I started out using 5x after doing days of research about salvia. First off, it doesn't sound like many of you posters really know the history about the plant. Shamans used salvia divinornum in Teas and also as a smoke, or they made the leaves into a paste and chewed it. After taking Salvia, Shamans reported that it induced a state of conciousness similar to Astral Projection, or out of body experiences. I had my first real trip off of 20x. I smoked it thru a bong and it only took seconds to kick in. The first sensation that I felt was sweaty hot waves of energy overtaking my entire body. Then I felt the sensation of falling backwards against my chair. Everything went black in my vision and all of a sudden I was falling and falling... Then I was up against a wall. The wall was something that I have seen before, it felt very very familiar. I heard laughing off in the distance that I did not recognize. After about what seemed like 5 mins I could physically feel my being or energy return to my body. I could first move my head and arms, then my toes, legs and whole body again. When I stood up I was a little disoriented so I returned to my chair. I quickly wrote down my experience kind of like keeping track of a dream in a dream journal. I would strongly suggest using a journal to keep track of the experiences that you have. Its also important to know how to smoke it as well. My friend only took small hits and it did almost nothing for him. I took a half of a bowl's worth in one hit thru my 2 foot tall bong and it was truely an experience! I will post more of my experiences as they come.