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THE HIDDEN MEANING OF CHRISTMAS





The purpose of this thread is to show the fascinating and even shocking roots behind Santa Claus and the Christmas tradition.


So what exactly are these roots?

What if I told you that many of the symbols, icons, and language associated with Santa Claus and the Christmas tradition came directly from a drug? And not just any drug, but a psychoactive mushroom known as the fly agaric.

Would you believe me?

Well it�s my aim with this thread to do so.

But first I need to present to you a bit of background information to better put my argument into context. So please bear with me as this information is necessary in order to understand the wider picture

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FLY AGARIC MUSHROOM

Above is a picture of this unique mushroom. I will first briefly describe the mushroom in order to give context, and then directly relate to how this mushroom coincides with Santa.

You might already be familiar with these mushrooms as they are commonly seen in books of fairy tales, and are usually associated with magic and fairies

The fly agaric originates and grows primarily in the northern hemisphere. The mushroom is noticeable because of its red and white color. This color scheme is an important piece of my argument so please keep it in mind.

The fly agaric is further unique because it only grows near or directly under deciduous and coniferous trees. This is because the spore or seed of the mushroom develops a symbiotic relationship with the roots of these specific trees.

Again, the fly agaric mushroom will only grow under certain tress including the birch or more commonly the pine (or Christmas tree). They are literally the �gift� that grows under the tree.





Now like I mentioned before, this particular mushroom is a drug. It contains certain properties that when consumed are psychoactive.

In other words it acts like a hallucinogen, not exactly similar but somewhat close to LSD.

When you ingest the mushroom (preferably dried) it can cause a whole range of unpredictable effects. This includes euphoria, delirium, internal dialogue (extreme self-reflection), synesthesia (smelling words, tasting colors), loss of equilibrium, nausea and increased salivation.

In addition the drug creates changes in perception which includes colors and shapes appearing to be much clearer and brighter, as well as objects becoming larger or smaller (Alice in Wonderland anyone?).

It also sometimes gives the user an incredible sense of energy and physically they are able to endure to some incredible levels.

Finally, the drug also causes the blood flow to increase and you can see this on a person�s face as their cheeks become much rosier.


Now with this background information, I will now show you how the fly agaric mushroom is hidden and intertwined into the Christmas story.

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SANTA CLAUS

Let�s get straight to the point; Santa Claus is not a real person. No big shock there, however he is an anthropomorphized version of the fly agaric mushroom.

(Santa Claus is also represented by Saint Nicholas and the native indigenous shamans of northern Europe. We�ll examine that aspect later.)

Anthropomorphized is a term used when you attribute human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, natural phenomenon, or plants including mushrooms.








The obvious red and white color similarities between the two photos are clear. But if you also notice that when you pick the fly agaric mushroom from the black soil, the bottom of the mushroom has black dirt on it. Black, like Santa�s own black boots.

In addition the mushroom often looks short and plump, just like Santa Clause.

Lastly, Santa Claus is usually depicted with rosy red cheeks. Like I mentioned earlier this is a side effect of the drug.

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WHERE DID SANTA COME FROM?





Our modern image of Santa Claus is often credited with a 1930s Coca-cola marketing campaign who used the illustrations of a man named Hadden Sundblom to sell the soft drink.

However, Coca-cola simply brought this image into the mainstream and the Santa character is much older than that. Some will argue that the Santa Claus character is a depiction of Saint Nicholas, who lived during the third century in what is now called Turkey (although prior to that was under control of the Romans and was a Greek speaking province).





(notice the similar color patterns to Santa Clause and the lfy agaric mushroom?)




Saint Nicholas had a reputation for secret gift giving. Hence his association with the Santa Claus character. But it goes much much deeper than that.

Christmas and Santa Claus are not part of the Christian tradition, but instead part of the pagan traditions of Europe which pre-dates Christianity by hundreds if not thousands of years.




What Christianity did was simple adopt and slightly alter many European-pagan traditions as it vied for control of Europe. This includes the celebration Christmas (the Winter Solstice) and the traditions associated with it.

Pagan beliefs in the context of my current argument are simply traditional folk religions based on worship of nature and the stars.


This is interesting because there are currently a few lawsuits in the United States of groups calling for the removal of Christmas trees as the see it in clear violation of the separation of church (in this case being Christianity) and state.

The thing is Christmas trees and Santa Claus and many of the other icons have absolutely nothing to do with Christianity. They are all pagan based. So it�s kind of ironic that Christians are now trying to protect pagan symbols of worship. But enough about religion.



