Salvia divinorum use, experiences and other info.
Welcome to salvia.net, a site dedicated to a plant variously named Salvia divinorum, Ska Pastora, Diviner's Mint, Sally-D and Lady Salvia. Though its psychoactive properties have been known to the Mexican Mazatec Indians for ages, it was relatively recent that the plant drew the attention of Western ethnobotanists, and even more recent (the early 90's) that its active component, salvinorin A, was isolated. Salvinorin A turned out to be the strongest natural hallucinogen known to man.
In recent years salvia has become increasingly popular amongst explorers of nonordinary states of consciousness. Because salvia enjoyed a legal status for years, researchers had the opportunity to study the mechanisms of its effects and possible therapeutic applications.
This website keeps you up to date on current research being conducted and its legal status around the world. Salvia.net also informs you about salvia's history, its chemistry, how to grow the plant yourself, how to use it safely and effectively, and invites you to share your personal experiences with this extraordinary hallucinogen.
The effects of salvia are overwhelming, especially when smoked. Because of this, one must carefully prepare oneself for the experience and have at least a general idea of what to expect. We invite you to browse this site before embarking on your salvia journey and hope it helps your first experience to be pleasant and meaningful.
News
November 22, 2008: Dr. Phil on the usage of Salvia divinorum
November 11 Phil McGraw, better known as "Dr. Phil", dedicated a program to the usage of Salvia divinorum. As was apparent from the announcement, Dr. Phil and his research team known very little about Salvia. For example, according to the show Salvia can be snorted, which is actually impossible, for the only way salvinorin-a can be absorbed is by either chewing Salvia leaves for half an hour, or smoking it at a very high temperature.
Read the entire article here: Dr. Phil on the usage of Salvia divinorum (with video)
New experiences
November 26, 2008: "First time 17x>"
"I remember sitting there feeling like the room we were in was free-floating through space, as if I was to walk out the door I would fall into a vast void. Everything had a multicolored glow and everything that moved had the multicolored tracers and I was laughing almost manically…"
Full trip report: "First time 17x" by Dezilu
Other new experiences:
"Human after all" by Daniel
"My ego receded to nearly nothing" by Paul
"I was one with them" by Tomate
"The sand below me was spiraling into the sun" by Andrew
"Where's the flashlight?" by Jonathan