Q. What is a Salvia divinorum trip like?
A. It's probably not like what you expect. Even if you have considerable experience with various drugs, Salvia is not much like what you have encountered. Salvia is unique, and it is best understood on its own terms, and not by analogy with other substances. Salvia is not a recreational drug, rather, it is best used by those wishing to explore deep meditative states, spiritual realms, mysticism, the nature of consciousness and reality, or the possibilities of shamanistic healing. Experiences vary with the individual, set, and setting as well as with dose and route of administration. It produces a short-lived inebriation that is very different from that of alcohol. However, like alcohol it interferes with the ability to drive, produces incoordination (ataxia), and may produce slurred speech.

The inebriation�at low doses�can facilitate aesthetic and sensual appreciation. However, the experience is not marijuana like, and Salvia is not a marijuana substitute. At somewhat higher doses visionary trances occur. The lowest level visions consist mainly of closed eye imagery somewhat similar to the hypnagogic phenomena that many people experience when falling asleep. These tend to be two dimensional faint images. The term 'eye candy' is an appropriate description of the interesting closed eye visuals that are not confused with reality. At this level communication with others is still easy and one can move about although clumsiness will occur. With a higher dose vivid visual images occur even with eyes open, and with eyes closed one may completely enter the visionary world, and it will seem quite real, but upon opening ones eyes one will reestablish contact with ones surroundings. Speech patterns may be interfered with and communication is difficult. At still higher doses, one remains conscious but completely enters an inner realm and looses all contact with ones actual surroundings. Some people may move around in this deep trance state and for this reason a sitter is required for anyone seeking to explore such deep levels. With very high dosage a brief period of unconsciousness or at least the inability to subsequently remember the experience will occur. It is useful to have a scale to describe Salvia trips. One such rating scale is based on the mnemonic S-A-L-V-I-A.

For the full F.A.Q. go here http://salvia.lycaeum.org/faq.html#Section%203

I was just curious if anyone on here has used it and to see what they think about it.

oh and yes, saliva works fine in a pinch...(thanks for sharing)

there are many stories on erowid.org. many 'travellers' combine it with other things, a sort of made-to-measure trip i guess.

i suppose you could say it attracts a certain crowd of hardcore reality-benders. not really a 'recreational drug'!