James Arthur: "There is first-hand knowledge through the ingestion of these sacred substances, of which so much has been written that this brief account barely scratches the surface. It is this direct mutual contact that is truly the means by which a person can experience their true spiritual nature. One must take one's own spirituality very seriously, for this is who we really are.

As I stated in the opening sentence, this experience has an extremely great value, so much so that I consider it necessary for the development process of every human being and inevitable for all of humanity. If you have mischief, malice or insincerity in you, then entheogens will drag you down into the depths of your own hell. However, if you have goodness, love and truth in you, then entheogens will lift you to the heights of heaven. When people of a narrow mind or in a negative mood eat magic mushrooms, they usually have a bad trip and experience terrifying, devastating hallucinations. When people with a sincere mind or in a happy mood eat these mushrooms, they usually have a great trip and experience hours of uncontrollable laughter and a loving sense of community with everyone present.

Just as Santa keeps a record of children who are naughty and nice, only good children get to eat colorful eggs at Easter. This is probably because good children on mushrooms are funny and have a lot of fun, whereas naughty children on mushrooms guarantee a bad trip for everyone. So in some cultures they get pieces of cabbage at Christmas and no eggs at Easter" End quote.

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And James Arthur continues: "Santa Claus is an omniscient symbolic figure who reads the hearts and intentions of everyone. Every child has been told the story of the distributor, who wears red and white, and his companions, reindeer, Knecht Ruprecht and Santa Claus. They are also told the story of the legendary, worldwide flight in a sleigh that brings them presents under the Christmas tree. However, when a child reaches the age of reasoning, they are informed that this story is fictional. This revelation has a devastating effect on the psyche of a young child. This is also the time when the child is often soothed from the shock by the reassurance that the religious beliefs to which the parents or caregivers adhere are in fact true, and an attempt is made to incorporate the particular religious traditions as the true meaning for the celebration into the holiday." End quote.

Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny have both been uprooted from their origins. They began as mythological mushroom figures understood in a spiritual context by children and adults alike. Now their real meaning is suppressed and a false image has become a business for Coca Cola, chocolate manufacturers and so on. This had the effect of turning mythological figures into fantasies and lies. It was not really intended for children, when they grew up, to have parents, family and friends lie to them about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. They were meant to discover the deeper meanings behind the mythologies, such as the ancient astro-theological understanding of the heavens, the knowledge of the precession of the zodiac signs and seasonal cycles, such as solstices and equinoxes. The whole multifaceted nature of the modern Christmas myth is an inexplicable mess. Without the magic mushroom, the story is completely incomprehensible.

Dana Larsen: "Some psychologists have discussed the cognitive dissonance that occurs when children are encouraged to believe in the actual existence of Santa Claus, only to find out the parents' lie when they get older. Through this deception we deprive them of a precious inheritance. Many people in the modern world have rejected Christmas as too commercialized. They claim that this custom of gift-giving is really a celebration of greed and materialism. Yet the true spirit of this wintry festival lies not in the exchange of plastic toys, but in the celebration of a gift from the earth. The sprouting tip of a magic mushroom and the enlightening experiences it can bring forth. Rather than perpetuating outdated and confusing holiday myths, it might be more fulfilling to return to the original meaning of these seasonal celebrations." End quote.

The Easter egg hunt is another activity that is inexplicable without mushrooms. The current belief is that the Easter bunny lays colorful eggs in or around every house for children to search for and collect in Easter nests. But when did bunnies start laying eggs? Why are these eggs colorful and patterned? And why are they hidden from us so that we can look for them and collect them in nests?

Of course, hares don't lay eggs; however, ancient myths tell of the spring and fertility goddess Ēostre and the Germanic Eastern Aera that they both saved a bird whose wings had frozen during the winter by turning it into a hare. As the hare was once a bird, it could still lay eggs and the egg-laying hare became our Easter Bunny. In the earlier Babylonian version, Ištar comes from the moon in a giant egg.

David Icke wrote in "Tales from the Time Loop": "Easter comes from the Babylonian goddess Ištar, Semiramis again, and it celebrates her son Tammuz, who was the only begotten son of the moon goddess and the sun god, Nimród and Semiramis. The Easter or "Ištar" eggs and the Easter bunny also come from Babylon.

