted by Christianity as one of its holy days.
It is well documented By Fundamentalists (apologists) that the Christmas traditions are Pagan in origin.. This
simply means that their origin comes from the traditions of the country folk (pagan). The Pagan origins of most of
the other attributes of Christianity are usually vigorously denied. It is also very easy to obscure, overlook and
discredit the Hindu, Egyptian, Mithraic, Germanic, Greek and Buddhist roots by lumping all other religions
together and labeling them Pagan. These are certainly not simple country-folk religions. So to say Christmas has
Pagan roots is glossing over what exactly those roots are, and discrediting their study as worthless. Many of the
Christmas traditions and stories have hidden meanings. Not apparent at first look, a more thorough investigation
reveals there is far more symbolic content which is decipherable than suspected. At the roots of this search is the
secret of the Mushroom, its habitat, form, users, effect, and symbolism.
Siberian Shamen used, and still do today (despite Governmental oppression) The Amanita muscaria as a
Religious Sacrament. The value Of the inebriant is placed highly among the commodities of the natives. Fetching
Reindeer pelts and meats in payment and barter. Interesting to note That if you arent quick enough, you will find
only the mushroom stubs, the rest greedily gobbled up by the hungry Reindeer. The Shamen of Siberia and the
Russian Icon St. Nicholas both play parts in the tale of Christmas. Including where Christmas came from, and
why there are certain Symbols associated with the holiday.
Santa
Figure 5. Christmas Ornaments
The Tradition of Ornamenting a tree is likely from the tradition of The Paradise tree a fir tree decorated with
apples (represented the fruit of The Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden). In Germany during the Middle
Ages a popular play was staged on December 24th (the religious feast day of Adam and Eve) symbolic of the
Paradise story. Candles (symbolizing Christ), and cookies (originally wafers, symbolizing the Christian sacrament)
were also hung on the tree, which is another symbolic connection. This Ornament is of particular interest because
of the association with the Fruit of the tree of knowledge and the Amanita muscaria. This indicates that there
have always been people In the Know from time to time. Originally the Fruit of the Tree of Life and the more
recently added Fruit of the Tree Of Knowledge were one in the same. This according to Apocryphal texts.
So why do people bring Pine trees into their houses at the Winter Solstice? Placing brightly colored (Red and
White) packages under the boughs to give each other as a token of their love and as a representation of the Love
of God and the gift of his Sons life??
This is because, in nature THAT is where you will find this Most Sacred Substance. The Amanita muscaria.
These Mushrooms grow in a Symbiotic/Mycorhizal relationship with the Pine tree. This means they grow always
underneath the tree. People symbolically place gifts under the tree at Christmas. Acting as a sort of proxy present
givers. Doing the work of God/Santa. Each celebrant mimicking the act of Nature/God in placing under the tree a
GIFT. Big clue here!!! Winter brings rains Rains bring Mushrooms Go to the mountains around Christmas
time, Look under the Pine trees. What you will find under them unlocks the Key Mysteries of the Universe.
Through Multi-dimensionalizing the consciousness in a way that no other substance known can. This Gnosis
(joining together of your mind with the mind of the Universal Consciousness) is what the Sages, Mystics,
Teachers, and Prophets were talking about. Even if only in symbolism. And show it in Symbolism they did.
The Christmas Tree
All over the world people bring Coniferous trees into their houses and place brightly colored packages underneath
them. In Nature, this is where you will find the Amanita muscaria (under coniferous trees). These particular
Mushrooms grow in a symbiotic relationship with these particular trees. The actual living body is called
Mycellium. It attaches to the roots of the tree awaiting the drop of a spore which produces the Fruiting body
(fruit). The Mushroom is literally the Fruit of the Tree. As they grow in a Mycorhizal relationship with the tree,
they are not parasitic. The tradition of bringing a tree into the home, and putting presents under it, is a custom
that many follow. Most have absolutely no idea why. Even people that think they know, usually have no
knowledge of this. The Symbolic meaning behind this transcends Etymological and Historical evidence.
1. Saint Nicholas is the patron Saint of children in Siberia (Russia)
2. The Mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) grow nearly exclusively under the Christmas (Coniferous) Trees.(Birch
also; Another whole story)
3. The Reindeer eat these Mushrooms.. Hence the presumed flight.

4. Santa brings presents in his Bag. Mushrooms are gathered in Bags.
5. The Mushrooms are Red and White.
6. The Mushrooms are typically Dried by hanging them on the Hearth of the fireplace on strings. Just as stockings
are hung in the same way
7. The Virgin Birth is Symbolic for the Mushroom. It grows without seed (Spores are microscopic) and its
appearance was thought to be Miraculous because of this.
8. The very name Christmas.. Is a Holiday name composed of the words Christ (meaning the Anointed with the
Magical Substance) Mass (a special religious service/ceremony of the Sacramental ingestion of the Eucharist,
the Body of Christ.) In Catholic Tradition this Substance (Body/Soma) Has been replaced by the doctrine of
Trans-substantiation, Whereby (in magical ceremony) The Priests claim the ability to transform A cracker into the
literal Body of Christ.. IE. Substitute/Placebo.
St.Nick
Figure 7. Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas (Patron Saint of Children among other things) is the most revered Saint in Russia, second only to
the Apostles. He is The Russian Orthodox Churchs counterpart to the native peoples highly respected local
Shamen. A Shaman is a holy man that is well acquainted with a form of spirituality that incorporates plant
entheogens that facilitate the NDE or out of body experience. Saint Nicholas was not likely to have been a
Shaman, however the Symbolism on, and coloring of his Robes can lend to speculation.
The ancient Shamanic use
of Amanita muscaria in Siberia is well documented. Despite Governmental Oppression (of its use) there are still
many who refuse to accept the Authorized State Religion, and continue the Shamanic traditions in secret. The
Siberian Shaman (commonly dressing in red and white) would enter through the opening in the roof of a home
where a ritual was to be done. Santa Claus (on the Holy Day) brings presents in his BAG. The Shamen gather the
mushrooms in bags which they would bring with them when performing a ceremony. The Santa Claus we see
today evolved from traditions developed in Germany. The Sinter Klaus was a conglomeration of older
Germanic/Norse gods such as Thor, Donner, and Odin or Wotan. This knowledge is fairly common. What is
missing here is that Odin rode through the sky in his charriot which is depicted in the stars by The Big Dipper.
The Big Dipper is the charroiot of Odin and Wotan, And Thor, and King Arthur, and even Osiris (Egypt). The
charriott that circles the North Star in a 24 hour period is thus also known as the sleigh of Santa Claus, which
circles the mythological home of Santa (the North Pole). Thor throws his hammer (which is shaped as a
mushroom) to the ground and with a mighty Thunderous ligtning crack it appears. Odin rides the sky in his
charriott pulled by horses which are exerting such an effort that their spit mingled with blood falls to the ground
and the places where it hits mushrooms (Amanitas particularly) grew. The Osiris mythology has even more to add
to this. First off to the Egyptians South was up (north). Osiris was the lord of the underworld (south) which is
why he circles the sky in the furthest possible under (south) area. Not only did Osiris ride the sky in a charriott,
but after his death Isis found that an evergreen (Cedar) had grown full sized from a dead stump overnight (this
also relates to the Djed pillar) this was understood as a sign of Osiris rebirth and immortality. The birth of Osiris
is interestingly the 25th of December (traditional). The 25th of December was also celebrated annually by putting
presents around the Cedar tree. This tradition is at lease five thousand years old. The birth of Horus to the
goddess virgin mother Isis is perhaps the eldest representation of the goddess/son mythology, yet it is impossible
to know the true date of this or how old the Astro-theological Virgo giving birth to the child/god/star mythology
is. However it is the oldest source I have found. And very old it is. The Mushrooms are typically dried (a
necessary procedure) by stringing them up (like popcorn) and hanging them above the hearth of the fireplace.
Shamen, and Lay people alike, would gather and dry them. They are a valuable commodity. Reindeer (native to
Siberia) eat these mushrooms. The Mythology of Reindeer taking flight reflects the supposed effects they get after
such a meal.
It is important to point out that this Christmas/Winter Solstice celebration, with all its various counterparts,
transcends the worlds religions. It may be that the reason that this celebration is held all over the planet in
various forms has something to do with this other commonality which we are looking at. It certainly is intwined in
the symbolism.
Here are some of the countries around the world and the names of their respective Santa Claus.
Australia Santa Claus
British Isles Father Christmas
China Dun Che Lao Ren (dwyn-chuh-lau-oh-run)
Czechoslovakia -Svaty Mikalas
Denmark -Julemanden
France -Pere Noel or le petit Jsus
Germany Saint Nicholas or Weihnachtsmann
Greece -Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus
Iceland Jolasveinar. (13 of them) Stekkjarstaur, Giljagaur, Stufur, Thvorusleikir, Pottaskefill,
Askasleikir, Hurdarskellir, Skyrgamur, Bjugnakraekir, Gluggagaegir, Gattathefur, Ketkrokur and Kertasnikir.
Italy La Befana
Japan Hoteiosho
Netherlands Sinterklaas
Norway -Julebukk
Russia -Saint Nicholas
Scandinavia Julenisse
Spain Balthazar
Sweden -Tomte
Wales Mari Ilwyd
United States Santa Claus
This list is by no means inclusive: it was partially obtained from:
The World Book Encyclopdia.
setting service
Figure 8. A sacred meal setting and service
This place setting and service which was contributed by a very good friend who has been always an inspiration to
me is certainly a real fine example of what a truly enlightened Christmas meal is all about. You dont have to
read very far into this symbolism to realise what the table is saying about dinner. The idea of a Sacred meal is
incorporated into many ancient traditions that also celebrated the birth of the God on December 25th. The Sun as
it reaches the winter Solstice ends its course across the heavens and appears to stop for 3 days, then it begins
anew its trek across the heavens towards the Northern hemisphere. This 3 day apparent stoppage is mythologized
as the death of the Sun of God on the cross of the celestial 4 points, and after the 3 day waiting period it was
thought to return to life, as it begins its precession across the sky. Later mythologies transfer the death on the
cross to a hanging on wood, and the 3 day death to The Son being locked inside a tomb. The fact that the
mushrooms must be dried (before consumption) is another euphemism that the god must die (sacrificing himself)
to save mankind through enlightenment by giving his own life.
This is only the beginning. A few of the associations this mushroom has with the Christmas traditions. Here are
some Synonymous names and/or terminologies given to this Mushroom throughout history, many of which we
will be exploring further.In fact, there are so many that expounding upon them could take a lifetime, therefore,
obviously, this list is not all-inclusive. The Egyptian term; the God of a thousand names begins to make sense
as this research begins to encompass so many other traditions, mythologies and religions.
1. SOMA (Hindu plant-god). Soma is also Greek for body.

