The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center - Shroomery

A method for using salvia divinorum as an oracle
● Time free of interruptions. Put the dog out. Turn off the phone. No visitors.
● Safe semi-darkened (or totally darkened) room, with a couch or bed to lie on. Some outdoor settings may work well, if
safe and private.
● Any sitter present should have worked with Salvia themselves. They should be instructed by you in what you want them
to do or say, and how active you wish them to be. Clarify whether they will take notes, touch you, speak to you etc.
PROCEDURE
Follow these six steps in order. Do not skip any.
Step 1: While sober, think the issue through as logically as possible. Be businesslike, and as honest with yourself as you
can be. You may have already done this. If so, do it again. Consider options. Consider consequences. Consider values.
Take your time doing this thoroughly. You will be laying a foundation without which Salvia cannot work.
Step 2: Take Salvia. You don't need the strongest trip possible to get meaningful answers. Avoid the "macho ingestion
syndrome". It will most likely interfere with your using Salvia as an oracle.
Step 3: While chewing the quid, and afterwards, lie down, thinking about the decision confronting you. Frame it as a
question, or as a request to Salvia, to help you evaluate options and consequences, both for you, and for others. Do not ask
Salvia to help you discover unknown facts, but rather to help you see inter-relationships and possibilities that you are
unaware of.
Step 4: Still holding the question in mind, open yourself to the reality-bending force of Salvia. This is when Salvia may
help you reframe everything. As you learn the lesson put it into simple words that you will be able to remember later. This
putting into words is VERY important. Speak them to your sitter, speak them into a tape recorder, or tell them to yourself
out loud, or sub-vocally. If you don't put your insights into words at this stage, you may forget the whole lesson.
Step 5: While the trip is wearing off, keep the lesson you learned firmly in mind. Focus on the simple words you spoke in
step 4. Focusing on Salvia's message throughout the transition phase will help you later recall it once sober. If you can do
so at this stage, expand your thoughts about this message and write them down to refer to later, or speak them into a tape
recorder.
Step 6: When sober review your notes. And think about the issue yet again, this time applying whatever lessons you've
learned while "besaged". Clearly formulating your thoughts in writing is very helpful for clarifying everything post-Salvia.
Do this soon after the inebriating effect of Salvia wears off. As with working with dreams, the longer you wait the more
you will forget.
RESULTS
Results will vary. But you might be surprised at how your decision has been reframed.
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