It is red with white spots and grows in reindeer droppings under pine trees. It is speculated that this mushroom gave rise to the Iconography of Christmas where "Red presents are left under green pine trees and they are brought there by reindeer."
The Siberian Shaman uses this mushroom for hallucinogenic magic.
The Scythian Warriors used to take this mushroom in an unusual way. The priests would take the mushroom. After they started "tripping" they would urinate in large bowls and the rest of the warriors would drink this urine to get high. Apparently the active chemicals pass quickly through the body and are unchanged by the process.
Aminita Muscaria has recently been identified as the Soma [the drink of the Gods] from Vedic Literature. The existence, or nature, of Soma had been lost and remained a mystery for numerous centuries.
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William Schaeffer
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