Queen Semiramis said she came from a giant egg from the moon and this became known as the Ištar egg. Tammuz was said to be very fond of rabbits and so we got the Easter bunny and there is also sacred cake with a T on top. The T is an essential symbol of Freemasonry because of its connection with Babylon and Tammuz. The Christian wafer used in Catholic ceremonies comes from the Egyptian "taenaah" the sacrificial bread of the moon. Christians think the bread symbolizes the body of Christ, when in fact they are participating in a ritual around the Egyptian moon god.

In the ancient Egyptian myth, Isis flees from the enemy in the form of a Phoenix when she transforms into a hare and takes refuge in an underground burrow. Hares and rabbits and birds have been associated with spring and fertility since time immemorial, but less well known is their association with the magic mushroom. The red and white fly agaric has long been symbolized by the Phoenix and the brown panther mushroom Amanita pantera by the hare." End of quote.

What is generally understood today as the phoenix myth is the result of a highly symbolic, partly oral / partly written language that has developed over a period of more than 5000 years and across language barriers into the form we know today.

James Arthur interprets the phoenix myth and links it to the fly agaric in "Mushrooms and Mankind": "The phoenix: from the ashes (the spores), the egg appears, then comes the upturned cap of the mushroom, representing a golden and red-colored bird, the lamellae of the cap as feathers, then the heat (i.e. the sun) burns the mushroom and it dissolves. Again leaving only traces of ash. And finally the whole cycle repeats itself. The mythology of the kingbird is another part of the mushroom symbolism, as the phoenix is created in the blast furnace of the womb. This is how the mushroom is created this "evil ferment of the soil" as Nikandros calls it in the second century after the turn of time. A womb within a womb, so to speak. Like the legendary Phoenix, the fungus is self-generated and generates itself again and again, bursting forth from the vulva, only to pass away quickly and then mysteriously reappear. A resurrection of itself". End quote.

As the small head of the fly agaric emerges from the ground, it pushes the pine needles aside, forming a tiny circular wall that looks like a bird's nest. When many mushrooms are close together, their heads sprouting through the pine needles look like little eggs in a fallen nest. Like birds' eggs, these are dotted, colorful and magical. When the little mushrooms have shot out of the ground, the remaining needles look like a rabbit hole - again reminiscent of the "bird to rabbit" symbolism. So in spring, families and children go out into the garden with Easter nests to look for these magic mushrooms. The pre-Christian origins of Easter bonfires again come from Egypt, where the eggs were not known as such, but as small sprouting mushrooms.

James Arthur again: "There are a lot of hieroglyphic images of plants, many of which are psychedelic, on walls and inscriptions throughout Egypt. This is to be expected and yet this is not noticed or is ignored by most people who study Egypt and its religious writings. The columns found in every Egyptian temple are shaped like giant mushrooms. Others look like tree mushrooms and are decorated with images of an incredible variety of plants". End quote.

In Egypt, countless pillars are shaped like giant mushrooms with tall styles and numerous mushroom engravings. In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, they are known as the food of the gods or heavenly food and the flesh of the gods. Images of winged Babylonian and Sumerian gods show them feeding humans with pine cones. Could this be the reference to the pinecone-shaped pineal gland?

Amazingly, the Vatican houses a huge statue of a pine cone, the "cortile della pigna".

A pine cone is also depicted on the pope's staff, exactly at the level of the pineal gland

Because of their seedless growth and germination properties, mushrooms were regarded by the ancients as virgin births. They believed that mushrooms sprouted from dew, the divine liquid that magically appears in the morning. They also rightly believed that the fly agaric was the fruit of the tree and referred to it accordingly.

Dana Larsen wrote in "The Psychedelic Secrets of Santa Claus": "The mushroom hats are the fruit of the larger mushroom roots, mycelia in the soil, which are in a symbiotic relationship with the roots of the tree. For ancient people, these mushrooms were literally the fruit of the tree. They were amazed at how these magical mushrooms sprang from the earth without visible seeds. They considered this virgin birth to be the result of a morning dew, which was regarded as the seed of divine beings. The silver tinsel that we put on our modern Christmas trees represents this divine liquid". End quote.

