Encounters with the Diviner's Mint
Salvia divinorum
Citation: Perceptions Altered. "Encounters with the Diviner's Mint: An Experience with Salvia divinorum (exp13950)". Erowid.org. Dec 21, 2004. erowid.org/exp/13950
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smoked | Salvia divinorum |
BODY WEIGHT: | 155 lb |
The intoxication brought on by this method of smoking was pleasant, euphoric, and satisfyingly stoning. I think that smoking the natural leaf in this way clearly has therapeutic potential. The natural leaf only accessed the lower realms of Salvia experience, yet still proved interesting and unique. The 10x extract on the other hand, was extremely potent and created full blown experiences of infinite intensity. These experiences included time/space travel, major and all encompassing hallucinations, out of body experiences, extreme dissociation, time obliteration, complete loss of cognitive functioning, and feelings ranging from euphoria to utter terror. The experiences achieved from smoking the extract varied greatly from time to time. I find that it is actually very hard to integrate individual experiences due to the wide range of foreign feelings that accompany them. One time I witnessed my room turn into a city street and the time after that experienced my whole essence twisting around an alien apparatus! I rest my case.
The differences in experience however, is what makes Salvia so unique, unpredictable, and fresh. When one ventures on a journey involving the extract, one may expect a smorgasbord of crazy effects. These effects however cannot possibly be predicted beforehand. Most other psychedelics can be extremely intense, yet usually have a more predictable course of action. La Pastora demands the ultimate respect. The Salvia experience can be quite earth shattering to say the least. The experiences felt easily contain the power to make one think long and hard about life, our place here, and its meaning. To think about the fundamental behaviors in our own lives. To realize that we can always change our undesirable personality traits. The “Plant Teacher” is just that; a teacher, and she preaches to us that life is complex in every dimension, both beautiful and terrible, but always worth living.
Exp Year: 2002 | ExpID: 13950 |
Gender: Male | |
Age at time of experience: Not Given | |
Published: Dec 21, 2004 | Views: 9,094 |
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