Mark Knopfler

I’d never tried Salvia before this weekend, but all the media and news coverage convinced me that I should give it a go. I mean, if the newspapers are so concerned about it then it must be something pretty special, right? I don’t want to miss out on something spectacular, do I?

I surrounded myself with soft furnishings, pillows and other things that I could damage myself on if I toppled over. I laid on the floor so as to minimize the distance between my head and the floor if I needed to collapse. I decided to go ahead and try Salvia on my own even though I news – as always – that I should have someone there with my while I was under the influence. In retrospect what I did was perhaps quite dangerous but hey: let’s live on the edge.

The trip started almost as soon as I puffed on the pipe I had. The Salvia smoke tasted really bitter but I kept it in as long as I could manage. My head started to buzz and there was a strange blue tinge to the room. Hallucinations came and went and I started flying around the room.

The Salvia trip lasted a matter of minutes but it felt like hours. I can’t wait to try it again!