...yep, cum ~

James Arthur again: "The actual mushroom plant is the underground mycelium that attaches directly to the tree roots. The mushroom itself is only the fruiting body of the mycelium. The fungus is actually the fruit of the tree. They grow in a mycorrhizal, i.e. non-parasitic, relationship with the tree. Many people follow the custom of bringing a tree into their home and placing gifts under it, but have no idea why? Even people who think they know usually have no knowledge of this relationship with mushrooms. The true symbolic meaning surpasses dogmatic, etymological and historical evidence by revealing itself in the perfectly obvious image-interpretation and historically accompanying myths and traditions". End quote.

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Etymology: word origin

Deals with the origin, history and meaning of words

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Here is an incomplete list of the many names and associations relating to magic mushrooms. "Soma" was and is the plant god of the Hindus and Greek for body. "Ambrosia" was Greek for "food of the gods". The Egyptian Book of the Dead calls them "food of the gods" and "heavenly food" as well as "flesh of the gods". They are "Amrita", the Buddhist magical sacrament and "Haoma", the Islamic sacrament.

They are called the "bread of life" and the "body of bliss", "the golden fleece", "the cosmic egg", as well as the "Easter egg", "the small white stone", "the philosopher's stone", "the sword in the stone", the Phoenix, "the phallus of Osiris" the pillar, the "Djed pillar", the "Eye of Horus" and the "Djedi" (pronounced Jedi, see Star Wars, hihi), the World Tree (many cultures thought the mushroom was the creator of the world) the fly agaric, "the fountain of living water" (since the mushroom is alive, contains 90 percent water and is fountain-shaped) and Thor's hammer.

James Arthur: "The mushroom itself has very interesting features which resemble and are associated with gold, flesh, blood and veins, phallus, vulva, fire, cup, saucer, and a disk or celestial body. The mushroom is anthropomorphically personified as a human, a god, something of extraterrestrial origin*, a plant god, Soma, the mediator between humanity and god, gods, goddesses. Known in ancient Hindu religious books as "the Vedas". End quote.

*(lol)

The psilocybin-containing mushroom has properties similar to those of the fly agaric and has been revered and mythologized throughout history. Unlike the Amanita mushroom, psilocybin grows on the dung of a cow. In India, cows are revered as sacred for various reasons, but especially for their "holy shit".

...Holy cow!

The ancient Egyptians worshipped Mother Goddess Hathor, the sacred cow whose body was the firmament and who gave birth daily to Horus, her golden calf. In Southeast Asia, the elephant is worshipped above other animals, like the cow in India, because magic mushrooms also grow in elephant dung. 

Psylocibin mushrooms turn dark blue when squeezed or dried and are usually pictured accordingly. This is why Ganesha, the Indian elephant man/god is blue and rules over the realms of art and creativity. Other Hindu gods are also blue like Shiva or Vishnu who are depicted with snakes around their heads that look very much like a mushroom. Krishna is also usually blue and is shown with a cow by his side.

There are many mythological mushrooms in history. Perseus was an ancient mushroom figure, founder and king of the city-state of Mycenae, "mushroom city". Perseus flew around with lively sandals, Persia, growing a magical herb wherever he dropped the scabbard of his sword. Wherever Perseus dropped his cap, "myces", or mushrooms, would grow underneath.

Libertas is another mushroom figure whose image can be found at the top of the Capitol in Washington. Libertas wears a cap of liberty, which has the shape of a pointed conical mushroom.

La Liberté by Nanine Vallain, 1794. PD.

This is where we get the idea of a thinking cap, because when you consume the cap, the hat of the mushroom, you are teleported into a self-reflective, wondrous experience. The Cap of Liberty was worn by Masonic revolutionaries during the French and American revolutions, as well as by Perseus, Mithra, Santa Claus and elves. It is also worn as a night cap.

The original idea of the nightcap was when Mithraic initiates or those of secret societies took a large mushroom hat, then lay down in hot tubs and mentally left the body for the stars. But I'll get to that in the third and final chapter, "The Return of Christmas 3 of 3".

Liberty Cap, Magic Mushroom, Source: [ https://www.123pilze.de/DreamHC/Download/SpitzkegeligerKahlkopf.htm ]

Another mushroom figure was King Arthur of Camelot. Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone, founded the Round Table and searched for the Holy Grail. All three of these legends actually refer to the mushroom. The mushroom began like an egg or like a small white stone, pushing upwards and writhing like a snake. This is the section of the sword in the stone. Then the mushroom cap opens and spreads out. It forms a perfect circle like a round table top - the section of the Round Table. Finally, the edges of the mushroom turn upwards, collecting the juices of the mushroom and the dew, the drinkable blood of God - this is known as the section of the Holy Grail and it looks exactly like a chalice.

