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Two classic complete books -- The Doors of Perception (originally published in 1954) and Heaven and Hell (originally published in 1956) -- in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling Brave New World , explores, as only he can, the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of... read more
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The Doors of Perception
by Aldous Huxley (Author)This exploratory essay about Aldous Huxley's experience with mescaline, the active principal of peyote, sparked a generation of drug experimentation, and it continues to challenge beliefs about the drugs condoned and forbidden in our society....
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Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley (Author)Heaven and Hell is a philosophical work by Huxley, published in 1956. The title is derived from The Marriage of Heaven & Hell by Blake. It discusses the relationship between bright, colorful objects, geometric designs, psychoactives, art...
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- Aldous Huxley: The essayist who wrote The Doors of Perception. He took 400mg of mescaline and proceeded to describe the experience.
- Blake: delirium, alucinaciones....
- Van Gogh: Add a description of this character.
- Weir Mitchell
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It was in 1886 that the German phar , Louis Lewin, published the first systematic study of the cactus, to which his own name was subse given.
Glossary edit
- mescalin: Also: mescaline. 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine: a hallucinogenic compound found in the mescal buttons of the peyote cactus.
- Weltanshauung: A philosophy or view of life; worldview.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Aldous Huxley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1954
ISBN: 0060595183
Page Count: 180
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1954
ISBN: 0060595183
Page Count: 180
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- Library of Congress: 54372147
- Dewey: 615.7883
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