DOSE: T+ 0:00	1 bowl	smoked	Cannabis	(plant material)
T+ 0:10	1 hit	smoked	Salvia divinorum	(extract - 10x)
T+ 0:12	1 hit	smoked	Salvia divinorum	(extract - 10x)
T+ 0:00	2 hits	smoked	Salvia divinorum	(extract)

BODY WEIGHT:

175 lb

I am finally ready to tell my tale of the Salvia experience. First of all, I must say that I have dabbled in a few different substances over the years. Cannabis, LSD, Shrooms, DXM. The DXM was a bad thing for me, it was addictive and also through the media it is contained in (glucose mix in Robotussin) led to pains in my abdomen. I was doing robo for over a year, nearly every day. I do not suggest anyone continue down that path, but to each his own.

Synthetic substances such as robo or others are not really what I want in my body if I can avoid them. So I have stuck with cannabis. I longed to have enlightening experiences again for some time now, having no access to LSD (which just lasts too long for me) and no shrooms (which are difficult to identify in the wild, and the area I live in isn't the best for hunting except during the fall.)

So a friend of mine happened to turn me on to a new store in the area, a head shop that has many legal alternatives. I found several types of salvia there, both natural and flavored. I decided to try out some natural 10x extract. The clerk is a great informative and soothing soul. She happened to suggest the usual things when trying salvia for the first time such as holding it in, and making sure to burn it hot. I really do think she understands where I'm coming from, as she has experienced the effects herself. These are great things to begin any experience with this natural herb- one should be looking for enlightenment, spiritual inner delving, and the ability to see through our shared social order to the 'other side.' So to begin, I kept a good state of mind and made sure I was ready and happy. The clerk just reflected my attitude and helped me feel great about the experience!

I got the 10x, went home, and relaxed for a bit. Had some cannabis and waited for a good ten minutes before adding some salvia on top of the remains of MJ in my bowl. After the first try, a very small amount around 1/12g, nothing was really changing for me. So I added more to the bowl and tried again. The smoke was harsher than I expected, but the flavor was actually good to me. This time I had added about 1/6g. After a few minutes I did feel the onset of an LSD trip, at least that's the closest I can describe it. It was good- but I feel at the time of writing this, that the cannabis was actually preventing me from truly getting the most out of the salvia.

A few days later, I gave the remainder of the 10x to a friend and decided to go back to the store again and pick up some 20x. Same deal- with a good attitude and good feelings. This time I prevented myself from taking any cannabis beforehand. This time I used about 1/6g, and held in two good hits one after the other. A few seconds later, I began to feel the same as the first trial- but I kept rising (or falling) into the other side. The visual and auditory sensations were profound and wonderful. The mental experience was one of the most interesting ones I have felt and pondered. Some of the experiences I have read online tell of a tearing of reality like it is on a veneer or sheet. I had a similar experience.

I felt the world's man made structures and visualized it all being ripped from the natural earth as if it was glued to a bedsheet. At the same time, I could sense the natural vortex of nature (spiral patterns) and see them in myriad color and wonderful beauty. I have read since this experience that some people feel as if their heads or bodies were being turned inside out, and I also felt this as well, similar to other LSD trips in the past. I think it's just your soul detaching itself from the body for the time so you can have a better, less biased view of the real, rather than the mask of reality we wear in daily life.

Successive experiences have been different but similar, and all have been absolutely spectacular and positive. I am in no way afraid of the visions or themes that the mind is capable of, nor do I fear any of the preconceived ideals that some have to offer in their experiences. I understand fully that our consciousness is the creator of our physical universe, and that life itself in the body is just a part of the whole that we do not comprehend. Without these understandings, I am sure the experience on salvia could be very threatening or scary.

I must add that I had none of the disorienting sensations save the initial blast off, and I was able to perfectly maneuver around the house with ease and felt as if I was sitting on a couch happy and content while I was moving. Some say they feel the salvia gravity.... well, I rolled WITH it rather than fighting against it! I no longer even feel a need to smoke cannabis at all. It's gotten old for me, and I tend to laze around when I'm stoned. With salvia, I gain energy after the effects begin to taper and have plenty of enthusiasm to do things again. Happy trails!

Exp Year: 2010	ExpID: 85103
Gender: Male
Age at time of experience: 38
Published: Jul 18, 2017	Views: 1,048
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