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All right, technically, it’s not the first time.
The first time was perhaps a year ago, but it was, shall we say, uneventful. I had purchased a tincture of Salvia extract, and held the dose of Salvia mixed with warm water sublingually for 15 minutes. A friend of mine was also present and using the tincture. We measured out what was considered a moderate dose, and stayed stoic throughout the burning of our mouths.
After the proscribed time, we spit out our doses, and went to the living room, where we experienced effects similar to mild alcohol intoxication, along with some very slight distortion in perceptions. We were barely off baseline, so we gave it up and decided just to smoke some weed and drink to change our perception that evening.
I continued researching Salvia and reading trip reports throughout the next year, and finally decided to purchase some smokable extract from a head shop. My boyfriend was present when I purchased the 20x, but had never heard of the stuff.
After describing it to him, I realized that he would not be ready to experiment with Salvia, and although he would make a decent sitter, I decided to trip alone (against all recommendations, yeah, yeah). I didn’t make that decision lightly. I know myself, and I have over 13 years of experience with drugs of all kinds, including psychedelics. I know my mind and body and I know what I am capable of handling. I also know that I am currently in a very good head space for this kind of psychological exploration of reality. I am happy, stable, confident and I have been reaching places with my recent mediations where reality splits apart and I am very comfortable with the concept of ego death.
The setting was my own apartment, alone and with the doors locked. I had had two glasses of wine over the course of the evening, and was relaxed, albeit, not intoxicated. I had been doing laundry and surfing the internet, when I decided it was a good idea to try Salvia.
I had just put a load into the dryer (which takes about an hour). Since I had read Savlia trips are usually very short in duration, I headed to my bedroom, where I had just the soft light of a blue lamp glowing.
I sat on the edge of my bed and packed a bowl with a pinch of the 20 X extract.
I put the bowl down and took a few minutes to center myself, with deep breaths and prayers. I prayed to the universe to carry me safely through this journey, and for Salvia to show me only what I was ready.
Once I was prepared, I put the glass pipe to my lips, and light the Bic. I inhaled the smoke deeply and held it, then expelled it, repeating the processes twice as I felt my awareness expand, and my head consciousness seemed to rise out of my head. I put the bowl down and lay back on my bed, feeling gravity shift around me and pull on me. The sensation was similar to being high on MDA, but without the really good tingly sensations.
Then I sort of realized that I was sober enough to smoke another bowl, so I sat up, somehow packed another bowl and smoked about 2 hits from it. There was more left in the pipe, but it started to feel to heavy, so I put it down and fell back in my bed.
I felt like I had to arrange myself exactly in the center of the bed. Then I closed my eyes and I could hear chanting, saying something like “She’s here, she’s here, she’s here!’ It was very melodious, but it felt almost like a thought without words being actually formed. I had some interesting shifts in my body’s perception of gravity, and I could see how people felt as though they were becoming undone. I could also see what some people perceive as alien presences, but I perceived it as the universe opening to me, which was not an alien feeling at all, but rather one of coming home.
I felt myself expand into the cosmos, and my molecules diffused, although I did retain some awareness of my physical body lying on the bed.
I felt infused by energy, and the presence of divinity. I was calm and joyful.
Somehow, I began focusing on my root chakra, and it began telling me stories. I learned that it was ok, even though it had been unstable since childhood, I was on my own now and that was ok. Things were stable and I am grounded in the earth.
After a few moments, my awareness shifted to my second chakra, which is home of sexuality and passion. I learned that I needed to let go when I was with my partner, and I would be able to achieve heights of passion that I could not dream of.
Traveling upwards through the body, I arrived at the third Chakra, in the solar plexus, the seat of power. It was not dormant, but it also did not have any messages for me. I basically knew that I was at a good place in integrating my personal power as well as tapping in to the universe.
Then the energy moved up to the heart Chakra, where I thought about the ones I love. I thought very specifically about my boyfriend and the people I work with and how very lucky I am.
Again, traveling upwards, I arrived at the Throat Chakra. Home of the universal sound, the OM that vibrates through the cosmos. I heard that OM and the vibrations rippled through me. I was reminded to speak my mind and my heart.
