Amantia muscaria and Santa: Botany After Dark Podcast, Episode 7 (Sources and Notes)

Ryn Salter

December 31, 2020

Ecospirituality, Entheogens, Hallucinogens, Mind-Altering, Pagan, Yule

Amantia muscaria and Santa: Botany After Dark Podcast, Episode 7 (Sources and Notes)

Amantia muscaria mushrooms have an intriguing and sometimes contradictory ethnobotanical history. In today’s podcast episode, we’ll be diving into their purported connection to jolly old Santa and his team of magically flying reindeer.

Ryn Salter

April 30, 2018

Ancestors, Ecospirituality, Food, Medicinal Plants, Psychology, Mind-Altering

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Ryn Salter

April 30, 2018

Ancestors, Ecospirituality, Food, Medicinal Plants, Psychology, Mind-Altering

There are several species of mushrooms that alter a person's consciousness when ingested. While botanically mushrooms are not classed as plants, they have played a significant role in human development, whether as a food source, a method of communing with the gods, or as an artistic muse.