Salvia

Salvia divinorum is a plant containing the psychoactive compound salvinorin A. It is legal in 25 states, and can be bought at smoke-shops or on the internet. Although formally classified as a dissociative, it does have some psychedelic properties.

When the dried leaf, or a higher potency extract, is smoked with a torch lighter and inhaled for 30 seconds, intense effects are achieved. All stimulus being received by the brain is scrambled into absurdity and the awareness of one's own existence dissipates.

The visual aspects of a salvia trip include bogus versions of one's physical surroundings, morphed together at strange angles to a point of complete confusion. All sensory input literally tumbles through perception at a mind-boggling rate, while false gravities physically pull in varying directions. The entire experience lasts less than five minutes, but for many it is so ridiculous they refuse to try it again.

It is very hard to take away any interesting knowledge or ideas from the trip, and in this way salvia is unlike practically all other psychedelics. However, it is not habit-forming and there are no physical side effects, so experimentation with salvia can be quite entertaining as long as safety precautions, such as always having a trip-sitter and not standing up, are taken.

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