So with all this said, I can now get straight to the heart of my argument and show how this tiny psychoactive fly agaric mushrooms has roots in various aspects of the Santa Clause story.

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SANTA CLAUS THE SHAMAN




As I mentioned before the fly agaric mushroom grows predominately in the northern hemisphere, particulary in colder regions and high elevations.

Various groups of people (including the Lapps of northern Findland and the Koyak tribes of the Russian steppes) who live close to where these mushrooms grow have acquired knowledge and understanding of their drug effects.

Above is a picture of an elderly female shaman (a.k.a. a priest) who comes from eastern Siberia.

In her hands she is holding the fly agaric mushroom. She is also dressed like the mushroom, much like the Santa Claus figure is.

The use of the mushroom by some Siberian tribes� people has been well documented now for several hundred years. But the use of these mushrooms is believed to have gone on much longer than that.

Now the shamans who use these psychoactive mushrooms do so primarily for spiritual purposes. I noted some of the many effect of the drug earlier. The shamans use this psychoactive or hallucinogenic state to connect with the spiritual world and also use this medium to heal the people of his/her tribe.

They are in effect the doctors and psychiatrists, and are held in high regard.

And just like the picture of the shaman posted above, these shaman�s often dressed in red and white colors in order to further worship this special mushroom.

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REINDEER


The shamans that I have been talking about also have an interesting relationship with reindeer.

It�s interesting because they are in fact often reindeer herders.








So now we can see the connection between the reindeer and Santa Clause (the indigenous shaman).

But what�s even more astounding is that the reindeer herders hook the animals up to a sleigh in order to pull them through the snow!





Another interesting tidbit is that one of the reindeer�s favorite snacks is the fly agaric mushroom. In fact the shaman must be quick when picking the mushrooms as the reindeer will often try to get at them first.

The reindeer obviously gain some sort of pleasure under the psychoactive induced state. And it�s been theorized by some that the names of the reindeer themselves (Dasher, Blitzen, Cupid) are in direct relation to the effects of the mushroom drug (able to run faster, greater physical strength, and greater sexual stamina). And even Rudolph�s red nose could be in reference to the color of the fly agaric and the reindeers search for it.

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NORTH POLE


Santa Clause�s home is the North Pole right? Well the Siberian and also the Scandinavian shamans essentially come from as far north as you can get on the Eurasian land mass.







In addition, the shamans while in their psychedelic state will focus directly on the North Star as it is the only star in the heavens at night that stays in a fixed position.

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SANTA COMING DOWN THE CHIMNEY

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CHRISTMAS TREE

When you think about it, doesn�t it seem strange that we bring a tree into our house every Christmas? Not only that, but we adorn them with colorful ornaments and leave gifts at its base.

Well it�s not so strange once you understand the fly agaric mushroom symbolism behind it.

Like I mentioned at the very beginning of this argument, the fly agaric mushroom only grows under trees. And the mushroom grows only under certain kinds of trees including the pine or Christmas tree. The mushroom forms a symbiotic relationship with the roots of the tree and they feed each other. As a result they are literally the fruit of the tree.





And depending what way you want to look at it, they are also the gift that grows under the tree.

This is exactly why we bring a tree into our homes every Christmas and place gifts at its base.

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CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS


Another thing we do with the Christmas tree is place brightly decorated ornaments on them. This tradition also has fly agaric mushroom parallels.

When the shaman was collecting fly agaric mushrooms he/she would often rest the freshly picked ones directly on the pine trees in order to dry out in the sun.

The mushrooms were also dried in stockings hanging over a fire.

Drying the fly agaric is necessary because it reduces its toxic effects while increasing its potency.

The idea of placing the red and white mushrooms on our tree has continued to this day, although we now of course use a placebo.

If you look at many of the Christmas ornaments from the early 20th century, a lot of them were shaped exactly like the fly agaric mushroom.

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Where can i get those mushrooms?

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It�s quite astounding how much of our Christmas tradition; from Santa Clause, to his reindeer, to climbing down the chimney, to Christmas trees and ornaments can all be traced back to fly agaric mushroom symbolism.


















Huh?



And I�m really only just scratching the surface here. As this particular drugs anthropomorphism and other forms of symbolism is widespread in other cultural and even religious traditions throughout the globe. But I�ll save that argument for another time.

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[mistermasan]

don't stop there. what about the little green people?

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