2. Amrita (Buddhist Magical Sacrament).
3. Ambrosia (Greek, Food of the Gods).
4. The Holy Grail (note the Grail-like shape of the upturned muscaria mushroom; Vessel containing the blood of
the God).
5. Fruit of the Tree of life: Fruit of the Tree = the mushroom; the main body (mycellium) growing underground in
a Symbiotic relationship with the Pine tree.
6. The Golden Fleece
7. The Fountain of Youth: Ponce De Leon is likely to have unknowingly kicked over the very thing for which he
was searching; the red muscaria grows under Longleaf Pine in northern Florida in December.
8. Haoma: Islamic Sacrament.
9. Manna: There are two kinds in the Bible; see John ch. 6 to 14. Manna means mushroom.
10. Bread of Life: Yes, its the Loaf of Bliss.
11. Fountain of Living Waters: Its alive, 90% water, and shaped like a fountain.
12. Hidden Manna: See Rev. 2:17
13. The Cosmic Egg, The Easter Egg (What are we really mimicking at Easter? The mushroom hunt, OF
COURSE).
14. The Prima Materia/Philosophers stone: The secret substance of the Alchemists (Get Clark Heinrichs book
Strange Fruit for this one; fascinating!).
15. Soma: The Hindu plant God and elixir of immortality.
16. The Flesh of the God: The mushroom is very flesh-like and is depicted so.
17. The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge/Life.
18. The Flesh of Jesus, and other Gods (Take and eat. This is my body [Greek, SOMA]).
19. The Hammer of Thor: The shape is obvious. Thor throws his mushroom-shaped hammer to the ground in a
bolt of lightning and a mighty thunderous CRACK. Lightning is the mythical creator of the mushroom.
20. The Small White Stone: The infant state of the mushroom resembles a small white stone.
21. The Elixir of Immortality: The churning-of-the-milky-ocean myth describes this in a phenomenal way.
22. The Feathered Serpent: From its first egg-state to its snake-looking second state, then shedding its universal
veil (shedding its skin) and finally upturning its cap (gills resembling feathers). The feathered serpent is
cosmopolitan in its symbology.
23. The Phoenix: From the ashes (spores) the egg appears. Then comes the upturned cap resembling a gold and
red colored bird (the gills as feathers). Then the heat (sun) burns the mushroom and it dissolves, once again
leaving only ashes (spores), and finally repeating the whole cycle.
23. Ankh: Waters and life, or the waters of life in Egypt.
24. Rudra: The Hindu red god of the forest.
25. Djed: The phallus or pillar of Osiris.
26. The One Eyed Howler: The round eye shape which represents the vision of the universe.
27. The Eye of Horus: (Djed-Eye) Sound familiar?
28. The World Tree: The mushroom is thought to be the creator of the world, in many cultures.
29. Celestial Food: The food of the Gods in the Egyptian Book of the dead.
30. Aten: The Egyptian winged-disc.
31. Fly Agaric: Although Fly is commonly thought of in association with the House-fly, there is also evidence
that it refers to the act of flying, as in taking spiritual flight.
Many times these representations are used severally in one depiction.
The Psychedelic Secrets of Santa Claus

By Dana Larsen Thursday, December 18 2003
Although most people see Christmas as a Christian holiday, many of the

symbols and icons we associate with Christmas celebrations are actually derived from the shamanistic traditions
of the tribal peoples of pre-Christian Northern Europe.
The sacred mushroom of these people was the red and white amanita muscaria mushroom, also known as fly
agaric. These mushrooms are now commonly seen in books of fairy tales, and are usually associated with magic
and fairies. This is because they contain potent hallucinogenic compounds, and were used by ancient peoples for
insight and transcendental experiences.
Most of the major elements of the modern Christmas celebration, such as Santa Claus, Christmas trees, magical
reindeer and the giving of gifts, are originally based upon the traditions surrounding the harvest and consumption
of these most sacred mushrooms.
The world tree
These ancient peoples, including the Lapps of modern-day Finland, and the Koyak tribes of the central Russian
steppes, believed in the idea of a World Tree. The World Tree was seen as a kind of cosmic axis, onto which the
planes of the universe are fixed. The roots of the World Tree stretch down into the underworld, its trunk is the
middle earth of everyday existence, and its branches reach upwards into the heavenly realm.
The North Star was also considered sacred, since all other stars in the sky revolved around its fixed point. They
associated this Pole Star with the World Tree and the central axis of the universe. The top of the World Tree
touched the North Star, and the spirit of the shaman would climb the metaphorical tree, thereby passing into the
realm of the gods. This is the true meaning of the star on top of the modern Christmas tree, and also the reason
that the super-shaman Santa makes his home at the North Pole.
The amanita muscaria mushrooms grow only under certain types of trees, mostly firs and evergreens. The
mushroom caps are the fruit of the larger mycelium beneath the soil which exists in a symbiotic relationship with
the roots of the tree. To ancient people, these mushrooms were literally the fruit of the tree.
Ancient peoples were amazed at how these magical mushrooms sprang from the earth without any visible seed.
They considered this virgin birth to have been the result of the morning dew, which was seen as the semen of
the deity. The silver tinsel we drape onto our modern Christmas tree represents this divine fluid.
Reindeer games
The active ingredients of the amanita mushrooms are not metabolized by the body, and so they remain active in
the urine. In fact, it is safer to drink the urine of one who has consumed the mushrooms than to eat the
mushrooms directly, as many of the toxic compounds are processed and eliminated on the first pass through the
body.
It was common practice among ancient people to recycle the potent effects of the mushroom by drinking each
others urine. The amanitas ingredients can remain potent even after six passes through the human body. Some
scholars argue that this is the origin of the phrase to get pissed, as this urine-drinking activity preceded alcohol
by thousands of years.
Reindeer were the sacred animals of these semi-nomadic people, as the reindeer provided food, shelter, clothing
and other necessities. Reindeer are also fond of eating the amanita mushrooms; they will seek them out, then
prance about while under their influence. Often the urine of tripped-out reindeer would be consumed for its
psychedelic effects.
This effect goes the other way too, as reindeer also enjoy the urine of a human, especially one who has consumed
the mushrooms. In fact, reindeer will seek out human urine to drink, and some tribesmen carry sealskin containers
of their own collected piss, which they use to attract stray reindeer back into the herd.
The effects of the amanita mushroom usually include sensations of size distortion and flying. The feeling of flying
could account for the legends of flying reindeer, and legends of shamanic journeys included stories of winged
reindeer, transporting their riders up to the highest branches of the World Tree.
Santa Claus, super shaman

