A closer look
Siberian shamans used to consume the toxic, hallucinogenic fly agaric mushroom, but to avoid the severe nausea it caused, they would feed it to reindeer and then drink the animal's psychedelic urine; the human body naturally filters out the toxic compounds while passing the hallucinogen directly into the bladder, a biological loophole that these ancient mystics exploited to achieve their spiritual visions, and it is highly speculated that the modern myth of Santa Claus's flying reindeer originates entirely from these shamans tripping out of their minds after downing a hot cup of magical deer piss; the next time someone romantically praises the deep, ancient wisdom of shamanic mystical traditions, just remind them that the literal origin of their spiritual enlightenment involved enthusiastically drinking from the golden tap of a domesticated caribou
