This is the most Santa-esque elf I have. He does appear to be collecting mushrooms along with four leaf clovers and even a horse shoe. Mushroom collection and delivery service: the "real" Santa.
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This site shows off my gnome/elf Christmas postcard collection. Most of these postcards are from the early 1900's. I think that they are a remnant of a bygone, pagan era in Northern Europe, when the Winter Solstice was celebrated with the use of the "Fly Agaric" mushroom. Christianity has Disney-fied the celebration, but it would seem that a few talented artists, perhaps inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice and Wonderland (1865), were still celebrating in the old way.
My alternative version of the story of Santa Claus can be seen HERE
My inspiration for this collection was an experience I had with the Amazonian shamanic medicine called Ayahuasca, in which I was visited by a few gnomes. I have not tried the Fly Agaric mushroom, but if anyone has had an experience with it (particularly a gnome-visiting experience), feel free to describe it in the comments.
About Me
- Steve Terranova
- I am a part-time writer, living on the Central Coast of California. I work in the mental health field.
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