wow. hats off to this brave canadian fellow and his very heroic dose of salvia divinorum. i mean that. and good that his friends are looking out for him too. salvia divinorum is a plant and it’s perfectly legal. it grows in parts of mexico. the name salvia divinorum literally translates to “sage of the seers”. it is a plant with a sense of humor and known for it’s shamanistic qualities. salvia divinorum contains a powerful psychoactive called salvinorin A. you can purchase salvia divinorum as an extract where the potency is increased 5X, 10X, 15X, and even 20X. oh boy. be warned though, it’s a rough ride (peep the video). there an informative salvia guide at sagewisdom.org that goes into more detail about the mighty plant. and the youtube clip is a good way to show that salvia is not a party drug. sometimes fun, sometimes not so fun. it’s always an interesting experience, but not a party drug. no. oh no.
This is just god’s way of saying that he hates people with ponytails. Or was it French Canadians? I forget.
Anyway, this illustrates perfectly why I’m in no hurry to try this drug. About 75% of the stuff I’ve heard about it isn’t pleasant And I don’t know about other people, but I usually take drugs to have a good time. And now this video…yikes.
‘Here - take this, you’ll become a spastic - it’ll be great!’
Thankfully, he never took his clothes off, which I was convinced he was always on the verge of doing. Afterall, he wouldn’t want to make a fool of himself…
The merciful thing about salvia is that it lasts a relatively sort time, so the agony - if indeed all doesn’t bode well - is relatively brief.
Oh hey, look at that - a Jamaican flag. And yet, none of them looked Jamaican…odd…
i hear what you are saying, oh mighty Gomer, but i also recommend trying it. apprehension is sometimes helpful, but fear is the mind killer. my first experience was total panic. i didn’t know what to expect - but i was wanting/expecting the experience to be all super-fun and light. ha! wrong! heavy stuff. it’s a curve ball to say the least. but even though i was initially freaked out, the visions i had were very very beautiful. i mean that. also, that kid took a mighty big (bordering on insane) hit. yup. it’s an interesting bend in what we perceive to be reality. for me & what i have witnessed, the salvia trip incorporates elements of the room/environment you are physically in (room color, objects, sounds, people) which can make the experience more intense or easier (depending on your surroundings). it’s also why everyone’s experience with the plant varies. tips prior to launch: sit down, make yourself comfortable, make your environment pleasant, close your eyes, relax, reflect on something fun or amusing, clear your head, then see what happens. in 10 or 15 minutes, it’s back to normal (or semi-normal).
also, i have to call you out on something: by saying ‘none of them looked Jamaican, odd …’ in your comment, how can you tell or know which of them wasn’t born in Jamaica or have family that isn’t Jamaican? i can’t. the fine Canadian city of Toronto has a big Jamaican community. so what would those kids have to look like in order to make having a Jamaican flag a non-issue?
anyway, thanks for the comment! related: state of wisconsin moves to ban salvia divinorum.
They may very well have been Jamaican, though I don’t think it very likely (Jamaica is 91% black, 0.2% white). It wasn’t meant to be a racist comment or anything. It was my (admittedly lame) attempt at commenting on the, ‘I like smoking weed, I like reggae, Bob Marley played reggae, Bob Marley smoked weed, Bob Marley happened to be Jamaican. Therefore I should be into Jamaica too by association’ crowd. It’s a mild irk of mine. Of course, there’s no law against having a Jamaican flag and it’s a very nice one, and they, or one of them, may indeed have some sort of connection with Jamaica, but I suspect, from empirical observation, that it’s what I originally thought.
I listen to mostly US music, but nowhere in my house do I have any US flags. I smoke a lot of a strain of weed (Shiva Shanti#1) whose origins are from Afghanistan. I don’t have any Afghanistan flags anywhere in my house. I use a computer, the majority of whose components were manufactured in the People’s Republic, but I don’t have any Chinese flags in my house. And so on.
Regarding the salvia thing: It may be irrational it may not, but the fear has certainly got an inseperable association with that particular drug in my brain, and though you and countless others’ve said how wonderful it is - and I beleive you - there’s no way that I’m going to try it any time soon.
The question really should be about what the young man THOUGHT while he was evidently far more sensitive to gravity than the rest of us. I can certainly see how environment would be an important part of the experience, along with at least two support folk for the big dose
Any film or detailed descriptions of lesser doses?
Salvia should really only be used by human beings that have a real working brain in there head.
Always use with caution….
that is great!