Mal im Ernst. Dieser ganze Weihnachten/Weihnachtsmann-Mumpitz is so dermaßen bekloppt – da kann mir doch keiner erzählen, dass das alles ohne Drogen zustande gekommen ist. Und wie es aussieht, ist es das auch nicht.
Vielleicht.
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According to the writer and mycologist Lawrence Millman, the shaman would make use of Amanita muscaria’s psychoactive effects in order to perform healing rituals. The use of Amanita muscaria as an entheogen (that is, a drug used to bring about a spiritual experience) would enable the shamans to act as intermediaries between the spirit and human world, bringing gifts of healing and problem-solving. (Although these mushrooms are poisonous, the Sami reduced their toxicity by drying them..) Various accounts describe the shaman and the rituals performed in ways that are fascinatingly similar to the narrative of Santa. An all-knowing man who defies space and time? Flying reindeer? Reindeer-drawn sleds? Climbing down the chimney? The giving of gifts? The tales of the Sami shamans have it all.
Quelle: nytimes.com
