Doors of Perception?

When I first read the Doors of Perception, it was a real eye-opener. I really liked the way he described seeing things and tried to simplify my way of looking at life and appreciate the beauty in everything. It's a pretty good essay and well written, I think. But if you want to discover his broader ideas about life and society, you should read some of his books.

Island
Ape and Essence
Brave New World

and a book that was compiled after his death called Moksha.

Peace,
A.

 

I never heard of mescaline until I read The Doors of Perception, and since then I've wanted to try it very badly. Unfortunately, I'm in no position to perform any extractions, and I don't know if it's even possible to obtain pure mescaline. That's besides the point though. As has already been said numerous times, it's a magnificent essay. Highly recommended.

 

Red, you forgot to mention 1984. Huge eye opener to me.

 

It was ok, I dont know I kinda thought it was a little boring.

 

I really enjoyed the Doors of Perception, and i need not explain why.

Gave a friend of mine a copy for xmas.

1984 was written by George Orwell/Eric Blair

 

It's available to be read online at Erowid's psychedelic library.
http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/writings/huxley_doors.shtml

 

Perhaps you are thinking of Brave New World, same general utopian idea as 1984... but 1984 was Orwell and BNW was Huxley.

 

Thanks for that one Frank, I was unaware that Erowid had it.

 

What do you mean a druggie stage? Aldous Huxley beliefs were completely shaped by the spirituality of psychedelic drugs. Perhaps you should read the novel The Island. That's where my nym comes from.

 

Love this book! Heaven and hell wasn't as good. But I hate it when people compare his work to Leary. Leary is a tool, and encouraged people to take drugs to attain enlightenment. He stole sacred works of Eastern religions and published them with the target audience of burn outs and hippies who thought they were gaining something by listening to his ramblings that were not meant to be heard by ignorant ears. I have no respect for the man, and I would never compare Huxley to Leary, despite how badly he tried to associate himself with Huxley.

 

Bought the new publication of it a few weeks ago. I still haven't read it, because a lot of things have been getting in the way. Hope to soon, though.

Interesting, though, because after having tried LSD, Huxley would describe mescaline and psilocybin as "slideshows" when comparing them to it.

 

I've read it twice ^_^

 

I tried reading this one, but ... maybe my mind just isn't ready for it but I had a really hard time reading it.

Perhaps I'm overly spoiled in a world where I can click and read thousands of trip reports and tons of essays on spirituality and drug use, but this book just didn't really make me want to keep turning the page.

I'll have to toss it in a backpack for my next camping trip and force myself to read the whole thing. Maybe I just got caught up in the wordiness of it all.