Although the modern image of Santa Claus was created at least in part by the advertising department of CocaCola, in truth his appearance, clothing, mannerisms and companions all mark him as the reincarnation of these
ancient mushroom-gathering shamans.
One of the side effects of eating amanita mushrooms is that the skin and facial features take on a flushed, ruddy
glow. This is why Santa is always shown with glowing red cheeks and nose. Even Santas jolly Ho, ho, ho! is
the euphoric laugh of one who has indulged in the magic fungus.
Santa also dresses like a mushroom gatherer. When it was time to go out and harvest the magical mushrooms, the
ancient shamans would dress much like Santa, wearing red and white fur-trimmed coats and long black boots.
These peoples lived in dwellings made of birch and reindeer hide, called yurts. Somewhat similar to a teepee,
the yurts central smokehole is sometimes used as an entrance when the snow is deep, or by a shaman for
ceremonial purposes. After gathering the mushrooms from under the sacred trees where they appeared, the
shamans would fill their sacks and return home. Climbing down the chimney-entrances, they would share out the
mushrooms gifts with those within.
The amanita mushroom needs to be dried before being consumed; the drying process reduces the mushrooms
toxicity while increasing its potency. The shaman would guide the group in stringing the mushrooms and hanging
them around the hearth-fire to dry. This tradition is echoed in the modern stringing of popcorn and other items.
The psychedelic journeys taken under the influence of the amanita were also symbolized by a stick reaching up
through the smokehole in the top of the yurt. The smokehole was the portal where the spirit of the shaman exited
the physical plane.
Santas famous magical journey, where his sleigh takes him around the whole planet in a single night, is
developed from the heavenly chariot, used by the gods from whom Santa and other shamanic figures are
descended. The chariot of Odin, Thor and even the Egyptian god Osiris is now known as the Big Dipper, which
circles around the North Star in a 24-hour period.
In different versions of the ancient story, the chariot was pulled by reindeer or horses. As the animals grow
exhausted, their mingled spit and blood falls to the ground, forming the amanita mushrooms.
St Nicholas and Old Nick

Saint Nicholas is a legendary figure who supposedly lived during the fourth Century. His cult spread quickly and
Nicholas became the patron saint of many varied groups, including judges, pawnbrokers, criminals, merchants,
sailors, bakers, travelers, the poor, and children.
Most religious historians agree that St Nicholas did not actually exist as a real person, and was instead a
Christianized version of earlier Pagan gods. Nicholas legends were mainly created out of stories about the
Teutonic god called Hold Nickar, known as Poseidon to the Greeks. This powerful sea god was known to gallop
through the sky during the winter solstice, granting boons to his worshippers below.
When the Catholic Church created the character of St Nicholas, they took his name from Nickar and gave him
Poseidons title of the Sailor. There are thousands of churches named in St Nicholas honor, most of which
were converted from temples to Poseidon and Hold Nickar. (As the ancient pagan deities were demonized by the
Christian church, Hold Nickars name also became associated with Satan, known as Old Nick!)
Local traditions were incorporated into the new Christian holidays to make them more acceptable to the new
converts. To these early Christians, Saint Nicholas became a sort of super-shaman who was overlaid upon their
own shamanic cultural practices. Many images of Saint Nicholas from these early times show him wearing red
and white, or standing in front of a red background with white spots, the design of the amanita mushroom.
St Nicholas also adopted some of the qualities of the legendary Grandmother Befana from Italy, who filled
childrens stockings with gifts. Her shrine at Bari, Italy, became a shrine to St Nicholas.
Modern world, ancient traditions
Some psychologists have discussed the cognitive dissonance which occurs when children are encouraged to
believe in the literal existence of Santa Claus, only to have their parents lie revealed when they are older. By so
deceiving our children we rob them of a richer heritage, for the actual origin of these ancient rituals is rooted deep
in our history and our collective unconscious. By better understanding the truths within these popular celebrations,
we can better understand the modern world, and our place in it.
Many people in the modern world have rejected Christmas as being too commercial, claiming that this ritual of
giving is actually a celebration of materialism and greed. Yet the true spirit of this winter festival lies not in the
exchange of plastic toys, but in celebrating a gift from the earth: the fruiting top of a magical mushroom, and the
revelatory experiences it can provide.
Instead of perpetuating outdated and confusing holiday myths, it might be more fulfilling to return to the original
source of these seasonal celebrations. How about getting back to basics and enjoying some magical mushrooms
with your loved ones this solstice? What better gift can a family share than a little piece of love and
enlightenment?
any of the traditions we see across the world that are tied to the Christmas holidays have a suprising similarity to
the ancient traditions of Siberian Shamans. Through the description below, you can easily see the role of Santa
Claus being filled by the local shaman. His gift to everyone on Chistmas (Winter Solstice) dried out
mushrooms that were hung by the fire with care.
The Mushroom That Grows Only Under the

Christmas Tree
It all begins with a mushroom. Yes. A mushroom. Did you expect it to begin with something man made? Then
youre not thinking far back enough. Humanitys first interactions were with earthly things.
The name of the mushroom is Amanita muscaria, also called Fly Agaric. Muscaria is a psychotropic, causing
visions and altered states. It is also toxic, and must be handled in a particular manner so as to get the psychedelic
effects without the toxic ones. You may have heard of the word shaman, which is a word from the Tungusspeaking people of Siberia, to connote a religious specialist.(1) The Tungusic are Russian indigenous people who
live in the arctic circle (north pole) andthey are reindeer herders. A shaman dealt with the mushrooms, as both
a safety practice and as part of the spirituality of the people.
The shaman would collect the mushrooms in a bag and deliver them to families, who would thenoften hang
them in socks around the fireplaceto dry the mushrooms would be ready toshare their revelatory gifts in
the morning of the solstice.
Amanita Muscaria grows only beneath a Christmas tree(coniferous/pine tree) in a symbiotic, non-parasitic
relationship with the roots of the tree. (6) It used to be thought to be the fruit of the tree.
Ornaments and Santas Outfit

And what about Santas outfit and Christmas tree ornaments? Wellfrom JungleApocalypse:
To this daySiberian shamans dress in ceremonial red and white fur-trimmed jacketsto gather the magic
mushrooms. First they pick and place the mushrooms to partially dry on nearby pine boughs which prepares them
for ingestion and makes the load lighter.This is why we decorate our Christmas trees with ornaments and
bulbs, because the gatherers would always adorn trees with drying mushrooms.
Coming in through the Chimney

