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The Doors of Perception (Flamingo Modern Classics) (Paperback)

by Aldous Huxley (Author)
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In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything was transformed. Huxley described his experience in "The Doors of Perception" and its sequel "Heaven and Hell".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book, 16 Nov 1998
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This book blew my mind. Reading it was interesting, but the thoughts that it provoked were amazing - as he puts it (which seems to be the best way) it opened up an entirely new avenue of experience. Huxley's enormously wide breadth of knowledge of music, art and literature means he makes references to many works outside of mine (and I suspect most people's), and I didn't always agree with his theories, but these are tiny quibbles about a brilliant book that should be, IMHO, read by everyone.

The Doors of Perception is Huxley's account of an afternoon on which he sat down and, in a controlled experimental situation, took 0.4g of mescalin (a drug not dissimilar to lysergic acid). Heaven and Hell is his later reflections and the paths down which his thoughts went following this experience.

I generally read books simply for entertainment - this one gave me another perspective with which to look many things and left a strong, permanent and very postive effect in me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking, 14 Jul 2003
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"The Doors of Perception" is an account of Huxley’s experience of taking the hallucinatory drug Mescalin under controlled conditions, and the rather rambling but vivid thoughts and sensations that resulted. Huxley’s abilities as a writer enable him to describe them much more effectively than most people could.

"Heaven and Hell" is a post experience discussion of the effects of Mescalin. Huxley considers other ways of achieving the same visionary experience as the drug induces, such as starvation or meditation, and notes work by other writers and artists that suggests they must have had similar experiences. He compares these experiences through the work produced, and also considers how these experiences might relate to people who have some form of mental disorder, such as schizophrenia.

Despite the passage of time since the book was written, it hasn’t really dated. His reflections highlight the fact that our knowledge of how the human brain works has only advanced very slowly over the last half century.

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3.0 out of 5 stars fragmented-- -- - --thoughts, 9 Jul 2000
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Huxley goes in to great depth about the use of drugs on a micro and on a macro level. His linking with the drug culture and how they prove to manefest themselves within the arts is very well done. However, he does not seem to be greatly directive but instead a rather fagmented trail of thoughts.- maybe a path ironicaly choosen? He rather pompously seems to bring in as much knowledge of the arts that he can, proving that what he did was an intelectual "journey" and more than just a personl experience. I actually thought that his follow up- "Heaven and Hell," was a much better set out piece of writting. It seemed to be much more thought about and a lot more interesting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly fascinating and a real eye opener.
Aldous Huxley covers some very interesting ground in this particular book. Discussion of personalised and general perception is a fascinating subject and the book dips into all... Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2003 by J Leigh

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Read
Its a good read. You just have to read it to check it for yourself. Its prose is relatively simple and some of the stuff Huxley talks about in terms of 'transporting' factors and... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2003 by Ashish Anand

5.0 out of 5 stars The Doors
Well it did inspire Jim Morrison. What more can I say?
Published on 29 April 2003 by T. D. A. Strand

4.0 out of 5 stars nice stuff
i liked this book. It showed how drugs can alter your perception, not only of the world, but the way your rational mind can try to make sense of things. Read it in good humour.
Published on 10 Sep 2000 by ralph-macchio

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