 There
are numerous salvia divinorum experiences to be found the internet.
For example, Erowid - an online library of information about psychoactive
plants and chemicals - has over 900 entries, and there exist many forums
where user submitted accounts may be posted. However, there are some issues
with such accounts as to their reliability. There are also many media
stories posted by various news agencies concerning themselves with the
subject of salvia divinorum. However, despite its mostly favorable legal
status, news reporters rarely venture to try salvia for themselves.
Exceptionally, one firsthand journalistic account has been published in the
UK science magazine the New Scientist...
"the salvia took me on a consciousness-expanding journey unlike
any other I have ever experienced. My body felt disconnected from "me" and
objects and people appeared cartoonish, surreal and marvelous. Then, as
suddenly as it had began, it was over. The visions vanished and I was back
in my bedroom. I spoke to my "sitter" - the friend who was watching over
me, as recommended on the packaging - but my mouth was awkward and clumsy.
When I attempted to stand my coordination was off. Within a couple of
minutes, however, I was fine and clear-headed, though dripping with sweat.
The whole experience had lasted less than 5 minutes." (Vince Gaia,
2006-09-29)
There have been a limited number books published on the subject. One
notable example is Dale Pendell's award winning work "Phamako/Poeia - Plants
Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft", which has a chapter dedicated to salvia
divinorum. It includes reports of some experience accounts...
"It's very intense, I call it a reality stutter, or a reality
strobing. I think that having been a test pilot, and flying in that
unforgiving environment with only two feet between our wingtips, helped to
prepare me for this kind of exploration."
Salvia Effects by Daniel Siebert
Psychedelic experiences, in relating by definition to realms of mind, are
necessarily somewhat subjective and individual variations in reported
effects are to be expected. Aside from individual reported experiences there
has been a limited amount of published work summarizing the effects. D.M.
Turner's book "Salvinorin - The Psychedelic Essence of Salvia Divinorum"
quotes Daniel Siebert's summarization, mentioning that the effects may
include...
- Uncontrollable laughter.
- Past memories, such as revisiting places from childhood memory.
- Sensations of motion, or being pulled or twisted by forces.
- Visions of membranes, films and various two-dimensional surfaces.
- Merging with or becoming objects (for example a Ferris wheel).
- Overlapping realities, such as the perception of being in several
locations at once.
The Salvia Scale
The "Salvia divinorum User's Guide" refers to a 'SALVIA' scale, using the
initial letters to categorize six levels of experience broadly by increasing
relative intensities.
"S" - Subtle effects
"A" - Altered perception
"L" - Light visionary state
"V" - Vivid visionary state
"I" - Immaterial existence
"A" - Amnesic effects.
A survey of salvia divinorum users found that 38% described the effects
as unique. 23% said the effects were like yoga, meditation or trance.
Salvia Divinorum Expression
Many feel compelled to communicate the details of their experiences to a
wider audience, as suggested by the numerous reports posted on the Internet
on various websites and forums. As well as such firsthand phenomenological
accounts some may go on to write more extensive prose and/or poetry. A
remarkable example of such inspired writing is Dale Pendell’s salvia
divinorum chapter from his book Pharmako/poeia, which won the 1996
Firecracker Alternative Book Award.
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