And of course, the final touch ishow the shaman would enter homesto distribute the gifts:
The tradition of the Shaman,[], was to go into the forests and collect these shrooms that grow under pine trees
or evergreen trees. The Shaman would collect enough for the entire tribe and then go to each of the
houses,sometimes due to heavy snow the doors would be snowed in and the Shaman would have to enter
through the smoke hole in the roof!
Flying Reindeer!
And then theres the flying reindeer. How did they fly? Mushrooms of course.
Another perspective
Have you ever wondered why in modern Christmas tradition we do the things we do? What is the origin of the
Christmas tree, with the star on top, decorations about, and all the brightly wrapped presents beneath? Or the idea
behind Santa Claus who jets around the globe in a magic sleigh with flying reindeer defying both time and
space to deliver the worlds children a bounty of Christmas gifts? And since when did Santa and the birth of
Jesus have anything to do with each other? Where do these stories come from and better yet: what are we
actually celebrating on Christmas morning?
There are answers to these questions. And the history is not so farfetched or even that hidden. You just have to
know where to look. And the first place we look is the North Pole; seriously in ancient Siberia, near the top of
the world. The story of Santa and his likely origins begins where he supposedly lives: the frigid North.
In this wintry-wonderland, if you go searching for Santa, you may not find him or his Elvin factory but you will
find groups of indigenous people native to what we know as Siberia. Among these cultures are the northern
Tungusic people, known as the Evenki. The Evenki were predominantly hunter-gatherers as well as reindeer
herders. Their survival depended largely upon the health and vitality of their domesticated reindeer. The reindeer
provided the Evenki and other northern tribes with everything from clothing, housing material, wares and tools
from the bones and antlers, transportation (yes, they ride reindeer!), milk, as well as cultural and religious
inspiration.
The Evenki were also a shamanic culture. The word shaman actually has its roots in the Tungus word saman
which means one who knows or knows the spirits. Many of the classic shamanic characteristics that would later
be reflected in cultures all over the world were originally documented by Russian and European explorers while
observing the Tungus and related peoples religious life. This includes the three-world system, the shamanic
journey or soul flight, the use of altered states of consciousness, animistic belief in spirit, and so forth.
A significant aspect of the shamanism practiced in this part of the world during that time was linked to Amanita
muscaria, also known as the Fly Agaric mushroom. This mushroom is more widely accepted in the modern world
as the Alice in Wonderland mushroom. It was held very sacred by these ancient people, and was used by the
shaman and others for ceremonial and spiritual purposes. Amanitas as you can tell by the pictures range from
brightly red and white to golden orange and yellow. They only grow beneath certain types of evergreen trees.
They form a symbiotic relationship with the roots of the tree, the exchange of which allows them to grow. One of
the reported ancient beliefs was that the mushroom was actually the fruit of the tree. Due to the lack of seed, it is
also commonly held that Fly Agaric was divine a kind of virginally birthed sacred plant.
Although intensely psychoactive, Amanitas are also toxic. One way to reduce the toxicity and increase the
psychoactive potency was to simply dry them. When out collecting the mushrooms, people would pick a bunch of
them under the evergreen trees and lay them out along the branches while continuing to pick the mushrooms
beneath other trees. The result was something that looked very reminiscent of a modern Christmas tree: evergreen
trees whose branches are dotted with bright red, roundish decorations in this case the sacred mushrooms. At
the end of the session, the shaman or harvester would go around to each of their mushroom stashes and put them
all in one large sack a large sack?!! Remind you of anything?! Not only this, as the story of the tradition goes,
the shaman would then, carrying this large sack, visit the homes of his or her people and deliver the mushrooms
to them. They would then continue the drying process by hanging them in a sock, near the fire!
Another way to reduce the toxicity of the sacred mushrooms is through human filtration. Once passed through the
body, the toxic elements are apparently filtered by the liver and the resultant urine that comes out contains the
still intact psychoactive elements. So they drank the filtered urine. But thats only half the story. Somewhere in
the mythic origins of this practice is the reindeer. Because the reindeer also love these mushrooms. They dig
through the snow to eat them, and they also drink their own urine afterwards. So perhaps, long ago, one of the
first shamans witnessed the reindeers love affair with this peculiar mushroom as well as its propensity for
eating its own freshly yellowed-snow and saw how peculiarly it behaved as the romance heated up. The
curiosity (indeed a hallmark characteristic of a shaman) couldnt be contained, and the shaman did what he had to
do: he first ate some of the yellow snow himself and without a doubt realized the profound wisdom and magic
not only in the mushroom, but in the reindeer. And so this romance, too, began
However it may have happened in antiquity, the connection between the reindeer, the mushroom and the
shamanism is apparent. A very common vision that one has while under the influence of Fly Agaric is precisely
that: flying. Massive distortions of time and space occur, affecting scale in dramatic ways. Not only do you
observe yourself flying, but also other things like reindeer. It is not that difficult to connect the dots here.
Shamanic people are deeply invested in their environment. They learn the magical and mystical properties of the
natural world, and often assign a great deal of importance and sacredness to the bearers of that magic. For some
of these ancient Siberian people, this power was charioted by the reindeer and the sacred mushroom. That the
reindeer should have the ability to fly is evident not only in the vision, or their clearly altered state once
intoxicated, but also in the wisdom they offered to the shamans by eating the mushroom in the first place, and for
guiding them to do so just the same.
It wasnt only the reindeer who could fly, but the shamans also took flight. As mentioned, the shamanic journey
or soul flight is a keystone in shamanic practice and especially so in ancient Siberian culture. In order to interact
with the spirits, the shaman had to be able to leave this world and enter theirs. This was accomplished by
projecting his or her spirit from the physical and into the immaterial. They either needed the power to do this on
their own, or use a spirit helper to take them. It is very common for shamans to develop relationships with birds,
naturally, as they have the power to fly. But here, in the North Pole, what better animal to use than the magical,
flying reindeer?
There is one other component to the shamans flight that corresponds to our Christmas exploration, and this has to
do with how they got to the other worlds. The shamanic cosmology often consists of three worlds: the Lower,
Middle and Upper Worlds. Connecting the three worlds is a cosmic axis, which is also commonly known as the
World Tree. The World Tree served as a bridge or portal that allowed a shaman and spirits to move between the
three worlds. It was the gateway as well as the highway. In ancient Siberia, the same tree that also bore fruit to
the amanitas was also a symbol for the world tree. The Evenki and other indigenous groups lived in roundish,
teepee like structures called yurts. Sometimes they would place a pine tree in their yurts for ceremonial purposes.
This symbolized the World Tree, and they would harness its symbolic power to propel their spirit up and out of
the yurt through the smoke hole, i.e. the chimney. Once the journey was complete, they would return through
the smoke-hole/chimney with the gifts from the spirit world. They also believed that the North Star was the very
top of the Upper World, and because the World Tree was an axis that connected the entire cosmology, the North
Star sat upon the very top of the World Tree which is where the tradition of placing a star at the top of the tree
comes from.
One of the final elements of the Christmas tradition that we know today is the whole concept of gifting. What are
we celebrating? When you begin to unravel the experience of the shamans flight and dance with Amanita, you
enter a world that is deeply sacred. These shamanic cultures were intimately interwoven with their environments
through the reindeer and the mushroom in a way that honored and celebrated the mysteries and magic that life
and experience brought to the people. The shamans journey and return was ultra-important to the survival of the
whole community. What they brought back with them was often a matter of life and death. And time and again
the shaman and the people, through these experiences that they deemed not only sacred but divine, would learn
knowledge and wisdom directly from the sacred plants, their journeys, and from the spirits they interacted with.
This was a kind of life blood for their way of being. This was the gift. The celebration was actually a kind of
celebration of life, continued survival and renewal; an honoring of the spirits, animals, plants and natural world
that gave them the gift of life and knowledge of life.
This brings us to the grand finally, the big present hidden way back under the tree: Jesus Christ, and the timing of
his arrival on Earth. Concurrent with Jesus storied birth is a yearly alignment with the sun. On the December
21st winter solstice, the sun reaches its furthest southern point, bringing the northern hemisphere its longest night.
For 3 days the sun remains apparently unmoving. On the morning of the 25th, the sun begins its northern ascent
once again. This can be looked at as the birth of the sun, which has spent the winter traveling in the lower world,
or the world of darkness. When the sun begins to climb once again, it is a time to celebrate the light literally the
return of the light, the source of life on Earth, and ultimately the assurance of the coming summer, which also
means the survival of the natural world, the animals, the plants, the people and their way of life. Hence, life and
the people are saved. To indigenous peoples who depended on the seasons movement and bounty and
especially for the far northern peoples of ancient Siberia this was a monumental time. The sacred Amanita with
its red, golden and orange coloring as well as its capacity to offer direct experience and connection with divinity
was also regarded as a symbol for the Sun and its life-giving and saving properties. The Sun or the Son is the
savior, born on the 25th of December as the bringer of light, harbinger and liberator of life on Earth.
This is the gift and the meaning of the holiday we know as Christ-Mass. When you are decorating your tree,
hanging the star, and doing your thing with red and white and presents perhaps take a moment to reflect on the
esoteric meaning of the shamanic origins of Christmas, and what the spirit of this tradition was and is all about.
Muscaria is a psychotropic, causing visions and altered states. It is also toxic, and must be handled in a particular
manner so as to get the psychedelic effects without the toxic ones. You may have heard of the word shaman,
which is a word from the Tungus-speaking people of Siberia, to connote a religious specialist. The Tungusic are
Russian indigenous people who live in the arctic circle (north pole)and they are reindeer herders I shit you not.
A shaman dealt with the mushrooms, as both a safety practice and as part of the spirituality of the people. In fact,
often the shaman would eat the mushrooms and then the people would drink the shamans urine this way, the
shaman acted as a filter, because the psychedelic effects remain intact but the toxicity is eradicated.
Another way to decrease toxicity is to dry the mushrooms completely. The mushrooms would be harvested in late
Autumn and strung up around the hearth-fire to dry in preparation for the winter solstice.
The home of those in the cold north, such as Siberia, was, and is, often a yurt, which is similar to a tee-pee.
In some shamanic rituals, such as the initiation of shamans in Buryatia, a tree will actually be erected inside the
(yurt) passing through the smoke hole (in the roof) in some the shaman literally climbs the tree; in others
the shaman drums at the base and only ascends with his spiritual being. As the shaman ascends the tree in his
ecstatic state, he describes his journey to the upper world. Also, even in the absence of an actual turge tree, the
shaman will still travel to other worlds after exiting through the smoke hole, often after his spirit has
metamorphosed into a bird.
Travel to the upper world requires the ability to fly, and shamans often change themselves into birds in order to
make the journey. They may also ride upon a flying deer or horse.
The shaman would collect the mushrooms in a bag and deliver them to families, who would then often hang them
in socks around the fireplace to dry the mushrooms would be ready to share their revelatory gifts in the morning
of the solstice.
Amanita Muscaria grows only beneath a Christmas tree (coniferous/pine tree) in a symbiotic, non-parasitic
relationship with the roots of the tree. It used to be thought to be thefruitof the tree.
Finding these vivid red and white gifts beneath the Christmas tree was a treat indeed!
