Have you ever heard of a plant that will work with you on your level, at your speed, firm at times, gentle at others?

Such a plant--Salvia divinorum--a member of the Lamiaceae family, has been used by the indigenous people of Oaxaca, Mexico for the last several hundred years. The plant was traditionally used by chewing up to 60 leaves for about 15-30 minutes. The act of chewing, breakdown of the plant tissue, saliva and contact with the inner mouth caused the user to experience visions, and have out of body experiences.

Today's consciousness explorers have found that the leaves of Salvia divinorum may be smoked in a water-pipe to achieve somewhat the same effect instantly. The leaf may be further extracted using denatured alcohol-available at any hardware store providing the searcher with a means of safely and instantly having a strong, out-of-body experience.

This experience can be heightened by smoking the extract while using other entheogens such as Heimia salicifolia, mushrooms, or Banisteriopsis caapi. According to researchers, the experience can be summed up thusly:

• Smoking pure leaf - While lying down, with eyes closed in a dark room, user can achieve meditative state with slight visuals. If lights are turned on and user stands up, reality pops back.
• Smoking extract from leaf - While lying down, with eyes closed or open, user experiences the Salvia “twist” on their skin, visions of past experiences, and possibly out-of-body experiences.
• Smoking extract along with caapi - While lying down or sitting up, with eyes closed or open, user experiences the Salvia “twist” on their skin, visions of past experiences, and possibly out-of-body experiences.
• Smoking extract along with strong hallucinogen such as mushrooms or mescaline - With eyes closed or open, user instantly experiences the Salvia “twist” on their skin, visions of past experiences, and out-of-body experiences; fear and panic may set in if not careful, as the user may not recall having ever smoking anything, and may be unprepared for the intensity of the experience.
• Smoking Salvinorin A - With eyes closed or open, user instantly experiences the Salvia “twist” on their skin, visions of past experiences, and out-of-body experiences; fear and panic may set in if not careful, as the user may not recall having ever smoking anything, and may be unprepared for the intensity of the experience.

How has this strong plant entheogen escaped the wrath of the legal forces of Khan? People react differently to Salvia, and not everyone is even affected at all. Except for Salvinorin A--which affects everyone strongly--and which is not readily available for most people, some people just do not feel anything worth getting excited about when they have tried Salvia. Some have to use it multiple times before they make a bond with the Salvia. And there have been no deaths from Salvia divinorum in any form. The type of experience that comes from smoking Salvia extracts is not likely to be an experience that many users would find to be “entertaining.” It is a very strong experience that ranks up there with DMT, LSD and 5-MEO-DMT in intensity, and it should be used only by those individuals that are looking to find out about their own Gods and Goddesses, Demons and Angels.