Dozens of Salvia Experiences, My Advice

I've experimented quite a bit with salvia and since it is relatively new to many people, I thought I'd share my "wisdom" with you guys. A lot of this can be found on other sites, but my views on this drug differ from other people so I figured I should give you a different take on salvia.

I've given salvia to almost everyone in my group of pot-smoking friends and for many of them, it was their first time. I've seen all sorts of reactions, and everybody's experience with the drug is different. Even for one person, it is very different every time you try it. One guy thought he was a tooth in a zipper and that the room was the zipper that went on infinitely in either direction. I witnessed a girl have an orgasm ( I SHIT YOU NOT ) on her first time and then time travelled to the Renaissance era the second time. One person thought that the entire universe had faded away and that he was the only thing left in existence and that he too would soon fade away. Yet another girl entered a world that was a children's TV show in claymation. (Specifically Eureka's Castle, the old show from Nickelodeon). Point being, every experience is vastly different from one to the other.

Now that we've got that point out of the way, I have to say something. Many people talk about salvia as a spiritual or deeply personal experience. Honestly, from my own experience ( trying it almost a dozen times myself ) and from experiences of many friends, I would have to say that this is not necessarily so. That being said, it is still something that needs to be done responsibly and in the presence of somebody who knows what they are doing and has preferably tried it themselves. Know that this drug will make you completely incoherent for up 20-30 minutes. Do not use it while driving and ALWAYS be sitting or laying down. I can not stress this enough. I've seen a few people try to get up and they end up just stumbling around and knocking shit over. I also saw a girl try to pull out her lip ring because she thought it was a tiny fish trying to get inside her mouth. NEVER TRY THIS DRUG ALONE, EVER. Always have a "trip sitter". Always. You could end up harming yourself very seriously. If the person trying salvia starts freaking out, the trip sitter must remember to keep them seated/laying down and reassure them that everything is ok, and that the state of mind they are in was caused by salvia, and that it will all be over in a few minutes. Those are the two things that you should tell somebody if they are freaking out. They smoked salvia, which is what is causing them to feel this way, and that it will be over very very soon. Often times after smoking salvia you forget why you are in that state of mind and you detach yourself from any concept of time and you may get frightened into thinking that you will never escape the bad trip you are having. Holding their hand or shoulder while you are talking to them and trying to get them to look at you is also a good idea.

Now that we've got safety and philosophy out of the way, let's talk about how to use salvia. I recommend starting out at a low strength if nobody around has tried it before. If there is an experienced person in the room, and by experienced I mean has tried it several times and has been around other people while they are tripping, then try a higher strength if you feel confident. That being said, the higher the strength, the higher the intensity of the trip. Another thing, if you are all trying it out, ONLY ONE PERSON AT A TIME. Trust me, you don't want more than one person tripping out on salvia at a time. It could result in personal danger and chaos. Seriously. I alwlays try to smoke salvia from a bong. Salvia is much harsher than marijuana, and smoking it out of a simple pipe doesn't allow you to take the massive hits that facilitate an intense trip. Pack enough for one person to take 2-3 very large hits, and you should try to smoke all of it in the shortest amount of time possibile. If you can't finish it, then you can't finish it. Oh well. Once you get to the point that you can't smoke any more, then that means you are starting to trip and you don't need any more anyways. Now, being that salvia is considered a deeply personal and spiritual drug by many people, what I am about to recommend may not fly with everyone, but in my MANY MANY experiences, this is what I have learned. It may sound crazy, but it's true and if you disagree, then don't do it. Anyways, I recommend being drunk and/or high when you smoke salvia. For whatever reason, especially with being drunk, the trip is always much more intense. All of the most intense experiences that I and my friends have had where when they were drunk. However, keep in mind that everyone else will probably also be drunk, and this can be another safety hazard. Drunk people tend to react differently to situations than sober people, and if somebody is having a bad trip, an intoxicated person may have a harder time calming them down or knowing what to do.

Also, make sure you clean your bowl out VERY THOROUGHLY after use as the salvia residue may cause you to trip out when you smoke pot out of the same bowl. It has happened to me two or three times and it's never a pleasant thing to get hit with a surprise salvia trip when you just want to puff some reefer.

Alright, that's all I have to say about salvia. Experiment with it yourself. You may not agree with me on all points, but anything that I've written about safety is absolutely and universally true.

Tune in, turn on, and drop out. But remember, BE SAFE KIDS.
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Cool thread, how about everyone start telling some Salvia Stories.

As for me: None, yet.

i tried salvia once. I first had a gravity bong bowl of dank weed. Then i had a bowl of 15x salvia in the gravity bong, which is the strongest hitting thing ive ever used in my life. It seemed as if it just supercharged my high. So ten minutes later i had another bowl of weed and i got way stoned. My friend had a bowl of salvia (after his weed) and he started tripping out. He tripped for 10 minutes, and i was his sitter, along with my sister. Well after that i smoked yet another bowl of the dank weed, and 5 mins after that bowl i started tripping. It looked like my kitchen was going to eat me, but i wasnt scared. It was way fun, even though my trip lasted like 20 seconds. However next time im going to either just use 25x with weed or 15x without weed.

I want to try salvia, but there are a lot of kids in my school that think it will be the funnest thing ever and they won't t'ake it seriously. And I'm sure you would like to be in a good environment but these people wouldn't think out anything. AThey'd probably smoke it in the woods and walk around and think it will be fun. But this is just based on my own knowledge of the drug.

wow great advice man i totally agree. sooo many ppl dont do any research on salvia and just jump straight into it thinking its going to be a party or just so fun and they end up being completely unprepared and have no idea what they are getting into. it makes me so mad when i hear someone say "i tried salvia for the first time today and i used 5323734x" i keep trying to tell ppl it can be a great experience but could also be a horrible one they will never forget and to start with 5-10x and not any higher usually. 15x maybe but ur gambling at that point i think. anyway check this thread out http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=85986

I tried salvia once. I laughed uncontrolably for 5 minutes, had drool coming out of my mouth, and thought my friends head was a map of Africa. After 5 minutes, I just got really really uncomfortable (I was doing it outside when the temp. was close to 100F) and had to go sit down in the shade. After a little bit I just had this awful taste in my mouth and that really bothered me. Not really a great experience. Probably won't ever do it again. It wasn't bad, but nothing really great or profound.

Sounds like you're quite the Salvia guru. Salvia blew my mind but i feel like i have to do it again to face my fears of.... *lighting in room dims* THE ISLAND...

I absolutely and wholistically agree. This is exactly with how things went down with my cousin and i. He watched me while i smoked. i watched him etc. i knew what i was in for and didn't go in with any expectations, as a result i had a good trip. great advice on how to guide someone through a bad trip. very important to let them know why they are feeling what they are feeling. unfortunately my cousin decided to be "the master of evil" and ended up being the "villain" of my trip. the bastard... i can still see his face contorting into a shark in my mind.

thanks for this thread man, ill be trying salvia sometimes soon!

good explanation, when i did it i had an out of body experience. like i smoked it sitting in a car, at first my vision went fractal, like i was looking through a kaleidoscope. i counted the seconds i held my hit but after 13 i had trouble remembering that 14 comes next, then i forgot what numbers were. i felt pulled out of my body, and sucked into the sky, trying to find my life again. it was intense. when i snapped otu of it my palms were drippin wet


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