Humito's 11th experience with Salvia Divinorum,
10 small spoons 10x extract bought at Botanic-Art.

I have the feeling that the 10x extract, packaged in small glass bottles, is more than twice as strong in proportion to the 5x extract of Cosmic Trading. Not that it's not good, but it just seems a little less strong to me. I even think that most people would prefer a less stronger extract. The 10x extract really is more for the experienced psychonauts. It's so strong that it's hard to dose, so you must really like very strange surprises. I am also going to buy the 5x extract again, for the more calmer journeys, or for people who want to try it for the first time. The 10x extract is for the deeper explorations, far into the salvia worlds.

Also this time I would be surprised again completely. I filled my, mentioned in former experiences, little spoon 10 times. I took very small scoops, because it was just the second time I was going to smoke this powerfull extract. It just covered the bottom of the bowl of my waterpipe. I emptied the pipe in one small blow, so I could inhale it deep in my lungs. After a while I slowly let a little smoke escape and again I took a deep breath to keep the rest of it deep inside and to get some fresh air. I alway repeat this a couple of times, so I can keep in the smoke as long as possible.

With my eyes closed I layed down on the couch, still holding some smoke. Again I let some escape and took a fresh breath. I usually can keep it up until all the smoke has disappeared. It's also less oppressive for my lungs than when I try to hold all the smoke in as long as possible. It also is more effective that way. Also this time I would be in for a surprise again.

Slowly the colours arose, fractal-like images, variating with Esher-like figures. The images became stronger and stronger until they completely absolved me. With my eyes closed I was looking at these beautiful pictures and when I opened them I had a very strong tunnel-vision, I was looking through a small, narrow tunnel. Outside of the tunnel, the colours kept becoming stronger and when I closed my eyes again the images took me over completely. For a moment I did forget about me, everything was wonderful, colourful, full of movement and energy.

Then I saw only energy, the energy of the cosmos, the whole. And I was everything. Not that I stopped being me, but there was just energy, countless objects of pure energy and I was laying in the middle of all that. I clearly saw a boundary, that marked my energy. My energy was surrounded by other energies. Completely surrounded, there where my energy stopped, energies from other objects began. There was no spot without energy, even the air was energy, the couch I was laying on. All these energies formed the whole and I was a part of it.

My energy part was a microscopical tiny part of everything, but because the whole is made of all energy objects, mine is not less important than any other energy. If you'd take out one, it's out of balance. When I looked at it, to all that roaring energy representing many dimensions, I felt very tiny. I didn't see the energy of just this dimension, but of all dimensions. It was a very beautiful sight, but at the same time it felt like I was crushed by it.

When I looked at my own energy, within the boundaries that marked my energy, I saw so much, like a complete universe. It seemed to stretch out as far as all the other energy together. When I looked inside, it went as deep as when I looked outside myself. As tiny as I am in the whole, how big I am in myself. I'm still having trouble to completely comprehend that the energy going in is as much as the energy ouside.

Then I had another strange sensation. I felt the presence of an entity in my body. For a moment the thought that I was possessed flashed through me, that I was taken over by a spirit, but that was not it. It was more like a visit than a take-over. Nothing that I would call myself was taken over, it was more like there was a visitor in my body.

It was a good feeling. I felt a kind of shyness, a reserve, maybe more politeness. Very clearly I felt that the visitor was holding back to spare me ( there's a startman waiting in the sky, he likes to come and meet us, but he's scared to blow our minds-David Bowie ). Maybe to prevent me from having a huge shock, so I wouldn't get too scared. Funny enough I wasn't scared at all, it all felt great. Especially the feeling that the entity didn't take me over, but was just visiting. There was not a lot of communication, it was as if the entity first wanted to find out who I am and at the same time it wanted to introduce itself.

It felt like we had been looking to eachother for a long time, with all the senses we had. Not that we were physically touching eachother, it was pure spiritual. Pure energies, connected with eacother, melted together without loosing our identities. When I looked, with my eyes still closed, I saw just energy, with myself fitting in there perfectly. My body ( my solid body, I think ) was surrounded with a superthin fleece. Maybe it was not a fleece, but just the boundary of my solid body, I don't know. It was the same boundary as I saw when I looked at my body with my eyes. Within that boundary was this other entity.

Vagely I started to remember something, something that made me laugh. As before I had a huge laughing-kick when I realized I was tripping. It's such a kick to find out what you are, after you have forgotten completely. Slowly I remembered I had a solid body and when I opened my eyes I was laying on the couch, without any tensed muscles. More relaxed than that, without falling asleep, was not possible. When I closed my eyes again, I saw the same thing, the energy-cosmos with my energy-body, with the visitor in it. On one of those moments I closed my eyes, the visitor said goodbye. How, I can't remember, but the entity let me know that it had enjoyed the visit, but had to go now. It all felt good to me and I'm convinced we will meet again.

You can imagine that I'm looking forward to a new encounter with this entity, who seemed like a very relaxed energy. It was the first time I have ever had contact with another entity. It was an astonishing experience, but that's to be expected with Salvia Divinorum. Everytime I smoke a large dose, amazing things happen. Usually it goes far beyond my power of imagination and that while I can call myself an experienced psychonaut.

Anyway, it has become clear to me that the 10x extract I have is very potent. Again, compared to the 5x extract of Cosmic Trading, it's at least twice as strong, in proportion of course. Maybe the 10x extract from Botanic-Art is enhanced with a purer Salvinorin A than the 5x extract from Cosmic Trading. Although I have to mention that I think that this is still a fine product. Many people may find the 10x extract way to strong and find it hard to dose. You need so little that, before you know it, you have a larger dose than you intended to. Or when you keep in the smoke longer than usual, because you only have a little to smoke, you can also get a stronger effect than intended. There are several reasons why certain people would not appreciate the 10x extract. I think it's safer to start with the 5x extract, because when you are very sensetive, you won't get a too heavy experience the first time. Only if you are very insensetive, it's a waist of your money.

So especially for the starting users it might be better to begin with the 5x extract, so it is my intention to offer, as soon as possible, all different kinds of strenghts. So those will be: dried unenhanced leaves, 5x extract, 10x extract. Also a very strong extract, 25mg per package, which is enough for 1 or 2 sessions. Also maybe a very strong tincture, which is taken orally. Just 1 or 3 drops of salvia essence under the tongue. As soon as you have had the effect you wanted, you rince your mouth and after 2 minutes you come back and within 1 or 2 hours you'll be back to basic.