Salvia Divinorum Crusaders of Australia
Australian Salvia Divinorum Crusaders
Salvia Divinorum Australia Salviacrusaders

Salvia Crusaders Of Australia

Crusading For The Freedom To Use Salvia Divinorum In Australia

 
 

Essays

We are Crusaders against a wrong.

Sept 2003

A wrong that turns logic on its ear and makes us, peaceful and caring people, out to be criminals. Our so called crime is using Salvia Divinorum, a certain variety of the common herb, sage in one of only two countries where it has been branded illegal as a banned drug, Australia. So far our members are all over thirty years old, mature, and hold respectable careers in different industries. This is not a prerequisite to join the Crusaders but it’s not your typical generalised description of a group of druggies, and we do not consider ourselves to be druggies with our use of Salvia Divinorum.

Some of us will admit to being drawn to it by stories of it’s apparently like LSD hallucinogen properties but the thrill of it being a hallucinogen like LSD wore of quickly after the first use. You see, it is not like an LSD type drug at all, it truly has divine properties and it should NOT be illegal.

It is very hard to explain to some one who has never experienced a Salvia Divinorum induced "journey" just exactly what it does without sounding mystical, spiritual or even slightly religious in anyway. It is not just a hallucination that it brings on like the generalised "snakes and spiders" type LSD "Trip" it brings on mostly a state of "visions". Even though the vision state only lasts a few minutes a drowsy state can follow for up to an hour before normality returns. The experience can also seem to be quite an ordeal.

It can produce visions that are so powerful that even a ‘former’ atheist (this author) is now discovering a more spiritual side to himself. The visions on average, from discussing and reading other peoples, tend to help solve problems, bring back forgotten memories and some also have a spiritual or cosmic feel. Many also report entities of sorts, and some have entities that have become common in their visions. One of the entities most commonly experienced by those who journey into "Salviaspace" as it is known is a female form often referred to as "Lady Sage" in Western language and as the "Shepherdess" by the original curators, the Mazatec Indians of Mexico. Yes, it does sound strange.

But it is not "Fun". As previously stated it can be quite an ordeal, even uncomfortable. Some of us almost have to "push" ourselves to partake even though we are now quite experienced with using it and know the benefits outweigh the uncomfort. We push on like swallowing bad tasting medicine as we know that any vision we experience will help us in some way and the positive afterglow, that can last for days, will bring about happiness for more than just ourselves. This is describing the opposite of a drug that could present possible abuse, Salvia Divinorum seems to have it’s own ability to self regulate. That last statement may sound almost mystical but it appears to be so, we have also noticed this effect.

We love our country but not all of it’s laws especially one which makes us normally law abiding citizens to be looked at as a criminal.

We call for the removal of this law and to free Salvia Divinorum for further study on its benefits to human kind.

- Shayman
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