Mysterious Origins of Christmas
Jan Irvin 12/28/11
1) Jesus is born under a star.
2) A split screen looking east showing the belt of Orion in alignment with Sirius on Christmas Eve, and the sun being born directly below this alignment on Christmas morning.
3) The Three Magi or “Kings”: Caspar, Melchior, Balthassar-- Basilica of St. Apollinare Nuovo. 6th century, Ravenna, Italy.
4) by Ivan Bilibin, 1899, Russia (Baba Yaga, or Grandmother Yaga, with the mushrooms)-- Baba Yaga travels and meets the three wise men. She also gives presents to children. She’s related to the witch of Hansel and Gretel.
5) Herne is an ancient shamanic god of Europe and Siberia. Half deer/man. The shaman was the user of psychoactive mushrooms and other methods of inebriation or states of consciousness. He later morphed into the licentious Roman god, Pan. Pan shown trying to seduce a woman. Usually this was done with whatever alcohol or drugs he had.
6) Pelz Nickel or Krampus in some European versions of the Christmas story, is Saint Nicholas’s (Santa’s) devilish helper. He comes from an amalgamation of Herne, Pan and old shamanic and pagan themes. He deals the punishment to naughty children.
7) Amanita is the mushroom of the fairy tales, the mushroom of the elves and gnomes and dwarves. And of Course Santa Claus has elves – Santa is an Elf. Santa is also the mushroom, shown here with his red and white garb and black boots – just like the mushroom.
8) A standard Christmas ornament in the shape of an Amanita muscaria mushroom. Ornaments like these can be found all over Ebay and other websites by searching “antique ornaments.”
9) The chimney sweep, who carries us up the ladder to enlightenment, or to the higher states of consciousness brought by the mushrooms they’re holding. The clover represents good luck, as does the mushroom. The children in the image on the left are drinking wine while holding the mushrooms, showing reference to their ability to intoxicate.
10) Cardinal Mahoney next to an Amanita muscaria mushroom, showing the similarity. As they say, I picture is worth a thousand words.
11) Plaincourault fresco, 1291, France. Depicts Adam and Eve on either side of a mushroom tree in a Christian Chapel in France. This image was hotly debated for decades until recently when more evidence was found that substantiated Allegro’s theory.
1) Jesus is born under a star.
2) A split screen looking east showing the belt of Orion in alignment with Sirius on Christmas Eve, and the sun being born directly below this alignment on Christmas morning.
3) The Three Magi or “Kings”: Caspar, Melchior, Balthassar-- Basilica of St. Apollinare Nuovo. 6th century, Ravenna, Italy.
4) by Ivan Bilibin, 1899, Russia (Baba Yaga, or Grandmother Yaga, with the mushrooms)-- Baba Yaga travels and meets the three wise men. She also gives presents to children. She’s related to the witch of Hansel and Gretel.
5) Herne is an ancient shamanic god of Europe and Siberia. Half deer/man. The shaman was the user of psychoactive mushrooms and other methods of inebriation or states of consciousness. He later morphed into the licentious Roman god, Pan. Pan shown trying to seduce a woman. Usually this was done with whatever alcohol or drugs he had.
6) Pelz Nickel or Krampus in some European versions of the Christmas story, is Saint Nicholas’s (Santa’s) devilish helper. He comes from an amalgamation of Herne, Pan and old shamanic and pagan themes. He deals the punishment to naughty children.
7) Amanita is the mushroom of the fairy tales, the mushroom of the elves and gnomes and dwarves. And of Course Santa Claus has elves – Santa is an Elf. Santa is also the mushroom, shown here with his red and white garb and black boots – just like the mushroom.8) A standard Christmas ornament in the shape of an Amanita muscaria mushroom. Ornaments like these can be found all over Ebay and other websites by searching “antique ornaments.”
9) The chimney sweep, who carries us up the ladder to enlightenment, or to the higher states of consciousness brought by the mushrooms they’re holding. The clover represents good luck, as does the mushroom. The children in the image on the left are drinking wine while holding the mushrooms, showing reference to their ability to intoxicate.10) Cardinal Mahoney next to an Amanita muscaria mushroom, showing the similarity. As they say, I picture is worth a thousand words.
11) Plaincourault fresco, 1291, France. Depicts Adam and Eve on either side of a mushroom tree in a Christian Chapel in France. This image was hotly debated for decades until recently when more evidence was found that substantiated Allegro’s theory.
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