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Santa Claus was actually a psychedelic mushroom

Do you know the strange secret history of the Santa myth?

Allan Rose Hill
Dec 23, 2024
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Santa didn't take drugs; he was drugs. With Christmas approaching, it's time to revisit the enchanting concept of Psychedelic Santa involving psychoactive mushrooms and the shamanic rituals of the indigenous Sámi people who live in northern Finland. Back in 2010, Matthew Salton blew mainstream minds with a New York Times "Op-Doc" short vi…

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