Sacred Weeds: Salvia Divinorum Documentary (part 2/4)

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Salvia Divinorum, also known as Diviner's Sage, Magic Mint, ska María Pastora, Sally D, Sage of the Seers, or simply Salvia (although the genus name is shared among many plants), is a powerful psychoactive plant, a member of the sage genus and the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It has long been used as an entheogen by the indigenous Mazatec shamans for healing during spirit journeys. The plant is found in isolated, shaded and moist plots in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is thought to be a cultigen.

The Latin name Salvia divinorum literally translates to "Sage of the seers". The genus name Salvia is derived from the Latin salvare, meaning "to heal" or "to save". The primary psychoactive constituent is a diterpenoid known as salvinorin A.

The history of the plant is not known, but there are three possibilities as to its origin. Since it is found in one small area and only one indigenous group uses it, it is either native to this area, is a cultigen of the Mazatecs, or is a cultigen of another indigenous group.

Wasson theorized that this plant was the mythological pipilzintzintli, the "Noble Prince" of the Aztec codices. However, this theory is not without dispute. The Aztecs were extremely knowledgeable in plant identification, and their records report that pipilzintzintli has both male and female varieties.

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[jexus23]

The second guy smoked at 4:20pm

[80sMetalRuled]

And my wife (who I was trying it with and was her 1st time with Salvia as well) hallucinated CLOWNS lol...I shit you not as soon as she began exhaling (as we took turns smoking so we could watch out for one another...something I STRONGLY RECOMMEND) I had disappeared and she immediately began pointing around the room and trying to talk to them (the clowns) big red noses and all lol...that shit is NO JOKE if it is a hallucination that you seek, be safe folks ;-)

[80sMetalRuled]

When I did my Salvia trip (X20 strength/smoking) and was exhaling the first hit, my living room became inverted as if the entire room was mounted on hydraulics and next thing I know I begin shuffling my feet frantically and digging my fingers into the couch desperately trying to "hang on" so I didn't "slide off and down" into the wall. No joke Salvia is a drug that DEMANDS your respect so use cautiously and respectfully ;-)