{"product_id":"the-doors-of-perception-and-heaven-and-hell","title":"The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published: New York: Perennial, 1990.;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. Huxley described his experience in 'The Doors of Perception' and its sequel 'Heaven and Hell'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderfully entertaining.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Evocative, wise and, above all, humane, \u003cem\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book that launched a thousand trips.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf an hour after swallowing the drug I became aware of a slow dance of golden lights . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the most profound explorations of the effects of mind-expanding drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books--\u003cem\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHeaven and Hell\u003c\/em\u003e--in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. This new edition also features an additional essay, \"Drugs That Shape Men's Minds,\" which is now included for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary.\" \u003ci\u003e-- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, this landmark work of consciousness exploration includes two complete classic books--\u003ci\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Hell\u003c\/i\u003e--in which Aldous Huxley, author of \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. This edition also features an additional essay, \"Drugs That Shape Men's Minds,\" now included for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis foundational work of psychedelic literature details Huxley's transformational journey and includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFirsthand Psychedelic Experience: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow Huxley as he swallows four-tenths of a gram of mescalin and meticulously documents the profound changes in his perception of reality, from seeing the \"Inner Light\" in a vase of flowers to understanding the \"divine source of all existence.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConsciousness Exploration: \u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the theory of the brain as a \"reducing valve,\" a concept that explains how the mind filters reality and how psychedelics can temporarily open the doors of perception to a vaster, unfiltered awareness known as \"Mind at Large.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVisionary Art and Perception: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover a new way of seeing art and the world, where the folds in a pair of trousers or the legs of a chair become \"living hieroglyphs\" and reveal the \"unfathomable mystery of pure being.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Nature of Heaven and Hell: \u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond a single journey to explore the crucial differences between blissful and terrifying visionary states, examining the psychological conditions that can turn a spiritual quest into an infernal experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHuxley, Aldous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAldous Huxley\u003c\/strong\u003e (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEyeless in Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Genius and the Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as \u003cem\u003eThe Perennial Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/em\u003e. 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