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The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Doors of Perception about?
The Doors of Perception is a philosophical essay, released as a book, by Aldous Huxley. First published in 1954, it details his experiences when taking mescaline. The book takes the form of Huxley's recollection of a mescaline trip that took place over the course of an afternoon in May 1953. The book takes its title from a phrase in William Blake's 1793 poem 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'. Huxley recalls the insights he experienced, which range from the "purely aesthetic" to "sacramental vision". He also incorporates later reflections on the experience and its meaning for art and religion.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Aldous Huxley
- Publisher
- Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (6,298 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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