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Balloon Held by a Musical Thread
Salvia divinorum (10x extract)
Citation:   Dr Willy Wonka. "Balloon Held by a Musical Thread: An Experience with Salvia divinorum (10x extract) (exp19579)". Erowid.org. Apr 13, 2020. erowid.org/exp/19579

 
DOSE:
1/16 g smoked Salvia divinorum (extract - 10x)
BODY WEIGHT: 230 lb
Last night was my first experience with Salvia or any other psychoactive. I had prepared myself through a bit of meditation and then smoked 1/16th gram of 10X extract through a glass pipe.

Immediately, I felt the effects and decided to lay down. As soon as I did this, I was pinned to the ground by some strong force hard to explain. It took quite a bit of motivation to move my hand. At first I didn't 'see' much but I realized that I felt far away. The only thing which held me to reality was the music I was listening to (Radiohead - OK Computer) which I recognized through the distance. I felt as if I had become a balloon and my string, the only thing attaching me to earth, was the music. As I was partially coming back to reality I saw a cliff a few feet in front of me made of some dark matter. It had two horizontal grooves in it and and when I looked more closely it disappeared. I began to speak to my sitter to describe my experience but I did not feel that he understood me due to the huge distance between us. I wondered whether I was only speaking to him inside of my mind or if he could actually hear me. I asked him to repeat what I had said and when he did I realized I was back to reality. I still felt 'far away' and this effect gradually decreased for two hours.

Exp Year: 2002ExpID: 19579
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Apr 13, 2020Views: 629
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