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The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell
by: Aldous Huxley

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780099458203
ISBN: 0099458209
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: July 03, 2008
Publisher: Vintage
Studio: Vintage
Sales Rank: 1699

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- The Doors fo Perception
Genius, a seminal masterpiece. If you are looking for an insightful text to further your understanding of the possibilities and wealth of perception outside the premises of conventional cogitive analysis look no further. An epic - with good reason.

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- One of the most intelligent looks into the human mind there is
First I'd like to say this is a very hard books to read. Huxley is talking about a subject which is outside of our own perception; he does it with great eloquence and clarity but it may seem impenetrable for some, and certainly is no easy read, even at 100 pages.

It's eye opening, and gave me a whole new perception on religion, art, history, etc. Ultimately, it explains that visionary experience (the kind that mescalin induces), is a naturally occuring mechanism when the body is under stress that has disappeared. Read it, believe it and take the implications of that to be whatever you think it is.

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- reader
A truly inspiring book, every human should be issued with it at birth. I cant really describe it because, it wouldnt really explain it well, just read it......thats all, just read it. I promise it will make you feel something new. Widen your valve......

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- A glimpse of reality?
The Doors of Perception is the account of Aldous Huxley's experience with the hallucinogenic drug mescalin. It is full of incredible insights into human nature and apprehensions of an ultimate reality. Though his mystic experience was drug-induced, it was nonetheless genuin and astonishing. It was on that Spring morning in 1953 that Aldous came to a complete understanding of exactly what Blake had meant when he said "If men's doors of perception were cleansed he would see everything as it is, infinite". This account is beautifully written (compiled by Huxley after the event) with the aid of his recording, thus ensuring nothing he said was lost.

To quote from the blurb: "Hugely influential, still bristling with a sense of excitement ... Read More:

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- Sublime reading
It is only short but (for me) was quite a difficult book to read. The descriptions Huxley gives are enthralling, insightful and original. The subject matter of art and drugs are not to everyone's tastes but the way it is written allows you to experience these in your own personal way.

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