Daniel Vitalis
ReWild Yourself, ReWild the Planet

Santa Clause and Psychedelic Mushroom Shamanism?

Ahhh…  Christmas.

flyingreindeer

I grew up attending Protestant schools.  I was taught the Story of Jesus and his birth.  This was of course complete with Three Wise Men, a Virgin, and Incense and Gold.

Simultaneously I was indoctrinated into the Strange Cult of Santa Clause.  He lives at the North Pole with Elves…  His Reindeer fly.

I was at once told that that the birth of the “Sun” of God was the reason for the holiday, and was to also Believe that this man was coming down my chimney (often we had no chimney).  How did this Jolly Bearded character from the North Pole fit into the story and why was he standing in for the “Sun” of God?

After years of de~programming and Meta~Programming my mind, I am preparing to Celebrate the Yule Time, or Winter Solstice.

This year that will occur December 21st at 1747 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).  Yes I know, Green Witch…  that is interesting.

That is the moment of course where the Sun (of God) is the lowest in the sky that it can go (that by the way is called the “Tropic of Capricorn, and is the first day of the Zodiacal Sign of Capricorn), and it will remain at the Latitude for 3 days.  This of course ties into the 3 days of the “Sun of God” in “Hell” or the underworld, that is found in the Biblical Gospels.

We celebrate the birth of the “Sun of God” on the December 25th, because the Solstice (21st or 22nd, it changes year to year in our Calendric approximation of the Solar Year) + 3 days of the Sun at its low point in the sky equals December 25 or Christ~Mass, the day  the Sun (of God) is “Born”.

This day has always been Sacred to Humans and in all cultures, as our species civilizations have eternally charted the Sun, Moon and Stars.

So…  Wait!!!  What does that have to do with is Santa Clause,  and what does he have to do with Christmas?

Wow was I ever shocked when I found out…

Here is a little clip from the DVD “Invincible Health” that I created with Superfood Speakeasy. In the clip I am letting the audience in on The Secret!  Santa Clause is about Getting High!

Hmmm….

Interesting!  What Now?

Meta~Programming.

~Daniel

  • I KNEW this whole Santa thing had to be a mushroom trip.

    The same red and white mushrooms are in all of the Nintendo Mario Brothers games that Santa is bringing to all of the good little boys and girls this Christmas. Hmmmmmm...
  • danielvitalis
    "One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small...."

    Well said Bunny... that is funny right, you eat the Amanita in the game to evolve your character!

    I highly recommend the online film the Pharmacratic Inquisition. The scenes of the Pope dressed as a Mushroom are priceless!

    http://www.pharmacratic-inquis...

    ~Daniel
  • tim
    also i find this very interesting! Santa's employed demonic helper???

    Krampus

    great info here on the solstice and past tradition


    http://ladylavona.blogspot.com...
  • Daniel Tourigny
    Thank you for sharing this...for those interested, there is a wonderful radio interview I listened to recently that relates to what you speak about:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

    The interview is with James Arthur, an enthnomycologist who has now passed on.

    In my research -- this is a topic that fascinates me highly -- I also watched and recommend this video on Youtube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

    It's very close with what you speak of vis-a-vis Christmas, although something very interesting it mentions is that when the shaman would have to collect for the whole village, in order for the sack of mushrooms to not be too heavy, the shaman would dry mushrooms in the sun, hanging them on the local trees (hence Christmas ornaments) while he searched for more.

    A couple of other cool aspects in the video are how the mushrooms are related to "Easter Egg" hunts; along with its connection to the Holy Grail and the Knights Templar.

    Have you heard of these connections before?

    And the video goes so on to suggest that Jesus "making water into wine" was an allegory for urine therapy, where the psychoactive chemicals of the fly agaric are concentrated in the urine and then drunk.

    Wow!

    Finally, I was fortunate enough to find some fly agarics growing in Greater Victoria, just outside the downtown core. On the foot of aptly-named "Christmas Hill," no less.

    I've got a few pics here: http://www.facebook.com/album....

    Interestingly, they were not under a conifer tree but what is *possibly* a northern red oak; but it was definitely a deciduous tree.

    I prepared about 6 of them (drying both cap and stem), in "high" hopes, but alas it appears I have more learning to do as I did not experience any psychoactive effects with the dosages (including having a taste of my pee for the first time!!) I tried.

    thanks again
  • danielvitalis
    Daniel,

    Thank you for the comment as well as the resources!

    I will cover Ostara at Easter time, as this is really the Vernal Equinox!

    Now that we know, what do we do with it? :)
  • dd
    always good to hear the retelling of christmas in each generation!
    Recent years I like the film"Elf." Buddy the elf is the happiest yogi.He lives on sugar and is divinely sweet.
    you might appreciate the film& symbolism also.
    merry christmas,dd
  • Lin
    It's interesting to consider the profound and multi-layered cultural effect the Santa Claus/Christmas mythos/propaganda has upon the masses here in the West. If we've been raised in just about any kind of Christian household, we're essentially lied to from as early as we can remember by the very people we should, by all rights, be able to trust and believe more than anyone else in the world - our parents, older siblings and elder extended family. From practically the day we're born, our most beloved role models
    teach and encourage us to believe
    wholeheartedly in an incredibly magical, mystical, wonderful being who's utterly benevolent and who bestows upon us our heart's desire, on one very special day each and every year, in the form of beautifully decorated gifts. But then when we reach a certain age, we're suddenly told the whole story is a great big fat lie and that there's really no such thing as Santa Claus! In our young, impressionable and vulnerable hearts and minds, this is tantamount to a fundamental betrayal of trust, and it leaves us traumatized, causing us to become distrustful and on some level deeply disassociated. It's well known that this sort of traumatic disociative state causes people to become especially open to suggestion, (ie further programming) which in the case of the busting of the Santa Claus myth, generally comes in the form of religious dogma.

    Thanks for bringing this information to the fore, Daniel. Here are a few links with more information about the curious connections between many of our modern day Christmas rituals, Santa, magic mushrooms, reindeer and indigenous Siberian and Nordic shamanic traditions:

    http://hubpages.com/hub/mushro...

    http://www.miraclesandinspirat...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...


    Lin

    PS. Could you please explain what you mean by Meta-Programming, Daniel? Thanks. :)
  • danielvitalis
    Lin,

    It is so amazing to watch parents tell this lie, isn't it? I am consistently surprised at the strange subtleties of this. Often by parents who would otherwise seek honesty with their children.

    Meta~Programming, means by definition, to go above or beyond programming. For me it also means the new conscious reprogramming of the Mind.

    For me, the Study of the Elements, and of the Polarities (Yin and Yang) have served me well. As a BodyMind Operating System this is light years more effective and rewarding than the cultural default settings I was raised with :)

    ~D
  • Love it.
  • Always a few leftovers getting stuck to Rudolph's nose!
  • danielvitalis
    BuddytheElf...

    That is hilarious... hope I can use that joke this season :)
  • Mark Reardon
    Christ is alive today just like Krishna and Buddha. A lot of Zeitgeist is total fallacy. You ever heard of Dr David Hawkins?
  • I like how you slowly built up the clues until the point where you said "flying reindeer" and it clicked for everyone :p
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