Hi there, I am researching a documentary on Legal Highs in the UK. It will be looking at Salvia Divinorum, its uses and experiences of people who are familiar with it. I understand that so far the media coverage has not been always fair. I want then to stress then we do not intend to adopt a sensationalist approach. I am truly interested in this and am willing to try Salvia myself. I have done a lot of reading on this, but I'd appreciate any additional advice, especially if you think you could take part to the programme. Mattia Spinelli MA International Journalism Cardiff University mattia.spinell@virgilio.it 07507438780
Any questions and I'm sure that others, as well as myself will aid you in your investigation. Salvia has been documented before but no real interest was taken. Now that large members of the public are taking this herb, as well as inexperienced youths a new spotlight has been put on the herb. Good luck with your investigation, please feel free to ask any questions.
Im up to answer any questions you may have, I would love to help shep a positive light on this mysterious plant
Thank you guys for you helpfulness. So far people have been often reluctant to speak about this. I am not surprised at all, as the coverage so far has not been that fair, especially from the American media. I fell I'd like to make a well balanced documentary, with representation from all sides. For these reason I need an experienced User. I have seen the videos of teenagers on youtube, smoking it and going crazy. So far that's all what the audience has seen. I have the feeling that other people take Salvia more seriously and could be able to give a different and more accurate perspective of it. I also have tried Salvia myself a couple of weeks ago, but because both me and my sitter were complete beginners, I haven't really experience anything. If you guys want to take this further, or just have a chat face to face, please let me know. Regards Mattia
Hmmmm, we have a sticky concernign the deeper aspect of the salvia trip on here somewhere. You could get alot of information from that. and as for taking this further, Ask questions, andd we will give you answers as best as we can (i say we, but i mean me, i cant speak for the others)
ok, how long have you been using it? How has it affected your life? So far I 've heard some feel depressed, some feel more confident some remember things from their past. Wide range of effects. What's you experience with it?
I have been using salvoa for about a year, and i would say the affect on my life would be positive, I have become more "spiritual" and my thinking has taken different life. Like, i used to think and i would make sense but i wouldnt really go very deep. But now, my thoughts have become someting deeper. I can spend a LONG time just sitting and thinking, or remembering my trips, trying to find a meaning in them or just to figure out what they were about, what exactly happened with them. But its not just salvia thoughts, my school work has gotten better. I not only think about the math or whatever im learning, but i take it in and dwell on it trying to figure out why exactly it works. Feeling on salvia, Well i dont know how you can get depressed on it, im always happy, even coming down, i just feel like i just got done visiting my best friend. Or like its my birthday and i just got the greatest gift ever. All my memories are clearer, like things i did when i was young come back to me in some trips and i'm like Woah that acctually happened and im remebering it like it happened yesterday. if you need clarification, ask
So it's like the trip itself is not the most important thing, but rather the mindset you assume progressively? Can I ask you how often and which method you use to take it? Could you describe a trip? I have tried it once now. I smoked about 3 grams times 5 in a pipe. The main effect I had was a sense of detachment from my body. Like being standing 20 or 30 cm behind my physical body, which was quite scary. I had very few control on my balance and couldn't properly coordinate my movements. For a few second I also got the feeling the room was moving, but it was more a physical impression than anything else. My vision was always clear. I was conscious of where I was and in general clear-headed. I only felt a growing anxiety. Generally speaking, I kind of liked it. Was a curious experience I could try again. The day after my friend tried it and I was his sitter. He smoked the same amount as I did. After the third pipe he suddendly freezes. He turns to me and I could see terror in his face. Then he starts to speak with someone who is not me. He walks through the room but do not recognize the position of the objects nor of the walls. Like if he was in another place. Then the effect started to lessen and the situation was again under control. He couldn't tell exactelty what happend, so we postponed that part for another day. Now, the trip is fine, he smoked to have one. But for the following two nights he told me he woke up during the night feeling scared and without knowing where he was. Was it a kind of side effect? or did we make a mistake in the way of use? Mattia
The Trip is important, dont get me wrong, but yes, the mindest the comes along is justas/ or even more (to me). 9 times out of 10 i will smoke it either out of a pibe or a bong. And i would say i use once or twice a week. (i make very little money so i cant buy it often). Trip Description I think i'll post my first experiance up here. I had just gotten some 60xx (on the package it had 2 x's idk why) from a local headshop and i decided to smoke it. It was about 4 in the afternoon and i was sitting in the back yard with my brother as my sitter. Anyways, I took my first big hit out of my pipe (i had about 1/8ish g) held it for 30s exhaled, and started getting a lil light headed, so i quickly took another big hit, held it. About 10 seconds after i exhaled, the walls started to have a ripple effect. Like what you see after you wath this http://youtube.com/watch?v=wBL4hRoqRWY, anyways, After that, i just sank into another world. Everything looked somewhat similar, but it had changed into blocks, (or more like groups of things) where there was no longer a chair, but a chair/pillow/T.V.Remote/blanket, as one object, and all the walls looked like mario blocks. when my brother walked in my line of sight, he seemed like he was a Gingerbread man dressed up like a toy soldier guarding the entrance to something (for the life of me i cant figure out what). Then, out of nowhere i hear a voice, and its talking to me, or at me, because it was talking to a body that i was looking at from above, it was like all the voices of everyone i have known, rolled together and mixed to sound pretty. It was telling me that i needed to go get the mayonayse out of the fridge and make a sammich, and i told it to "shut up i's not hungry go now please" then i started to come down, like i was being pulled into my body, into the chair, into the earth. Next i can recall, i was just really happy sittin down watching tv. Its wierd, As I'm writing this, my trip is coming back to me all over again, The flashbacks this can produce are pretty interesting, like somethings you remember and then they just keep evolving in your head the longer you think about it, like the story continues, and you can enter "salvia world" occasionally via the "sober" flashbacks. Anyways, I love salvia, I'll probably post another experiance soon. I would like to post something a bit more recent, 'cus that one was from like december. There are more descriptons and better info on this thread here http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287019
If it helps, here's one opinion. how long have you been using it? About 2 months How has it affected your life? I would say it affected my life in a rather neutral way, although it did at one point give me a sense of confidence knowing I was amongst the fairly small group of people whose tried it. But the more I think about it and the more I think salvia is nothing but a waste. Nothing is learned by tripping the way salvia makes you trip. It's just a mind freak, mixed with random thoughts and abstract feelings and memories.
