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My powdered salvia trip sequence
In a previous post, I demonstrated how I made a sublingual salvia powder.
Here I describe how the trip unfolds.
There is some variation in sequence events, like tingling, warmth, and speckles. The times vary as well, depending on the amount and activity of my powder.
Preparation:
I weigh out my leaf, grind it to fine powder, and put it onto a large tablespoon.
I use a toothbrush and a small amount of toothpaste to brush over and under my tongue, the inside and outside of my gums, inside my cheeks, and the roof of my mouth. I rinse my mouth with a capful of Listerine Cool Mint. The alcohol and thymol in the mouthwash increase the permeability of the mucous membranes in my mouth.
I collect my eye mask and a pair of foam ear plugs. I insert the ear plugs.
0' I put the salvia powder into my mouth, start my stop watch, and sit on the couch. I sit hunched forward, and stare at the patterns on my ceramic floor tiles.
6' Skin sensations, like tingling, itching and crawling.
7' Pale pink and green speckles appear on the floor tiles. These speckles are similar to the white noise you see on TV screens when the tuner is between stations. At this point, I close my eyes and pull down the eye mask.
9' Waves of warmth start flowing over my body.
13' I start tripping. I experience mild hallucinations.
17' My mouth is numb. I can no longer feel my tongue, or the liquid inside my mouth. If I don't swallow, I am in danger of dribbling liquid salvia onto my shirt, my couch, my floor. So I swallow.
18' The trip becomes quite intense, with vivid hallucinations.
My hallucinations are usually fleeting images, that flow from one image to the next. I often become inanimate objects, like giant tractor tyres, or Art Deco sculptures, or buildings on street corners. This lasts for about 20 minutes into the trip. Then I become aware of myself sitting or lying on the couch, but disembodied. I feel like I am floating above my body. Towards the end of the trip, I surface occasionally, become aware of things like lawn mowers, dogs barking and cars hooting. But after a few seconds, I can immerse myself into the trip again. The trip ends when I surface, but cannot immerse again.
1H10' The trip ends abruptly. I usually have a full bladder (salvia acts as a diuretic for me). I am also very cold for the next two hours.
I have attached photos of my attempts to record these events. The first record is for quidding a defrosted salvia quid. The other three are for powder. You can see that some of the more active powders result in loss of motor control as the trip intensifies!
In a previous post, I demonstrated how I made a sublingual salvia powder.
Here I describe how the trip unfolds.
There is some variation in sequence events, like tingling, warmth, and speckles. The times vary as well, depending on the amount and activity of my powder.
Preparation:
I weigh out my leaf, grind it to fine powder, and put it onto a large tablespoon.
I use a toothbrush and a small amount of toothpaste to brush over and under my tongue, the inside and outside of my gums, inside my cheeks, and the roof of my mouth. I rinse my mouth with a capful of Listerine Cool Mint. The alcohol and thymol in the mouthwash increase the permeability of the mucous membranes in my mouth.
I collect my eye mask and a pair of foam ear plugs. I insert the ear plugs.
0' I put the salvia powder into my mouth, start my stop watch, and sit on the couch. I sit hunched forward, and stare at the patterns on my ceramic floor tiles.
6' Skin sensations, like tingling, itching and crawling.
7' Pale pink and green speckles appear on the floor tiles. These speckles are similar to the white noise you see on TV screens when the tuner is between stations. At this point, I close my eyes and pull down the eye mask.
9' Waves of warmth start flowing over my body.
13' I start tripping. I experience mild hallucinations.
17' My mouth is numb. I can no longer feel my tongue, or the liquid inside my mouth. If I don't swallow, I am in danger of dribbling liquid salvia onto my shirt, my couch, my floor. So I swallow.
18' The trip becomes quite intense, with vivid hallucinations.
My hallucinations are usually fleeting images, that flow from one image to the next. I often become inanimate objects, like giant tractor tyres, or Art Deco sculptures, or buildings on street corners. This lasts for about 20 minutes into the trip. Then I become aware of myself sitting or lying on the couch, but disembodied. I feel like I am floating above my body. Towards the end of the trip, I surface occasionally, become aware of things like lawn mowers, dogs barking and cars hooting. But after a few seconds, I can immerse myself into the trip again. The trip ends when I surface, but cannot immerse again.
1H10' The trip ends abruptly. I usually have a full bladder (salvia acts as a diuretic for me). I am also very cold for the next two hours.
I have attached photos of my attempts to record these events. The first record is for quidding a defrosted salvia quid. The other three are for powder. You can see that some of the more active powders result in loss of motor control as the trip intensifies!