Our modern perception of Santa Claus, a cheerful, gift-bearing figure in a red-and-white suit, may find its origins not in the North Pole but in the frigid, snow-laden landscapes of ancient Siberia. Here, a shamanistic culture thrived, deeply connected with nature and the spirit world.

Dec 18, 2013 · The modern-day story of Santa derives from a Siberian shaman who gave out hallucinatory mushrooms, according to one theory. Here are 8 ways mushrooms explain Santa and his reindeer.

Dec 10, 2017 · Santa the Shaman The earliest traditions of the many components of the Santa myth, however, go back in time much further than the Dutch holiday customs. Indeed, long before he came to America—Santa was a Shaman.

Dec 23, 2020 · Santa Claus is a shaman who gives out psychedelic mushrooms as “gifts.” If the origin story could be summated in one sentence, that might do. Of course, context is necessary. The term “shaman” originates in Russia. The Tungusic term, šaman, is …

Jan 12, 2023 · When Santa was a shaman : the ancient origins of Santa Claus & the Christmas tree by Renterghem, Tony van, 1919-

Dec 25, 2024 · The image of Santa Claus, and our Christmas traditions have been around for hundreds if not thousands of years, and can be traced right back to pre-Christian times, with roots deep in shamanism, and Nordic mythology.

Jun 2, 2021 · Together with the Santa Siberian shaman, the reindeer would go on that psychedelic trip. The two would travel together, with the shaman leaving his “old” form and joining up with the reindeer to explore the new state of consciousness they were both in.

Like the shaman, Santa also lives on the edge of ‘Village Earth’ in the North Pole and is seldom seen without his magical sack that’s full of surprises, something that can be compared with the shaman’s medicine bag. But what of the origins of some of the other traditions of …

Dec 20, 2023 · Santa Claus origin from the Sami Shaman. A ceremony with Amanita muscaria gives the sensation of flying. Both reindeers and the shaman eat the mushroom.