Salvia tinctures and quidded plain leaf ARE effective means of consort with Ska Maria Pastora. My experience with SD, considerable at this point, has me recommend smoking enhanced leaf a few times to familiarize oneself with SD "headspace". A minority of individuals are quite resistant to SD.
Once so "initiated", the subtle yet profound effects had via sublingual tincture or quidded plain leaf
are much more readily appreciated. The indigenous Mexicans, Mazatecs, describe SMP as a "shy deer". Indeed the trance induced via these gentler ROA, versus smoked enhanced leaf, can typically be quickly exited if one is disturbed or volitionally. Ideally, choose a quiet, dim/dark setting and enter a meditative state as one quids or tintures.
Many find this the best way to commune with SMP. Surely, SD is not LSD or shrooms, the effects however are far from placebo even with tincture or quidded plain leaf. Home grown, dried SD leaves remain potent for years. The plain leaves can be smoked, quidded or used to make a tincture with ethanol. I have found SD to be a most ergonomic ally!
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