My fifth journey, which took place five days after my first, was also
the
first time I combined Salvinorin with LSD. I started with 360 mcg.
of
quad-sep (very pure) LSD. About 4 hours later I smoked 350 mcg. of
Salvinorin which was greatly potentiated. Prior to smoking the Salvinorin,
I noticed that the entire LSD trip felt different than the many other
trips I'd had using this same batch. It seemed that everything had
a
"Salvinorin edge" to it, which was probably a result of my experiments
in
the preceding days. I also noticed an unusually heavy adrenaline flow
which increased as I was approaching the time to smoke the Salvinorin.
Conversely, my mind seemed quite calm, as I looked forward to trying
this
combination primarily with curiosity, secondly with enthusiasm, and
felt
only a slight amount of apprehension. I took a shower and meditated
for a
while to calm down prior to smoking the Salvinorin.
The initial effects felt similar to my other Salvinorin experiments
in
that I found myself relaxing in a state of immensely expanded awareness.
On this occasion, however, my awareness was filled with millions of
universes, bordering on the brink of infinity as I frequently experience
with Ketamine. While enjoying this immersion in consciousness,
I
realized I was not existing in the time-bound physical universe which
I
normally call reality. My "Being" was separating from physical space-time,
as though they were two separate wheels rotating in opposite directions.
It was as though I'd died and become disembodied consciousness, and
was no
longer subject to the gravitational laws of the earth spinning about
its
axis, and revolving around the sun, etc I also was no longer anchored
to
the gravity of the ego, and there was nothing to prevent my drifting
off
in whatever directions the cosmic forces propelled me. A minute later
I
became aware of sensations in my body, and felt myself being pulled
out of this expanded universe into my previous existence. The sensation
felt as though I had stepped outside of time for just a second, was enjoying
a tranquil moment of eternity, and then felt myself being yanked back by
a strange force that prevents things from moving between multiple universes.
I had the thought that what I'd experienced was similar to someone who'd
had a near-death experience. It seemed that I had died for a short period;
that consciousness or identity began to "disperse," and then I was
suddenly yanked back from the "gates of heaven" by some attachment
to my
body. Is Salvinorin related to a substance produced in the brain of
people
who undergo near-death experiences?
It felt that when I smoked the Salvinorin I had remembered who I was.
I
remembered I was consciousness not a body, and as consciousness I had
access to unlimited realms. Another perception of what took place is
that
the "I" that smoked the Salvinorin dissolved into infinity, and a
different but similar entity jumped out of infinity into the body that
was
lying on the bed. This seemed to be an explanation for my body's fear.
My
body new it was going to be losing the "spirit" which had been inhabiting
it, and was going to have a new spirit come inside.
After returning to bodily awareness, I jotted down some notes and lay
back
to enjoy the remainder of the Salvinorin journey. Soon I saw a rounded,
wave-like shape moving in front of me, located horizontally across
the
room. It was very soft in contrast to the rest of the environment.
It was
clear and appeared to be made only of air, hut had a blurring,
refocusing, lens-like effect on whatever was seen through it. I closed
my eyes and began to see the bright white light which often accompanies
a
near death experience during psychedelic journeys. This light never
reached the intensity of which I know it is capable, and remained shrouded
in a veil of softly glowing green light. Soon this manifested into
a
beautiful, sensuous, flowing image. It appeared to be a luxuriant green
vine, serpent, plant, Goddess, incorporating all of these forms into
a
whole that was alive and constantly moving. I distinctly recall seeing
long. grouped, twisting vines. a moderate amount of leaves that!
resembled maple leaves in shape, the twisting body of a serpent,
and the
face and top half of a female body. All of these images appeared several
times in different branches of this "entity," and were intricately
interwoven and flowing in and out of each other. All the images were
green
in color with the exception of the female bodies, which were a lighter.
green-tinted white. I felt this entity to be the spirit of the Salvia
divinorum plant who was inviting me into her world. I also had the
impression that I could best communicate with her by ingesting her leaves,
rather than using the
ultra-potent extracted active principal, and if I were to seek her
in a
natural plant-filled environment.
This was my first encounter with what I'll call the "Salvia entity."
I
have now encountered this entity on about twenty occasions, several
of
them occurring when I had not consumed any form of Salvia divinorum;
Certain visions and feelings have been common in these encounters.
The
Salvia entity is almost always accompanied by a luxuriant green radiance,
frequently seen as a large twisting matrix of fleshy green vines, which
on
occasion appear to spread throughout the entire universe. The feeling
and
energy that accompanies this entity is loving, benevolent, healing,
and
comforting comforting. One person described it as "being rocked in
the arms of Mother Nature." Salvia divinorum has the most distinctly feminine
energy of any Entheogen I have used. It also has a quality of pristine
clarity and pureness, which may have something to do with the Mazatecs
associating it with the Virgin. Experiences of this nature have been reported
by several users of Salvia divinorum.
