I think it has to do with you not allowing yourself to trip. I used to tell my boyfriend that Salvia didnt do anything for me when I smoked it. So I wouldnt do it with him. Then after like a year of having it around I decided to take some just to shut him up. I really didnt think it was going to do anything but I took a huge rip and it sent me away.Maybe it was the time in between because Salvia really isnt a casual weekend drug. I think it needs to have a serious purpose if you are going to consume it.Like take it when you have something you need to evaluate and you will come back with it figured out or decide it's time to let it go. That's what the Oaxans did, they made all their main decisions on it. Which could be kinda interesting. But that's why the shamans took it at least. I found this great blog that explains why Salvinorin A works sometimes and sometimes it doesnt.Salvia Information,legal status,uses,and a better understanding. I havent really smoked it since then but I do drink it in a tea often and that's helpful.
probably some bunk salvia. the local head shops where i live sell the shit. they used to have what looked like home-made stuff and it was amazing. then they started getting this more expensive stuff in these nifty-looking purple containers and it is total shit. you just get a little buzz and a salvia buzz sucks. no euphoria, just discomfort. the only thing salvia's good for is getting you fucked out of your mind for a few minutes. anyway, yeah, i'd guess you need to find a new source. iamshaman.com has been great with everything i've gotten there so if you can order it online, i suggest that.
yea that's that purple sticky stuff. I have never really liked that stuff.Or at least I agree the pretty package doesnt increase the effect.
This is my opinion, but I believe Salvia to be the single most intense psychedelic experience, maybe most intense experience in general, one can experience, with maybe the exception of DMT. If you guys are sitting around smoking 60x extract of Salvia, and your mind isn't recoiling in pure, panicked terror and the state of awareness and the perceptions of true reality that this plant launches you into, then something is wrong. It's possible that you aren't smoking it correctly. Salvia is not weed, and it shouldn't be smoked as weed. You REALLY have to burn the extract before you inhale, and I mean cook it pretty damn good. After that, you need to inhale of it as much as possible, and then hold your breath in until you simply cannot do so anymore. Some people go for a second hit, but to be utterly honest, as soon as you expel that first hit, the edges of your mind should already begin to show tatters and will be torn asunder in a matter of seconds. A lot of people talk about smoking Salvia out of a bong. I've never done this, and it seems like people generally don't get good results with a bong. When I was smoking it, I always used a wooden pipe, initially because I thought it was better suited to the ancient shaman nature of Salvia. Maybe this is just me imagining things, but I think this is the best way to smoke it. EDIT: 20x is by far enough to be completely blown out of the water by this sacred plant. 60x is just overkill.