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“Salvia
Divinorum has been steadily growing in popularity over the
last few years due to the incredible
visionary mystical
experiences people are having. Many People are
discovering Salvia Divinorum as a powerful tool for soul
searching, exploration of consciousness and pure bliss.”
From
this copy it is easy to see why many people refer to Salvia as
the legal LSD Travel back in time to the 1960’s and this same
statement, nearly verbatim could be heard emanating from the
lips of those enjoying or promoting LSD. Many Salvia Trip
Reports are also eerily similar to the trip descriptions
recorded by those on LSD.
“There were beautiful closed eye visuals: a dome composed of
ribs of light forming arched groining like that of a Gothic
cathedral. The colors were the iridescent rainbow in a
peacock's tail. This "reality" opened into another one: a
narrow red rock canyon with a fast moving river plunging over
rocks.
I
then felt that I was no longer a specific individual, but was
an awareness that opened into every individual's consciousness
everywhere, forever. I had the feeling that there was a lesson
to be learned.”
Salvia Trip Report
Also
like LSD, Salvia users have created their own language, logic
and culture based around the experiences and consumption of
the drug.
Salvia & Health
Salvia
is endorsed and marketed by dealers as healthy with spiritual
significance. Spirituality is empowered through the action of
blessing the dried and cured leaves by an Indian Shaman. Then
the leaves are consumed by smoking or chewing.
The
health claims are easily disproved by the fact that the leaves
are smoked. To date no scientific evidence exists to prove a
medicinal purpose for this drug. It also must be noted that
scientists have been unable to determine how it works. It
does not appear to alter the nervous system and scientists
speculate its effects can range from hormonal to affecting a
gland yet to be studied. It is possible at a later date a
medical purpose may be discovered. Claiming health benefits at
this time has no foundation and is simply marketing.
Salvia
is also marketed in high-potency drops referred to as Emerald
Essence. The drops enter blood stream through the cells in the
mouth where it is held for a period of time. Users insist the
drops have no effect if ingested or added to food. Currently
no scientific research or evidence exists to either prove or
disprove this statement.
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Salvia & Spirituality
The
faith claim for Salvia is stronger than the health claims. As
one reader points out, “For countless millennia, Shamanic
traditions have used plant medicines and plant teachers for
ceremonial and spiritual use.”
Ancient Indian religions may use Salvia as part of their
worship, but the majority of people using the drug today do
not subscribe to Shamanic traditions and are not using it for
religious purposes. Cocaine, peyote, opium and other drugs
have also been used in religious observances in the past. To
claim and use the drug as a religious necessity, users
would
need to convert and practice the Mazatec Indian’s faith and
only use it for ceremonial purposes.
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What Salvia Does:
Salvia
Divinorum provides the user with an escape, or as users
prefer, an enhancement of his or her reality. The drug
creates a sense of well being within the user when the
experience is positive. Negative experiences can be living
nightmares and cause blackouts.
The 3
Degrees of Use
q
General
inebriation, (a few hits):
Similar
to mushrooms with brighter colors and increased sexual desire.
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Increased Potency:
Users
fall into Trances
q
Further
Increased Potency:
User
remains conscious but loses accurate perception of actual
surroundings. At this point the person should not be left
alone and must have a sober person in the room. The user is in
an altered reality, will wander and encounter brief periods of
unconsciousness and blackouts.
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