Hello, I am new on the forum. This post caught my eye as I believe my use of Salvia Divinorum triggered an energetic surge of some sort that set off a very long, dark night for me. Perhaps it wasn't the sage alone that was responsible but, I experienced rushes of intense heat, involuntary bodily movements, time anomalies and multi-dimensional awareness that seemed to "open me up" in a way that I was, personally, not prepared for. It took some searching for me to finally recognize my experience as a possible kundalini activation. Ten years later, I am still dealing with the repercussions of my life, as I knew it, basically collapsing. You should be aware that Salvia D's active component, salvinorin A, is the strongest plant hallucinogen known to man. I am generally not a user of these things and became intrigued with the idea of use for questing. I admittedly was careless and assumed it was fairly harmless due to it's being legal at the time. I have talked to several people who have all had varied experiences with it, many seemingly less dramatic than mine. I learned to respect these things the hard way and would not recommend "storming the gates" with these substances. Also, the popular method of smoking Salvia is not in keeping with the centuries-old sacred methods used by the Mazatecs which involve chewing a large amount of the extremely bitter leaves.
