Finally, a flying reindeer story we can get behind. In the Arctic circle, the Amanita muscaria is worshipped by the indigenous Sami people and reindeer alike. For thousands of years, the lives of the reindeer and the Sami people have been intertwined. The reindeer seek out the mushrooms under snow and, presumably, experience spiritual breakthroughs and witness cosmic visions in the far reaches of space.

The mushroom, toxic in high doses to humans, can be processed by the reindeer to the point that it is safe to ingest by humans. These Siberian native humans would observe which reindeer had ingested the mushroom, then ingest the animal’s urine.



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