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
August, 25: More bans and more wrong assumptions
Following 20 states and numerous cities in North Texas, the posession and sale of salvia is no longer allowed in Dallas. In a statement, Dallas mayor Tom Lennert explains:
"More and more kids are using these products because they create the same effects as illegal drugs but currently are legal and easy to get. The fake marijuana and salvia are just as dangerous as the real thing, and we need to move now to stop them from being sold and used."
And while he may be right about 'fake marijuana' being as dangerous as pot (not very dangerous at all), by comparing salvia to marijuana however, he demonstrates his absence of knowledge about the effects of salvia. Again, salvia is being thrown into the same corner as synthetic cannabinoids. Clearly it is easier to protect our kids by simply banning a bunch of substances than choosing drug policies based on facts and risk minialisation..
Also see the following piece by Jacob Sullum, The Salvia Ban Wagon Makes a Stop in Dallas.
New experiences
August 26, 2010: Life has just been one big dream?
"Blackness everywhere. Just pure void, nothing else. This was what was before the "big bang". Imagine trying to contemplate what was before existence? Well i was sitting there waiting. Waiting for the "cue". And then there it was. All of a sudden i exploded and began rumbling through this space, behind me gas conjoined together and eventually i began to see planets."
Read the full trip report by Pete
Other new experiences:
All my past memories renewed in my minds eye by Shawn
Salvia Trip by James
First Salvia experience 40x by Steve
Salvia divinorum experience by Leonardo
Learning experience by Zak
My very first salvia trip by Anonymous
Folds of Metal by Andrew
My First Salvia Experience by The Dude