Serpent is an English word for snake and an anagram for present. At Christmas we wrap fairy lights around the tree like a serpent of the tree of life, which gives us the light of knowledge. A Christian also repents for his sins, which oddly enough is another anagram for present and serpent.

James Arthur again: "In its initial phase, the toadstool resembles a small white stone. The drawing of the sword from the stone, a symbol of the exercise of power, is another Arthurian legend that links the mushroom to the myth. The search for the Grail itself is the search for the knowledge of the mushroom.

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The Parzival myth describes storylines, i.e. traditions, which must be explored but not followed in order to complete the quest. This quest is described in the myths as a journey into the forest, i.e. the world, and the finding of paths, i.e. systems that can be followed temporarily, but ultimately you have to mark out your own path to really reach the goal, the holy grail, the discovery and use of the mushroom.

The search for the Holy Grail is a mythology that has become part of the crucifixion story through adaptations.

Some of the stories include a chalice that was used to catch some of the blood of Jesus dying on the cross. This chalice, as well as many other relics, was thus attributed magical powers. Historically, the mushroom has been the container for the nectar of the elixir of immortality or the blood of God in numerous myths. The final form of the fly agaric with its upturned hat is the reason why the chalice or fountain or grail symbolism is used in the stories.

As a child, King Arthur gained his rightful place as king by drawing the sword from the stone. This is symbolic of the mushroom's exercise of power. The stone is a metaphor for the mushroom and the drawing of the sword from it is the simile of being able to break the encryption and possess the power of the magical plant. After Arthur fell ill late in life, he was told that he must seek and find the Holy Grail to renew his strength and regain his power." End quote.

James Arthur: "Transforming from the initial egg stage, the mushroom appears more like a snake to the observer. Once the mushroom is fully grown, it decays and leaves a hole. This is because it pushes the pine needles or soil outwards as it spreads. A white powdery substance appears around the hole - actually the many spores it left behind. This hole resembles a snake pit or lair, which is another explanation for why the mushroom is symbolized as a snake. Very likely the image of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, which revealed to man the secret knowledge that the fruit of the tree of life makes them like gods, is a great myth regarding this idea." End quote.

John Allegro wrote in "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross": "The best example of the link between the serpent and the mushroom is, of course, the story of the Garden of Eden in the Old Testament. The cunning reptile persuades Eve and her husband to eat from the tree whose fruit promises them 'and you will be like God, knowing good and evil' - Genesis chapter 3 verse 4. The whole story of the Garden of Eden is mushroom mythology, not least in the parable of the tree as sacred mushroom, as we shall see. Even late in the thirteenth century, there was a return to ancient customs among Christians, as evidenced by the fresco painting on the wall of a ruined church in Plaincourault in France. The toadstool is beautifully depicted there, entwined with a snake while Eve stands next to it and holds its belly". End of quote.

Little Sidenote:

Did you know that not a single word in the Bible mentions an apple? Amazing, isn't it? There is not a single biblical passage in which the word "apple" appears. If you look at the standard translation today, for example, you will only read about fruit. Theologians only came up with the idea of the apple at the beginning of the fifth century. Apple means "mālum" in Latin. And that in turn sounds very similar to "mălum", which means evil. Evidence that points to the fly agaric as the red fruit of the tree? The expulsion from paradise could therefore be when you feel sick, for example during a "bad trip". What it means when, quote:

"As I asserted in the opening sentence, this experience has extremely great value, so much so that I consider it necessary to the evolutionary process of every human being and inevitable for all mankind. If you have mischief, malice or insincerity in you, then entheogens will drag you down into the depths of your own hell. However, if you have goodness, love and truth in you, then entheogens will lift you to the heights of heaven. When people of a narrow mind or in a negative mood eat magic mushrooms, they usually have a bad trip and experience terrifying, devastating hallucinations. When people of a sincere disposition or in a happy mood eat these mushrooms, they usually have a great trip and experience hours of uncontrollable laughter and a loving sense of community with everyone present." - End quote.

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