the psychedelic secrets of santa claus
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The story of Santa Claus is based on a true story
Santa Claus was really a Siberian eskimo shaman
Life was hard for a Siberian eskimo shaman They had to do many different things to survive
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Siberia is a cold place with extreme winters Times were harsh in Siberia and the people turned to the shaman for guidan
The native Siberians did not use money instead they exchanged services
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The most highly respected tradesman in the community was the shaman The shaman played the role of priest, doctor, drug dealer, warchief and
guidance counsellor
To become the shaman of the village Santa had to receive visions from
the spirits by entering an altered state using whatever means availablesuch as sleep deprivation, headbutting trees and psychedelic mushrooms
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Food was scarce in Siberia in winter and little grew apart from ever green trees
Once a year around Christmas time mushrooms called Fly agaric appeared
These mushrooms are red and white and resemble Santa Claus
The mushrooms grew rapidly and appeared overnight under the evergreens The natives discovered that these mushrooms caused hallucinations and visions The people especially the shaman considered these mushrooms to be holy and
gifts from God
This is where the tradition of putting presents under the christmas tree originated
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Amanita muscaria is a mycorhizzal fungus which means it forms a symbiotic
relationship with the roots of trees
Amanita mushrooms can only grow near pine trees because the roots provide the
nutrients they need
This is why people put pine trees in their house at Christmas and put the presentsunderneath them
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Reindeers are native to Siberia and in winter since food is scarce their diet
consists mainly of Amanita muscaria mushrooms After eating these mushrooms reindeers exhibit strange behaviour such as
jumping around and headbutting trees
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The shaman had lots of responsibilities and as the priest it was his job to give
spiritual guidance to the villagers Once a year around christmas the shaman had a special mission which was to
deliver mushrooms to everyone in the village
The shaman was a fat man because people were always giving him food in
exchange for his services Since he was fat he needed some form of transport so he build himself a sled
and get the reindeers to drag him around
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Santa fed the reindeers mushrooms from his bag to keep their stamina up On his journeys Santa discovered that drinking the reindeers urine would
cause him to have hallucinations and visions
On his travels while under the influence of the mushrooms Santa would think he
is flying with his reindeers and this is were the story of the jolly fat man delivering
presents with his magic sled comes from Santa would often be seen tearing it through the forest on his sled laughing like
a madman and this is why Santa is said to say Ho ho ho
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Santa realised that these mushrooms were heavy and that drying them would
reduce their weight Santa hung the mushrooms on evergreen trees to dry and this is where the
tradition of christmas decorations comes from
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To the shaman the trees often appeared psychedelic much like a tree with lights
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It snowed heavily this time of year and most of the igloos were snowed in To deliver the mushrooms the shaman took an alternative route down the fire hole This is where the story of Santa climbing down the chimney originated
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While under the influence of the mushrooms Santa would see elves running
about and eating the mushrooms
The story of Santa Claus all began with the Siberian eskimo shaman
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Santa believed the elves were growing the mushrooms and this is where the story
of Santas elves making the toys comes from
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The true origin of Christmas has been represented in Christmas cards throughout
the years
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The origins of Christmas also appears in many Christmas decorations
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Santa Claus is the master of the mushroom