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Aldous huxley became a pioneer in the practically nonexistent field of modern psychedelic literature in 1954 when he published the doors of perception, a short but detailed book about his experience with mescaline. Huxley recalls the insights he experienced, ranging from the purely aesthetic to sacramental vision, and reflects on their philosophical and psychological implications. Aldous huxley the doors of perception tom butlerbowdon. The work is philosophical in nature and presents many ideas that may seem controversial or difficult to understand. To primitive religion and the indians of mexico and the american southwest it was a friend of immemorially long standing.
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