The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell by J.G. Ballard, Aldous Huxley

The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

J.G. Ballard, Aldous Huxley

135 pages first pub 1956 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy psychology informative reflective slow-paced
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In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything was transformed. Huxley described his experience in The Doors of ...

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