Especially for reindeer, who absolutely loved them. After eating some, they would prance around and some have
said that is where the idea they could fly came from. There is more evidence however that the whole flying thing
comes from a blend of two facts, one is that under the influence of Muscaria there are several common visions:
things appearing much bigger or smaller than they really are; faeries and gnomes and other beings; and flying
either flying ones self or seeing other things flying. This is how many would see the shaman fly off on his
reindeer sleigh after his special visit. Muscarias other name, Fly Agaric is said to be called that because it is used
as pesticide for flies, but it is useless at this apparently, and the moniker refers to the visions.
There are those who dont like this connection, and the best argument against it we currently have is oft repeated
from the wiki page, and here it is:
Historian Ronald Hutton has since disputed the connection; he noted reindeer spirits did not appear in Siberian
mythology, shamans did not travel by sleigh, nor did they wear red and white, or climb out of smoke holes in yurt
roofs. Finally, American awareness of Siberian shamanism postdated the appearance of much of the folklore
around Santa.
I have researched all those claims and what I found was:
Reindeer were very important to the Siberians, they even put antlers on their headdresses to symbolise the
protector spirit of the reindeer.
Shamans did travel by sleigh, in fact many people did and still do.
Shamans did wear red and white, but not exclusively.
Shamans did climb in and out of yurt holes. A hole was special in their religion, seeing it as an entry point to
another dimension. See quote above for more info on the yurt hole regarding trees.
Huttons final claim that awareness of Siberian shamanism came after the evolution of our Santa claus is
irrelevant. Things have evolved without public knowledge regularly, including ancient historical memes in current
symbology and ritual. The Christmas tree and the date 25th December are both pagan in origin (utilised initially
to appeal to the pagans of the time)(*). Although given a cursory nod by apologists today, for the last 2000 years
most Christians did not have awareness of those pagan origins. The majority awareness does not necessarily
precede the appropriation. He has used a logical fallacy.
Every point he makes to dispel the Muscaria-Santa-Christmas connection is false but it would be a logical
fallacy onmybehalf to say that means it is necessarily true. However, youve seen some of the history now
what do you think?
The dress of Santa is his most distinguishing feature (when not on a reindeer sleigh with a sack full of presents)
that seems to be where we have refined him over time. Some Siberian shamans do have the red and white of the
Muscaria, such as the shaman with the mushrooms in this picture:
We need to slip over to the west a little bit, just as our myths did, to get to the next phase of the evolution of
Santa to the God Odin in Scandinavia. It seems he took a little shroom himself:
Odins (8 legged) steed was capable of bearing him through theairand to and from the land of the dead.
And
Santa Claus, a jolly old fat man with a long white beard who is said to distribute presents to good children
onChristmas Eve, is largely based on Odin, merged with the Christian legend ofSaint Nicholas of Myra.
Christmas itself and most of its traditions in Germanic countries derive from the paganwinter
solsticeholidayYule
children would place their boots, filled withcarrots,straw, orsugar, near the chimney for Odins flying horse,
Sleipnir, to eat. Odin would then reward those children for their kindness by replacing Sleipnirs food with gifts or
candy. This practice, she claims, survived in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands after the adoption of
Christianity and became associated with Saint Nicholas as a result of the process ofChristianizationand can be
still seen in the modern practice of the hanging of stockings at the chimney in some homes.
And if you still doubt, here is a picture of Odin:
I noticed that Santa and garden gnomes look identical and after a quick google I found that in Sweden the word
for both is the same tomte. With the gnome as a strong visual during a Muscaria experience, I find that
interesting but I cant really consolidate it
And of course, we have faeries, often seen in the visuals, and often found in childrens literature hanging about
Muscaria.
evolution to the Santa we know from the Odin point on is generally known (or easy to find). So Id like to step
back a little instead, back into the relevance of the original reasons for the mushrooms that started all this. For
openers, a controversial painting of Adam and Eve called Fresco at Abbaye de Plaincourault, which resides in
Mrigny, France. It was used as evidence that the forbidden fruit was the fruit of the Christmas tree:
There are many examples of mushrooms in historical religious iconography. Soma (body, or soul; Hindu
equivalent of Eucharist) is a ritual plant eaten/drunkto become one with God; it has evidence to suggest it is
Muscaria although scholarly debate continues but it is certainly a psychosomatic substance. Apparently the
only religion that cant be traced to a psychedelic root is Buddhism. The works ofJohn Allegroare interesting
food for thought.
It makes sense that most religions were founded on psychedelic experiences because our culture is usually very
similar to other cultures when we trace back to our own roots and cultures that have not strayed too far from
humanitys roots still use entheogenic plants. Entheogens generate the God within (en= in, within;theo= God,
divine;gen= create, generate). Examples are Amazonian tribes with ayahuasca and native Americans with peyote.
These ideas freak most westerners out, even the open minded ones because we cant imagine a time when such
substances were so commonly accepted. Perhaps a reminder that not so long ago cocaine was in Coca Cola and
heroin was given to babies to help them sleep is in order. Cocaine was in common usage as was opium until the
last century. Alcohol has been illegal at various times. Marijuana is currently under review in the United States
and we could safely bet that it will eventually become legal again. Thats the way of things they change. That
we once used psychedelic plants in religious ritual and for general awakening purposes is not a big deal, nor is it
a stretch of the imagination.
What bites is that powerfulothershave control over these changes, notus after all, these things are plants, and
we have basic human rights to all the plants our planet comes furnished with risks included. Humans have
always worked it out as long as force (for or against) is not involved. As soon as force (law) is involved,
suddenly it is like a fat person on a diet: we lust for, lie for, cheat for and overindulge on that which is forbidden.
Those who have had an entheogen describe it as a religious or spiritual experience, almost universally.
Particularly those that contain the DMT molecule, although not necessarily (Muscaria does not contain DMT).
DMT is a substance found naturally in the human body, and no other purpose has been considered for it except
extra sensory incidents, such as near death experiences (perhaps naturally increased to help the transition to the
Other Side) and spontaneous, inexplicable mystical experiences. Inducing such experiences seems to be
encouraged by nature (or the Creator, whichever you prefer), considering just how many plants contain DMT
(thousands)!
Only people who have not experienced an entheogen deny the implications or the reality of the experience. They
are busy in their studies writing essays against the testimonies and rejecting them as hallucinations without any
experience to do so. Like near-death experiences, the reports are often that the experience feelsmorereal than life,
like it is waking up, and life is the dream.
In a 2009 interview withExaminer.com, Dr Rick Strassman described the effects on participants in a study of
volunteers injected with DMT:
Subjectively, the most interesting results were that high doses of DMT seemed to allow the consciousness of our
volunteers to enter into non-corporeal, free-standing, independent realms of existence inhabited by beings of light
who oftentimes were expecting the volunteers, and with whom the volunteers interacted.
It is also released when we go to sleep. This means we break the law every night because DMT is schedule-1
under the Controlled Substances Act. The powers that be certainly wouldnt want us accessingthatkind of mind
opening experience, now would they?
Perhaps certain groupsalready know.
Entheogens are said to lift the veil. There are many dimensions to life and the universe, and quantum
mechanics seems to be smacking up against that very issue. It seems a human body is given particular sensory
limitations so as to function on this plane, so ordinarily only extenuating circumstances would allow for most of
us to see, hear or sense anything beyond what anyone else can. There is a ceiling, a limit, and science is now
suggesting that it may simply bechemicalin nature.
We are expecting a big hole or doorway, something like a black hole, and we jump through it to another place; or
that aliens or other-dimensional beingswill come down from the sky much like we believe thats where God is:
up there somewhere. Yet, it seems to be all right here inside each of us, we are part of the universe and
wearethe universe you are looking for God, yet you are God. No wonderwe never find It.
The scriptures never said, God is everything except you. You were included. Entheogenic experiences seem
to suggest that you were much more than merelyincluded.
Removing the limitations, lifting the veil, is perhaps nothing like hallucination and everything like expansion of
the senses. Entheogens show you that, and unless youve seen it yourself, you can only speculate.
Mushrooms are the reason for the season!
Mind expansion, becoming asone with Christ, or as the scripture says in Genesis of the fruit of the tree of
knowledge:
For God knows that as soon as you eat it, then your eyes shall be
opened, and you shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.
Christmas = Christs mass or eucharist (taking of the soma/body/soul)
Does this mean we give our children a magic mushroom trip for Christmas? Uh, no. Christmas has been watered
down to a holiday almost solely for children (except for some eggnog and a few office parties which are thrown
in for adults), but I think that is because it seems too much of a fairy tale for adults. Were left tomake it about
Jesus birth or a family get together if we arent Christian. Considering that nowhere in the bible does it
referencethe25th having anything to do with Jesus birth, then that takes a kind of la la la I cant hear you
ignorance that many of us simply cant partake in, Christian or nay.
Bring meaning back to Christmas. Christmas is the birth of the christ within, and in our culture this is
symbolised by Jesus you can be Christian to do this, or not. Jesus was pretty clear that he wants you to wake
up, so wake up. He gave you the map, and the internet has made it so there are almost no esoteric secrets
left, theyre all out there now we can ALL be mystics, with the true inner knowledge that the Vatican and
others would rather we didnt have.
Failing that, there are always psychedelics to open our minds with a WHAM and shamans only too happy to wake
us all the heck up by guiding the experience safely. Hellishjourneys are often reported, of course. The type of
journey you experience is much like life your thoughts determine your reality. There is something to learn in all
of it.
What do Christmas psychedelic experiences have to teach us? The same as all the psychedelic experiences in
the words of those who know:
We are all one.
I was the universe and everything in it.
Love. Nothing but shining, drop-to-my-knees-in-tears Love.
Light. Golden-white brilliant light.
Ill never been the same, everything has changed.
I was swimming in an ocean of oneness with all beings in a way I cannot effectively find words for.
A snake curled around my legs, up my body, and stared me in the face all my fears looked right back at me.
I flew through the void.
Peace surrounded me, Id never felt such peace and joy I never wanted to leave that space.
Merry Christmas.
There seems little doubt that the white bearded Odin/Woden/Wotin who flew through the air on his magical horse
to participate in the Wild Hunt at Yuletide was certainly a major influence. However, there are many other
influences to consider. The archetype of the wise man, magician, sorcerer was prevalent in Northern European
society from Britain to Russia. Certainly Odin is a part of this tradition, as he is known as the Wanderer in
pointed wide-brimmed hat, tattered robes, often carrying a staff or walking stick. He is associated with magic,
bringing us the Runes and he is said to have learned the Norse magical tradition called Seidr from Freyja.
However, the image of the mage, the wise
sage who is a wielder of magic is seen
elsewhere in Europe. Think Merlin,
Taliesin, and Finnish sorcerers/wizards
which are so common in old Finnish
folklore.
Shamanic influences are also strongly
theorized to be an influence on Santa. The
Finnish wizards were affiliated with FinnoUgric shamanic tradition. Another FInnoUgric group with a strong shamanic tradition
are the Saami. Their shamans were known
to eat the red and white fly agaric costume
and then journey to the spirit world aided by
the beating of their drums. These drums
were often adorned withjingle bells.
Other figures across Europe follow this same pattern of being influenced by the wandering sorcerer archetype.
Ded Moroz is one such Christmas figure from Russia (pictured above). And the English Father Christmas is
another (pictured below).
Saints were usually made up by monks to dissolve cults to local deities:

