Peter Addy: Therapeutic Potential of the Plant Salvia Divinorum

Peter Addy, PhD: Therapeutic Potential of the Plant Salvia Divinorum

Psychedelic Science 2017
A six-day global gathering of the international scientific community in Oakland, California to explore new research into the benefits and risks of MDMA, LSD, psilocybin, ayahuasca, ketamine, ibogaine, medical marijuana, and more.

[joey]

Guys... This is very real.. It's the most meaningful 5-10 min lesson life could give you.. it showed me my greatest fear and cured my deepest curiosity.. more meaningful than all seminars I've ever done in my life combined... I've helped four of my closest friends through their journey and they couldn't be more happy... Especially because I recorded their trips with their device to study it later. Greatest gift ever... Almost like you getting shown the secret of reality..

[DanielEngsvang]

I have had Dysthymia, GAD and seasonal affective disorder since i was a kid almost. I am trying out Salvia in order to break through my negative feedback loop deep inside my head. The immediate effects are dysphoric and terrifying, but the lesson and insights into the inner workings of consciousness actually helps a great deal. One gets a newfound sense of "wonder" instead of simple anhedonia and amotivation. 🙂

[prayarcher]

Salvia pretty much ruined my life. I was 16. The irony of the radio playing Chester's "Crawling" the first time then "One Step Closer" the second time alone was enough to completely tweak me out. The whole experience though was insanely intense, a living nightmare. The echo of the experience has continuously traumatized me for the past 24 years.

[alastairandrew]

I use salvia as my reset/reboot button, it's like being switched off and on again. If used wisely, salvia can help you analyse and fix your sub-conscious which in turn seeps through to your conscious thoughts.

[imjustabagel]

That was very reliable and helpful information. Thanks so much

[jamesnewman]

Tbh. Salvia scared the shit out of me. Even in small doses it makes me severely uneasy. From what I can recall of my most profound experience with it I was completely absent the 3D world I was physically in, i noticed an extremely rapid "beat" which I believe was my processing of moment to moment changes. I realized that this beat goes forward until I seize to exist. Then I contemplated my none existence and became terrified. Since then I have experimented with all sorts of other substances. I have not done pure DMT, but have done Aya which was beautiful. I no longer believe in the possibility of non-existence. I believe we are eternal, as we are.

[zaktripper]

I've found that when administered with the intention to decrease anxiety or fear, in anticipating unfamiliar, disassociating fluctuations in awareness, restfully positioned, surrounded with the most complexly biodiverse, lush & healthy, peaceful, secluded park-like setting with clear view of the sky to achieve best results.
PEACE!!!

[guyphamus]

At 16:30 he is acting a lot like someone on a low does of Salvia (orally) or a comedown from a normal dose (inhaled). He seems to be trying to break the wall and get the words out, which is something I have witnessed and experienced almost every time I experimented with Salvia. Is it possible he has a small oral dose in for the lecture?

[normanspurgeon]

Am I correct that Peter has no experience taking the plant? I've read that the Indians had a tradition of chewing the leaves. This yields profoundly different results that of smoking them, or as Peter terms it, inhaling. I would never recommend to anyone to smoke it. It's utterly "divine, " as the term implies, when chewed. All of the best things in life will be apparent to you, for a brief period of time. As stimulating physically as 2 cups of coffee. Complete recuperation in 1 and a half hours.

[d.lav.]

19:28 (on slide) 'SA increases dopamine in brain reward circuitry',
04:52 (Speech) 'SA reduces dopamine in the basal ganglia (reward circuitry)'

Slide is mistake, surely?

[dnero]

I've been smoking it regularly for 15-20 years now. I'd love to talk to you Peter :)

[james]

20 plus years JTF2, and everyone of my mates has suffered some type of PTSD. I tried smoking very HIgh potency level Salvia and fiund it too be very psychedelic ; literally watching my skin melt. I tied a lower level potency and I ended up having the strongest erection I have ever had. It was absolutely amazing

[NightOwlGames]

is salvia a near death experience? FEELS like it, i mean after taking it i honestly thought i was dead and travelling to heaven but i wasnt allowed in got sent back the ride back was rough it was like a rollercoaster ride i felt G-force, if where i went was heaven then no need to worry about death the place i was shown was peaceful.

[triple_gem_shining]

A SALVIA CHEWING CEREMONY A MONTH KEEPS THE ADDICTION AWAY

[scifiaudious]

10:20 !!!
This is big
Scuse me, this whole presentation is fucking huge.

[totodile]

As a STEM student, I can attest that a dose salvia divinorum provides a therapeutic feeling, like a general contentment. It isn't like a "wired" feeling, but a fulfilling feeling.

[MrProblembarn]

Its relative to evilwarlocks that confuse The mind