The Doors Of Perception Heaven And Hell

The Doors Of Perception   Heaven And Hell
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publsiher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781443434492

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Long before the psychedelic drug movement of the 1960s, Aldous Huxley wrote about his mind-expanding experiences taking mescaline and participating in ecstatic meditation in his essays The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell. In The Doors of Perception, Huxley blends Eastern mysticism with scientific experimentation to produce one of the most influential works on the effects of hallucinatory drugs on the human psyche. Heaven and Hell focuses on how science, art, religion, literature, and psychoactive drugs can expand the everyday view of reality and offer a more profound grasp of the human experience. Huxley’s essays The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell ushered in a whole new generation of counter-culture icons such as Jackson Pollock, John Cage, Timothy Leary and Jim Morrison. In fact, Morrison’s band name The Doors was inspired by The Doors of Perception. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library.

The Doors of Perception

The Doors of Perception
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 185
Release: 1963
Genre: Mescaline
ISBN: LCCN:55010694

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The Doors of Perception

The Doors of Perception
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publsiher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2021-03-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: PKEY:SMP2300000139136

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The Doors of Perception is a philosophical essay, released as a book, by Aldous Huxley. First published in 1954, it details his experiences when taking mescaline. The book takes the form of Huxley's recollection of a mescaline trip that took place over the course of an afternoon in May 1953. The book takes its title from a phrase in William Blake's 1793 poem 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'. Huxley recalls the insights he experienced, which range from the "purely aesthetic" to "sacramental vision". He also incorporates later reflections on the experience and its meaning for art and religion.

The Doors of Perception

The Doors of Perception
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publsiher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2009
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1417628596

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Among the most profound explorations of the effects of mind-expanding drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books-The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell-in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling Brave New World, reveals the m

The Doors of Perception

The Doors of Perception
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 151
Release: 1960
Genre: Mescaline
ISBN: OCLC:217251985

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Summary of Aldous Huxley s The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

Summary of Aldous Huxley s The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell
Author: Everest Media,
Publsiher: Everest Media LLC
Total Pages: 15
Release: 2022-08-21T22:59:00Z
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9798350016123

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The drug mescalin, the active principle of peyote, has a unique position among drugs. It changes the quality of consciousness more profoundly than any other substance, and yet it is less toxic than any other. #2 We can pool information about experiences, but never the experiences themselves. From family to nation, every human group is a society of island universes. #3 To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. To see others as they see themselves is also a most important gift, but what if these others belong to a different species and inhabit a radically alien universe. #4 The change that occurred in me was not revolutionary. I became aware of a slow dance of golden lights.

The Doors of Perception And Heaven Hell

The Doors of Perception  And  Heaven   Hell
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: Peyote
ISBN: OCLC:1085481764

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The Doors of Perception Heaven and Hell

The Doors of Perception   Heaven and Hell
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publsiher: McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2014-10-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781551997568

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Two of the most famous pieces of non-fiction by Aldous Huxley (best known for Brave New World), The Doors of Perception details his experiences on the mind-altering drug mescaline, while Heaven and Hell details the relationships between mysticism, art, and sense perception that these experiences helped Huxley to explore and develop. He analogizes the mental states achievable through the use of mind-altering substances to very forms of religious self-flagellation, and also theorizes that they might be used as a form of treatment for psychological ailments. The two works have been significant influences on thinkers in this field, as well as writers, theologians, and philosophers. Random House of Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in ebook form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.