I enjoy assignments. If left to my own devices, I compose stories on Deros and Death Clocks, which I am sure are mildly entertaining, but mostly my readers are prolly wondering what in the hell is going on with yours truly. That said, let's take Linwood's assignment and learn about Salvia divinorum (SD).
Turns out this stuff might be cool to try and it's legal, so you better jump on the SD wagon while you can. Anyway, SD is a soft-leaved green plant, native to Southern Mexico, which contains a powerful psychoactive chemical known as Salvinorin. SD has been used traditionally in Mexico for healing and divination and became available in the underground psychedelic culture around the world starting in the early 1990's.
SD is also known as "la pastora" / "the shepherdess", "the leaves of the shepherdess", "diviner's mint" or "diviner's sage", and in context simply as "Dalvia". There are many species and varieties within the genus 'Salvia' and plants commonly found in garden stores are almost certainly not SD unless specifically labelled as such.
Strong effects can be difficult to attain from smoking dried leaf, but extracts and potency-bred leaves can cause dramatic, sometimes frightening hallucinations. Hmmm.... Many people who try SD do not find the effects at all pleasant and choose not to repeat the experience.
SD is traditionally used by chewing pairs of leaves. Modern use includes both smoking and chewing the leaves. When the leaves are chewed, the quid and bitter juice are held in the mouth to increase absorption.
So, the real question, mi amigos, is should SD be tried? It is prudent to venture places our brain chemicals do not want us to go? How far can you go and still come back? Did you see the size of that chicken? Do you hear the Deros too? I think we all ask that question and we all have obstructions. Which leads me to my next post on the five obstructions. Stay tuned. Oh yeah, I have forgotten about the other three positions. Oh no.
As for music, let's listen to Jose Gonzalez "Heartbeats" this goes out to a lil' Soupy. And let's rok one of my favorite down-tempo tunes from one of my favorite down-tempo artists, here's "Rise", from Nightmares on Wax.
Rise
I told Margaret about it, and it turns out the stuff is growing in our front yard. It's of the sage family. Fairly common ground cover. I do not think this is the variety that can be used for brain stimulation, however. What do folks out there think of "Brett's Law," a law established in Delaware banning SD after a seventeen year old killed himself? Alot of folks think it's ridiculous, claiming foul, but those same folks do admit that the herb can give some a "very unpleasant" trip, often resulting in leaving your own body, reality, etc. Who of you C$ faithful will go to the corner head shop and try this stuff? Who among you?
I'm may try it just to get myself straight again. I'm in shock that there were no C$ mom jokes about the last post.
Sorry Dale. I hate it when you are disappointed. And Linwood, if you grow it, I'll smoke it. That or we can slip it to VS.
you're always slippin' it to VS. poor boy is a bloody stump.
sorry, that was uncalled for.
Jesus Dr. B, you are one sick cookie.
I've tried SD. It felt like someone was standing on my frontal lobe for about a minute, pushing down on my perception and then that was it. Unpleasant.
Next thing Linwood will have us doing is smoking peanut skins and bananna rinds or maybe snorting nutmeg. And don't forget about chowing down on some morning glory seeds.