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Taken by the Ghosts
Salvia divinorum
Citation:   Dan F. "Taken by the Ghosts: An Experience with Salvia divinorum (exp61056)". Erowid.org. Oct 31, 2017. erowid.org/exp/61056

 
DOSE:
1 hit smoked Salvia divinorum (extract)
BODY WEIGHT: 170 lb
My friend and I had an extremely potent batch of salvia extract, some of the strongest you could get. We walked about a half mile into the forest to smoke it because we knew we should not have been anywhere near anyone else. Once we arrived to our desired location, we sat down on a fallen tree. We decided to smoke it one at a time so we could keep an eye on each other while we were tripping. I decided to go first, so we packed up the salvia in a bong. This is where the story begins...

I hold the smoke in my lungs and look over to my friend. I tell him its all good, and this is my last memory of reality. I completely blackout after this, so it clearly was not all good. Keep in mind I am in the forest right now, but what I see is not green. All that I am seeing is completely black with exception to the white ghosts in front of me.
All that I am seeing is completely black with exception to the white ghosts in front of me.
The ghosts start to grab my arms and pull me. I can feel the physical pull on my body, and my friend later informs me that I had my arms pointed in front of me and are pulling them back and forth as if these ghosts actually were pulling me. The 'reality' in my head was that these ghosts were pulling me out of this universe. I was in an absolute battle to stay on the planet earth or anywhere in this galaxy. If I lost this battle I would have never returned. This battle was going on and I could feel the struggle and pain on my body. My friend tells me that I did these movements with my arms for about 20 minutes until something changed. Finally, he tells me that my body flies backwards and I fall off the log we were sitting on. In my head this was the point that I finally broke free from these ghosts and was able to stay on this planet.

At this point, my visuals return to seeing the forest. I stood up and looked around, not knowing at all where I was. Soaking in sweat, I began to freak out, thinking I was deep in some forest and that I had to get out of there. I walked in circles, falling a few times, and eventually made it out of the forest. I finally began coming to my senses, and I began to think of this drug as the devil, warning my friend of what would happen to him if he took it.

Exp Year: 2006ExpID: 61056
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: Not Given
Published: Oct 31, 2017Views: 896
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