At the sixth Chakra, or Brow chakra, I felt my intuition open. I felt like I could trust my instincts, in situations that were as mundane as doing the schedule at work, or in life or death situations.
Once I reached the 7th Chakra, at the crown of my head, my consciousness expanded outward, and I was again infused with the feeling of peace, joy and connection to the rest of the universe.
After who knows how long, I opened my eyes, gravity having shifted back to what I might consider closer to the norm.
I felt myself retreating from that head space quickly, and I decided to get up. I walked to my computer, so I could read and perhaps communicate my experiences. This was about 30 minutes into the trip and I quickly realized I was not ready for sitting at a computer screen.
I lay on the couch and sunk deeply into the cushions, lost in thought, except the idea of needing to get my laundry out of the dryer was very prevalent. I felt as though I would be very rude to anyone who wanted to use it after me (even though people do that all the time in my building. Anyone wanting to use it would have just put the clothes on the table in the laundry room).
I decided I wouldn’t be able to relax until it was done, so I went to fetch it, just across the hall, and moving was surprisingly easy.
Once I made it back, I was able to relax on the couch and after chilling there for some time I moved to the bedroom. I felt the need to be as comfortable as possible.
Looking at the clock, it was 2 hours after smoking the bowl, but I was nowhere near back to baseline.
I continued lying in my bed, searching my soul and enjoying the blissed out feeling until I last looked at the clock 4.25 hours after first smoking.
I slept well and woke with a feeling of peace and confidence that my experience was a turning point for me.
I was surprised at the length of the high. Almost everything I had read led me to believe it would be the shortest trip I have ever taken, but I was intoxicated for quite some time.
I am off to delve into salvia space again this evening, again with 2.5 drinks under my belt to relax and get into a fluid head space. I will report on the second trip soon.
This time I will ensure that every single thing I need to do is done, so I can relax and fully immerse myself in the experience.
Submitted to Erowid:
ID: 70198
Author: synergy
Title: Salvia- first time- A Chakra Meditation
substancecode_salvia
methodcode_smoked
The first time was perhaps a year ago, but it was, shall we say, uneventful. I had purchased a tincture of Salvia extract, and held the dose of Salvia mixed with warm water sublingually for 15 minutes. A friend of mine was also present and using the tincture. We measured out what was considered a moderate dose, and stayed stoic throughout the burning of our mouths.
After the proscribed time, we spit out our doses, and went to the living room, where we experienced effects similar to mild alcohol intoxication, along with some very slight distortion in perceptions. We were barely off baseline, so we gave it up and decided just to smoke some weed and drink to change our perception that evening.
I continued researching Salvia and reading trip reports throughout the next year, and finally decided to purchase some smokable extract from a head shop. My boyfriend was present when I purchased the 20x, but had never heard of the stuff.
After describing it to him, I realized that he would not be ready to experiment with Salvia, and although he would make a decent sitter, I decided to trip alone (against all recommendations, yeah, yeah). I didn’t make that decision lightly. I know myself, and I have over 13 years of experience with drugs of all kinds, including psychedelics. I know my mind and body and I know what I am capable of handling. I also know that I am currently in a very good head space for this kind of psychological exploration of reality. I am happy, stable, confident and I have been reaching places with my recent mediations where reality splits apart and I am very comfortable with the concept of ego death.
The setting was my own apartment, alone and with the doors locked. I had had two glasses of wine over the course of the evening, and was relaxed, albeit, not intoxicated. I had been doing laundry and surfing the internet, when I decided it was a good idea to try Salvia.
I had just put a load into the dryer (which takes about an hour). Since I had read Savlia trips are usually very short in duration, I headed to my bedroom, where I had just the soft light of a blue lamp glowing.
I sat on the edge of my bed and packed a bowl with a pinch of the 20 X extract.
I put the bowl down and took a few minutes to center myself, with deep breaths and prayers. I prayed to the universe to carry me safely through this journey, and for Salvia to show me only what I was ready.
