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
January 9, 2010, John Hopkins Salvia states of consciousness research study
The JHU Salvia Study somehow slipped under our radar. It did not receive much press, and little of it can be found online. However, one of the participants kept a diary of the sessions and was kind enough to inform us of his blog on which his notes can be read. It gives a fascinating insight in the way the experiments are conducted.
We will without doubt hear more of this study when the results come in.
You can read Joshua's writings here.
December 8, 2009: Do vaporizers work with Salvia Divinorum?
We already mentioned this subject on the Usage section of our website, but now the friendly folks at Erowid took the efforts to collect some solid data and information regarding this subject. Not surprisingly it is concluded that most commercially available vaporizers are incapable of reaching temperatures high enough to vaporize the active component in Salvia.
Read the full article on Ask Erowid.
New experiences
February 3, 2009: Incredible
"Everything else around me was dotted by what looked like very distinct drops of gasoline on concrete (you know the swirls of red and blue?), but with enhanced color. To say the least, it was absolutely beautiful, kind of like that scene in Avatar when they are in the forest at night, and immediately Avatar came to my mind. "
Read the full trip report by John
Other new experiences:
Everything is a big joke by Justin
Get back in place! by Nathan
My experience by Jeff
Salvia Trip by Gav
Blown away by Marshall
My First (and possibly) last trip, very intense by Fin