Now, a bit of nerdy Medieval explanation is necessary. When one is a student of Medieval Studies, one becomes
familiar with a genre of writing not well known by the general public: hagiography. Hagiography is a genre of
literature dealing specifically with saints lives. However, it differs from biography because hagiographies were
written with an agenda to spread the Catholic cult of saints. They were very popular during periods of conversion,
when the church targeted locally venerated deities and attempted to replace them with Christian saints. One such
swap out is very well known goddess Brigid to Saint Brigid.
In their campaign to build up the saint while diminishing the god,
hagiographers literally made shit up. Straight up inventions based on
nothing but the imagination of the writer. They bullshitted their way
through it. Sometimes a real figure could be used as a model, and
then merged with the god they were trying to erase. But the lives
were typically completely contrived, and all manner of miracles and
benevolent acts were ascribed to the newly invented saint.
Therefore, it is my strong opinion that the Saint Nicolas theory is but
more bunk that was put round by the Church to distract people from
their traditional Christmas figures. Many local Yuletide characters
were unsavory to the church. Italys Befana is a witch, and
Germanys Krampus is a creepy goat-man with likely roots as a Panlike agrarian
deity, just to
give two examples! There may well have been one or more real life men who the story of Saint Nick was based
on. But, more than likely, the story was purposefully devised to replace and distract people from Odin and the
other figures mentioned above.
In helping a friend find scholarly sources for Valentines Day, I was reminded that it was yet another holiday
rooted in a pagan past; the old RomanLupercalia. Saint Valentine was grafted on to the holiday in the SAME
way as St. Brigid became the patron saint of Candlemas, which was formerly Goddess Brigids Imbolc.
Santas reindeer are not based on a horse. They are based on, erm, reindeer:
Another point of contention is the assertion that Santas
reindeer are based on Odins magical horse Sleipnir. As
explained above, the bearded magic man flying through the
air at Yule does have connections to Odin and his flying
horse. However, the reindeer are more than likely inspired
by theSaami reindeer herders.
Although the Saami are largely unknown by the general
American public today, they were referenced quite often in
writings of the 19th century when the American version of
Christmas as we know it today was formed. Back then
they were referred to as Lapps, and they were of great
interest to folklorists and travel writers to whom Lapland
was an exotic and fascinating foreign location.
Reindeer herding has been a traditional livelihood of the
Saami for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The Saami
live at the tippy top of Scandinavia reaching from Norway and Sweden to Finland and over to Russia. Most of
this area is considered Arctic, and it is virtually undeniable that the Saami in Lapland (Sapmi is the politically
correct term for this region today) were a huge influence on our image of The North Pole.
The Saami tie to Santas reindeer goes beyond simply the coincidence of them being affiliated with reindeer in the
North Pole. As mentioned above, Saami shaman used the fly agaric mushroom to spirit travel. Well, as we would
have it, the Saami reindeer herders did as well. According to folklore and historical sources, the Saami herders
would watch when their reindeer rooted out the mushrooms from beneath the snow. After the reindeer ate the
shrooms, the herders would collect their urine and drink it to fly themselves. And there you have it: flying
reindeer. This is pretty straightforward and difficult to debate. Sorry, Sleipnir! Not that I dont love you and your
eight legs or anything, but Im not going to make up a tenuous connection just to pander to what people want to
read! Especially when the truth is equally cool! If you dont believe me, maybe BBC can explain it to you:
Fly agaric was a super uber common motif in German, Norse, and Finnish Christmas, which in all likelihood is a
hold over from old Yule All you have to do is Google it and you will find numerous images like the one below
which clearly demonstrate how Santa got his red and white suit (Sorry, Odin! No rags for Santa!):
** Quick edit with massive EYE ROLL and condescending sigh. Yes, Coca-Cola made todays image of Santa
famous. Duh. We all know that. But this article is more about addressing the information given by the other
article referenced at the top than an exhaustive meticulous history of American Christmas. However to address
some comments made on Facebook ahem, do you think the artists working for Coke lived in a vacuum?
Obviously they lived in the same culture as everyone else and were exposed to the same culturally pervasive
motifs and imagery that were common to the time. As I said above, the fly agaric mushroom was a popular
Christmas symbol and that pre-dated modern images of Santa. Cokes artists, just like everyone else at the time
would have seen these everywhere. So when they were choosing colors for his outfit, there could be little question
as to whether these images played a large role in their inspiration.**
Christmas Caroling began in Pagan Europe, not in the Christian 15th Century:
One last thing to mention. The article mentions Christmas songs going back to the 4th century in a Christian
context, and that carols originated in the 15th century. Again, no blame on the author as this information is very
hidden and not well known. But Christmas caroling is a VERY pagan tradition! It is yet another indigenous
European pre-Christian custom that the Church literally rallied and launched campaigns against. They finally
decided to try to wipe out the pagan custom by replacing it with a Christian one, the same tactic mentioned above
with the saints. Please read this article which explains it in detail:The Hidden History of Christmas Carols.
And there we have it. ~ Aelfie

