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Berserkers and the Mystical Paradigm
This chapter explores the belief that berserkers in Norse society ingested psychotropic substances to enter a heightened state of fearlessness in battle. It also delves into the use of flyogaric mushrooms in Norse culture, the influence of psychedelic substances on Norse mysticism, and the origins of various myths and their connection to spirituality and entheogens.