Once I was prepared, I put the glass pipe to my lips, and light the Bic. I inhaled the smoke deeply and held it, then expelled it, repeating the processes twice as I felt my awareness expand, and my head consciousness seemed to rise out of my head. I put the bowl down and lay back on my bed, feeling gravity shift around me and pull on me. The sensation was similar to being high on MDA, but without the really good tingly sensations.
Then I sort of realized that I was sober enough to smoke another bowl, so I sat up, somehow packed another bowl and smoked about 2 hits from it. There was more left in the pipe, but it started to feel to heavy, so I put it down and fell back in my bed.
I felt like I had to arrange myself exactly in the center of the bed. Then I closed my eyes and I could hear chanting, saying something like “She’s here, she’s here, she’s here!’ It was very melodious, but it felt almost like a thought without words being actually formed. I had some interesting shifts in my body’s perception of gravity, and I could see how people felt as though they were becoming undone. I could also see what some people perceive as alien presences, but I perceived it as the universe opening to me, which was not an alien feeling at all, but rather one of coming home.
I felt myself expand into the cosmos, and my molecules diffused, although I did retain some awareness of my physical body lying on the bed.
I felt infused by energy, and the presence of divinity. I was calm and joyful.
Somehow, I began focusing on my root chakra, and it began telling me stories. I learned that it was ok, even though it had been unstable since childhood, I was on my own now and that was ok. Things were stable and I am grounded in the earth.
After a few moments, my awareness shifted to my second chakra, which is home of sexuality and passion. I learned that I needed to let go when I was with my partner, and I would be able to achieve heights of passion that I could not dream of.
Traveling upwards through the body, I arrived at the third Chakra, in the solar plexus, the seat of power. It was not dormant, but it also did not have any messages for me. I basically knew that I was at a good place in integrating my personal power as well as tapping in to the universe.
Then the energy moved up to the heart Chakra, where I thought about the ones I love. I thought very specifically about my boyfriend and the people I work with and how very lucky I am.
Again, traveling upwards, I arrived at the Throat Chakra. Home of the universal sound, the OM that vibrates through the cosmos. I heard that OM and the vibrations rippled through me. I was reminded to speak my mind and my heart.
At the sixth Chakra, or Brow chakra, I felt my intuition open. I felt like I could trust my instincts, in situations that were as mundane as doing the schedule at work, or in life or death situations.
Once I reached the 7th Chakra, at the crown of my head, my consciousness expanded outward, and I was again infused with the feeling of peace, joy and connection to the rest of the universe.
After who knows how long, I opened my eyes, gravity having shifted back to what I might consider closer to the norm.
I felt myself retreating from that head space quickly, and I decided to get up. I walked to my computer, so I could read and perhaps communicate my experiences. This was about 30 minutes into the trip and I quickly realized I was not ready for sitting at a computer screen.
I lay on the couch and sunk deeply into the cushions, lost in thought, except the idea of needing to get my laundry out of the dryer was very prevalent. I felt as though I would be very rude to anyone who wanted to use it after me (even though people do that all the time in my building. Anyone wanting to use it would have just put the clothes on the table in the laundry room).
I decided I wouldn’t be able to relax until it was done, so I went to fetch it, just across the hall, and moving was surprisingly easy.
Once I made it back, I was able to relax on the couch and after chilling there for some time I moved to the bedroom. I felt the need to be as comfortable as possible.
Looking at the clock, it was 2 hours after smoking the bowl, but I was nowhere near back to baseline.
I continued lying in my bed, searching my soul and enjoying the blissed out feeling until I last looked at the clock 4.25 hours after first smoking.
I slept well and woke with a feeling of peace and confidence that my experience was a turning point for me.
I was surprised at the length of the high. Almost everything I had read led me to believe it would be the shortest trip I have ever taken, but I was intoxicated for quite some time.
I am off to delve into salvia space again this evening, again with 2.5 drinks under my belt to relax and get into a fluid head space. I will report on the second trip soon.
This time I will ensure that every single thing I need to do is done, so I can relax and fully immerse myself in the experience.
Submitted to Erowid:
ID: 70198
Author: synergy
Title: Salvia- first time- A Chakra Meditation
substancecode_salvia
methodcode_smoked
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