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Some facts which follow the more straightforward approach to

Christmas history.
There are so many traditions associated with Christmas. Many of them we just take for granted, accepting the
prevailing wisdom as to their origins. But sometimes things are not what they seem. Here are ten things that
you may not have known
1. Christmas was once against the law in America. When the Puritans came to this continent they brought their
objection to Christmas with them. They believed it was a creation of man, not Christ, so it should not be
considered a holy day. They werent too keen on the revelry that went along with the holiday, either. Christmas
was celebrated in America by Anglicans but most Protestant groups forbade it. It wasnt until June 26, 1870 that
Christmas took its official place on the American holiday calendar.
2. Christmas trees were forbidden as a part of the celebrations until as late as 1640. Since the tradition of bringing
evergreen boughs or trees into the home at the Winter Solstice was pagan in origin, the early Church forbade
them. The first recorded instance of a Christmastreedates to 1510 when the town of Riga in Latvia brought a
tree into the town square, decorated it and then burned it. Thankfully, we have relegated the burning part to the
Yule log. Approximately 30-35 million Christmas trees are sold each year in the U.S.
3. Speaking of Yule, that word is believed to originate from the Anglo-Saxon for wheel (though scholars are
not completely certain). A mid-winter festival known by this name has been celebrated since well before 1000
CE, marking the Winter Solstice. The term yuletide as a reference to the Christmas season dates back to about
1475.
4. Christmas songs date back to the 4th century: St. Hilary of Poitiers composedJesus refulsit omniumfor a
Christmas Mass. The Renaissance brought lighter songs and the earliest English carol came in 1410. It was
composed by Ritson and is found in the Ritson Manuscript. One of the oldest carols that we still sing today is O
Tannenbaum from Germany. The most popular Christian carol is Silent Night, while the most popular secular
song is White Christmas.
5. The date on which we celebrate Christmas was chosen by Bishop Liberius of Rome in 354 CE. The actual date
has been debated since the formation of Christianity. The biblical account says, And there were shepherds living
out in the fields near by, keeping watch over their flocks at night. Shepherds in the Middle East would have only
had their flocks in the fields from Spring into Fall. In December, the animals were brought in close to shelter to
protect them from the cold and rain. The likeliest date for the birth of Jesus is March, 6 BC.
6. Santa Claus is an amalgamation of several figures: St. Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra (modern-day Turkey), the
Norse god, Woden, and the Celtic Holly King primary among them. The beard, the cloak, the reindeer these are
associated with the aforementioned figures. Our modern Santa was created by cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1860
forHarpers Weeklymagazine. Every year he added more to Santa, including his home at the North Pole, the
naughty and nice list, and coming down the chimney. When the Coca-Cola company started using Santa Claus
in its advertisements, it built even more on the lore.
7. Gift giving at the Solstice did not originate with the Magi. During the Saturnalia, which had some influence on
our own modern Christmas holiday, gifts were exchanged among friends. As for the Magi the Bible doesnt say
that there were three of them. There were three kinds of gifts gold, frankincense and myrrh so it was just
assumed that there were three men who brought them.
8. Mistletoe was a sacred plant to both the Druids and the Norse. According to Norse myth, when the god Baldur
was killed by a mistletoe arrow, his mother Frigga wept white berries which brought him back to life. The
mistletoe was then blessed by Frigga so that whoever stood beneath it received a kiss. The Druids collected
mistletoe by cutting it with a gold sickle, catching it in a cloth before it could hit the ground. The sprigs were
placed over doorways to protect the dwelling and bring blessings.
9. The first Christmas cards appeared in 1843, designed by John Horsley, and sold in London for one penny each.
The image on the front was of a family raising a Christmas toast which caused the Puritans to denounce it. But
cards became very popular anyway. A German lithographer named Louis Prang brought the tradition to America
in 1860, printing the cards in his press in Boston. Nowadays, more than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent in
America alone!
10. Santas reindeer are based upon the eight-legged Sleipnir, the Norse god Wodens flying horse. The reindeer
received their names from Clement Moore in his poem, A Visit From St. Nick in 1823. Rudolph didnt join
them until 1939 when Robert L. May wrote a verse for Montgomery Ward. Gene Autry recorded the song that
Johnny Marks adapted from the poem, releasing it during Christmas week, 1949. It became the second bestselling song of all time until the 1980s, selling over 25 million copies.
Though we know a lot more about Christmas traditions now, that shouldnt stop us from celebrating them.
Embrace all the origins and stories and archaic reasons we do what we do. Celebrate in your own way and enjoy
the season!
addictinginfo.org
And this, for fun
11 Insane Things You Didnt Know About

Santa Claus
Santa Claus might be a right jolly old elf, but hes a jolly old elf with a bizarre past. St. Nicholas. Sinterklaas.
Odin. Santa Claus has used all of these pseudonyms at one point or another, and committed acts so bizarre that
the fact Santa has an army of indentured elf servants making all his toys seem normal by comparison. After you
read these, youll never look at Santa the same way again.
1) He spoke at averyyoung age.
According to Benjamin Brittens 1948St. Nicholas Cantata, when the baby who would become Saint Nicholas,
who would be the primary inspiration for Santa Claus, exited his mothers womb in 270 A.D., he immediately
yelled GOD BE GLORIFIED. Which, while certainly amazing, must have also been kind of unnerving for those
in the delivery room.
2) His best-known gifts were given to keep girls from becoming prostitutes.
St. Nicholas was certainly extremely giving to those less fortunate, especially children he had a habit of
secretly leaving gold coins in peoples shoes, because he never wanted to be thanked. But it may surprise you to
learn what his three biggest presents were. A poor man had three daughters that he couldnt marry off, so he was
going to sell them into prostitution (like you do). The night before the first girl came of age, Nicholas tossed a bag
of gold through the mans window into the house. Boom! The first daughter had a dowry and could be married
off. The same thing happened with the second daughter. When the third daughter came of age, the man waited up
to see his benefactor, but Nicholas threw the third bag of gold down the chimney instead.
3) His reindeer were born of a terrifying, immortal warhorse.
We all know Santas sleigh is pulled by eight flying reindeer (and thats a pretty insane aspect of Santa, if you
stop and think about it). But these reindeer come from the Germanic conflation of Odin of the Norse gods with
the historical St. Nicholas, encouraged by early Christians trying to convert the heathens. The winter solstice was
a magic time for the Germanic peoples called Yule, in which Odin led The Wild Hunt: Kids would leave out
food for Odins flying, eight-legged horse Sleipnir, and Odin would put candy and treats in place of the food.
After that, Saint Nicholas was supposed to have had a flying horse when he delivered gifts, and at some point the
eight legs of Sleipnir inspired Santas eight flying reindeer, which were first mentioned in Clement Moores 1822
poemA Visit From Saint Nicholas better known as Twas the Night Before Christmas.
4) He was a staunch opponent of cannibalism.
One of the many miracle stories that St. Nicholas has accumulated is the time when a supremely fucked up
butcher lured three little kids into his shop, killed them, and then tried to sell their meat as ham. St. Nicholas, who
happened to be wandering by, immediately sawthat was not ham, and resurrected the three children, who
probably became vegetarians. According to some versions of the legend, the boys were also pickled, so thats fun.
5) Before he set up shop in the North Pole, he worked out of Spain.
According to the legends of Belgium and the Netherlands, St. Nicholas generally referred to as Sinterklaas
comes from Spain by, uh, steam boat to give gifts to children. This is the version of Santa that first started
keeping a list of children whove been naughty or nice. Nowadays, Sinterklaas and Santa Claus are two different
entities to the kids of these nations, and Sinterklass gives them presents while Santa Claus does jack shit.
6) He was bigger than Jesus.
During a famine in 311-312 CE, a ship full of wheat docked in the port of Myra, headed for the Emperor in
Constantinople. St. Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, asked if the sailors wouldnt mind giving him some wheat for
the poor, but the sailors refused, because the Emperor had been promised a certain weight of wheat so they
couldnt give any away. Nicholas told them whatever they gave him, the sailors would suffer no losses. And
indeed, when they arrived in Constantinople, the weight was somehow the same even though Nicholas took
enough wheat to feedthe entire cityfor two full years. What did Jesus do, feed a crowd for a day? Pffft.
7) His job used to be performed by a goat.
Before the whole St. Nicholas/Odin/Santa Claus myth made its way over, the Scandinavian countries of the world
were already dealing with a magical being called the Yule Goat, who spent its time wandering around making
sure families had completed their Yule celebration preparations, anddemandinggifts. Eventually, thanks to the
legends of winter gift-givers around Europe, the Yule Goat startedbringingpresents in the 19th century, only to
be later laid off around 1900 and replaced by Santa Claus.
8) He doesnt just like milk and cookies.
Things other countries leave out for Santa (or his non-union equivalent), according to Wikipedia:
in Britain and Australia, he is sometimes givensherryorbeer, andmince piesinstead. In

