The profoundly wise and humane account of Huxley's famous experimentation with mescalin that has influenced writers and artists for decades.
Discover this profound account of Huxley's famous experimentation with mescalin that has influenced writers and artists for decades.
'Concise, evocative, wise and, above all, humane, The Doors of Perception is a masterpiece' Sunday Times
In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gram of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was transformed. Huxley described his experience with breathtaking immediacy in
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Publisher : VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET; 1st edition (1 November 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 144 pages
ISBN-10 : 0099458209
ISBN-13 : 978-0099458203
Dimensions : 12.9 x 0.8 x 19.8 cm
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