The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell (Perennial Classics)

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 human consciousness. These two astounding essays are among the most profound studies of the effects of mind-expanding drugs written in the twentieth century. These two books became essential for the counterculture during the 1960s and influenced a generation's perception of life. more

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Posted: Jan-08-2009

an essential read for psychonauts and anyone who likes to think

you don't need to take psychedelics to realize their importance in this world, especially when you have this book to tell the story from the mind of an intelligent writer...aldous, like all psychedelic virigns, went into the experience of taking a psychedelic with his own ideas of what it would...

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Posted: Nov-07-2008

An Exit through the Chemical Door in the Wall

Like Douglas Hofstadter three generations later, Aldous Huxley is in awe of the complexities of the human mind. Just like Hofstadter, he too is a compassionate and astute observer of what the mind can accomplish when given full and free-reign. He is also a teacher like Hofstadter with the single...

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Posted: Oct-20-2008

outdated

These are two essays from Huxley (the brilliant mind that brought us Brave New World) about the psychadelic experience. BUt I found them to be ponderous and outdated. Important books in the sixties, manuals to counter culture even, but nothing more than a mere curiousity nowadays.

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Posted: Aug-12-2008

The light of Eternity

While these two slim volumes, collected here under one cover, will always be associated with the 1960s, they shouldn't be thought of as dated or period pieces by any stretch of the imagination. And that's a key phrase here, because stretching the imagination is precisely what they're about, and...

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Posted: Jul-07-2008

A Classic

Anyone interested in the subject of mind-altering drugs, or what it means to see a mind-altered world, must read this classic self-examination.I Think, Therefore Who Am I?

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Posted: May-18-2008

Politically Incorrect, Yet Spiritually Relevant

Aldous Huxley was ahead of his time. And yet, he was right where he needed to be. In a time when modern society had not quite caught on to the mind-expanding powers of psycho-active drugs, psychology was still interested in how they might be used in a beneficial way. Thus, Huxley, one of the...

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Posted: Apr-09-2008

Opening The Doors

Fantastic piece of art, Huxley's documentation of this "trip" explores the workings of the mind, a must read for anyone interested in the acid/peyote culture. Great deal for two classic pieces.

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Posted: Feb-13-2008

It Inspired Jim Morrison Will it Inspire You

This is a collection of two long essays by Aldous Huxley. The First one featured is the Doors of Perception. It argues that the primary purpose of the brain is to filter out irrelevant thought, rather than creating relevant thought. This has somewhat been confirmed by modern neuroscience....

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Posted: Feb-08-2008

Great Book

It's been years since I've read this book but I remember specific verses that are too beautiful to describe. This is a must have for anyone's library.

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Posted: Dec-23-2007

should be required reading for anyone thinking about embarking psychedelic experience

Written in in wonderfully evocative narrative prose, this book is one of the best first person perspectives on what its like to be under the influence of psychedelics. Going beyond a mere description, Huxley proves himself once again to be one of the greatest american writers as he draws...

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