Sweden and Norway, children leave rice porridge. InIrelandit is popular to give
himGuinnessor milk, along withChristmas puddingor mince pies.
If I were Santa, the United Kingdom and Australia would getallthe presents.
9) He may have castrated his reindeer.
The names of Santas reindeer are all male. But male reindeer shed their antlers in the winter, and Santas
reindeer are never pictured antler-less when theyre making their Christmas rounds. So either theyre actually
female reindeer with male names and Santa has some gender issues, or or they are male reindeer who have
been castrated, which prevents them from losing their antlers, and Santa has someotherdeeply concerning issues.
10) His bones leak miracle juice.
St. Nicholas died in 343 A.D., and was buried in Myra, where he had been bishop. This didnt stop him from
helping people, though: Legend has that a clear, watery liquid would seep out of his bones, and it had miraculous
powers. Bone juice! In the 11th century, sailors from Bari took all of Nicholas intact bones according to a vision
they had where St. Nicholas, Boy, I sure wish someone would take a portion of my bones to Bari for some
reason. (They left about half his skeleton, mostly fragments, which eventually ended up in a shrine in Venice.)
However, that didnt stop St. Nicholas; when the bones were entombed at Bari, a clear liquid oozed from the
tomb itself, which people believed and believe is the same holy bone juice. Some scientists like to point out that
Bari is a seaside town and the tomb is below sea level, so there might be a few slightly more scientific
explanations for the liquid, but whatever.
And finally. The Saturnalian origins of Christmas
Because of the Pagan origins of Christmas, the Puritans banned this holiday and between 1659 and
1681, Christmas was illegal in Massachusetts.
WikiCommons
TheChristmasseason is regarded by those who do not know any better as uniquely the Festival of the Christ, and
the various Christian faiths have emphasized this holiday as their own, as do all churchmen testify. This is both
true and false. According to Wikipedia, the etymology of Christmas stems from the Old English word
ofCrstesmsse, which literally means Christs mass. But the particular celebration occurring a few days after
the Winter Solstice dates further back even still from the time of Christ. In the northern hemisphere, the winter
solstice occurs when the sun has reached its lowest elevation reflected with the fewest amount of daylight hours
and the greatest amount of nighttime hours around December 21st. This date is hugely significant. The real origin
of Christianity is a clear demonstration that the Bibles authors plagiarized the astro-theological stories of older
religions. Is it really just coincidence that Christmas (Jesuss birthday) replaced Sol Invictus, the Roman
celebration of the sun?
The origins of Christmas predate Christianity through the Pagan holiday called Saturnalia, which was a week-long
of lawlessness from December 17th through December 25th that honored Saturn and included animal sacrifice,
intoxication, naked singing around a fire, orgies and even rape. During these seven days, there were no
punishments for breaking any laws, according to Roman law. Pagans and Christians alike celebrate their holidays
on sacred, and very astrological dates. Christmas is no exception. This particular holiday has been celebrated for
much longer by the ancients as one of the four great festivals that reflect each season through astrology and
astronomy. Because Saturnalia did not follow Christian principles, the Christian leaders designated the last day of
Saturnalia as the birth date of Jesus.
Sol Invictus (Invincible Sun) was the official sun god of the Roman Empire. In 274, the Roman emperor Aurelian
made it an official cult alongside the traditional Roman cults. The sun god was favored by emperors after
Aurelian, and appeared on their coins until Constantine. The last inscription referring to Sol Invictus dates to 387
CE and there were enough devotees in the 5th century that Augustine found it necessary to preach against them.
During the later periods of Roman history, sun worship gained in importance and ultimately led to what has been
called a solar monotheism. Nearly all the gods of the period were possessed of solar qualities. The feast of Sol
Invictus (Unconquered Sun) on December 25th was celebrated with great joy, and eventually this date was taken
over by the Christians as Christmas, the celebrated birthday of Christ.
But this celebration date goes even farther back. The worship of the Sun in the Eastern world has its historical
origin in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians identified the Sun with Ra, one of the major deities in their religion, and
the visible disk of the Sun (known as Aten) was either seen as the body or the eye of Ra. The pharaoh Akhenaten
established a monotheistic religion during his reign, with Aten as its central figure. As pointed out in the
filmZeitgeist, only on the fourth day after the solstice could a discernible turn of the sun be detected. This subtle
observation would have been of utmost importance to ancient shaman and priests. This important solar date also
represents a return to the light, and in turn the rebirth of a new year.
Manly P. Hall noted in a lecture given on December 16, 1984:As the sun produces the symbol of the sprouting
of the seed, so the light within ourselves produces the ripening of all the inner values of consciousness. And the
sun which brings the harvest to the earth brings a light to the minds and hearts of human beings so that they may
have the harvest of their years and have a great and wonderful future. The astronomical Christmas is based on the
old solar mythology. The (Soular) solar deity is born at the winter solstice and substitutes for the three broken
spokes of the wheel. It attains victory over darkness at the vernal equinox. The Christ principle performs a
Pentecostal mystery by bestowing its powers upon the twelve disciples who personify the signs of the zodiac.
While most of this esoteric meaning of the annual birthday of the sun is no longer remembered, it constitutes
justification for the study of astronomy. Some day it will dawn upon the conventional astronomer that he is
involved, not merely in a scientific project, but one of the sacred sciences dealing with the mysteries of birth, life,
death, and resurrection.
References:
shamana.co.uk/siberian_shamanism/index.html
iO9.com -Rob Bricken
wikipedia.org/wiki/Evenks
drugtext.org/library/books/recreationaldrugs/amanita.htm
northofthemoon.com/2009/01/old-yule-5-lord-of-yule.html
tengerism.org/cosmology.html
arkive.org/fly-agaric/amanita-muscaria/#text=Habitat
sacredearth.com/ethnobotany/plantprofiles/flyagaric.php
wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
(History of Cartography, Volume 2 By G. Malcolm Lewis
helium.com/items/696803-how-the-steed-of-odin-has-shaped-other-religions
wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin
metahistory.org/psychonautics/Eadwine/EadwinePsalter.php
scribd.com/doc/21501655/Biochemistry-Project-DMT
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timothyfreke.com/
wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianised_calendar
FINAL NOTE: THIS POST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. BUT I WANTED TO GET IT OUT BY XMAS
EVE.
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4 COMMENTS
DOMINIK
December 27, 2014 at 4:02 am
Great article, just want to add about the three wise men, the gift may have been symbols of the role the christ
child would play in his life king cleric or healer
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LEE SAYER
Could be could be. We may never know the full Truth. So all perspectives are valid. He could have been
an Essene shaman..
cheers
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KOGNITIV TERAPI
I never accept that grown ups have difficulty when trying to to grow behavior. Obviously Susan Blackmore
have spelled out some of the strategies that can be used to shape behaviours. A great number of others have
been presented recently. In a facebook page William James share how to do this. I am also studying Industrial
psychology.I am not a parrent but I have completed courses in Systems psychology.
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LEE SAYER
December 28, 2014 at 12:14 pm
Agreed. Thanks for the perspective

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Magick Mushrooms and the history of Santa Claus

BBC: Reindeer and the Magick Mushroom

Hidden mysteries of Christmas unveiled

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Discussion on John Allegro Sacred Mushroom and the Cross (Part 1)

Sacred Cross and the Mushroom (Part 1)

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Magic Mushrooms & the History of Santa

Joe Rogan on Christmas, Santa Claus, and

Ex Satanist EXPOSES Christmas

Origins of Religion Jesus as a Mushroom (Part 1-3)

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3. The Reindeer eat these Mushrooms.. Hence the presumed flight.

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1. SOMA (Hindu plant-god). Soma is also Greek for body.

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The Psychedelic Secrets of Santa Claus

Although most people see Christmas as a Christian holiday, many of the

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Santa Claus, super shaman

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St Nicholas and Old Nick

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The Mushroom That Grows Only Under the

Ornaments and Santas Outfit

Coming in through the Chimney

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