The Doors of Perception and Mescaline

[AppleSeed]

There is something worth checking out on the effects of mescaline related to Aldous Huxley's "The Doors of Perception" at http://www.geocities.com/thematrixmanifesto . It also has much to do with the movie "The Matrix". This is basically my take on the effects of psychedelics and I am curious as to how others respond to it.


What do you think?

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interesting topic about a good book.

[Woodman]

HEY!

Now there's an idea: Watch "Matrix" movies on LSD!



WHOOAAaaaaa!!!!!

[masterp]

ya i was gona do it on schrooms but i couldnt find the tape, i bet it would be amzing though

[nosociety]

didnt the doors get their name from that?

[Doc Holliday]

nosociety,


Yes the Doors got their name from Huxleys book, and Huxley got the name ofhis book from a William Blake poem. 'When the doors of perception are cleansed we will see things as they truley are, infinate.' (notthe real quote, but pretty close from memory).


Doc

[neolix]

I bought this book and read something like half the book so far.
It is amazing and quiet interessting. But I'd notice you it's not a book about mescaline/peyotl , It's used to introduce the real subject which is the doors of perception. he talks about religion, art, peace,... too.

Yes the doors got their name from that. Also term "doors of perception" originally comes from William Blake I think.

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good

[FrankenChrist]

I read this book and really liked it. It is a true eye opener. The brain as a filter to perception...

I'm (said to be) a clever guy, but I didn't get all the references he made to artists, works of art, poets, writers, etc. Some of them are really unknown to me.

[Doc Holliday]

I recentely re-read " The Doors to Perception", and have started "Heaven & Hell" which is quite well written. Huxleys references to art, poets, and writers are a typical example of what happens when an educated man takes Mescaline.

[RJeez]

Yes Doc,"Heaven and Hell" is a really good book.

[fugazi32]

Originally Posted by FrankenChrist

I read this book and really liked it. It is a true eye opener. The brain as a filter to perception...

I'm (said to be) a clever guy, but I didn't get all the references he made to artists, works of art, poets, writers, etc. Some of them are really unknown to me.

Yeah, I recently read it for the first time - wow! What an amazing read, i've read many philosophy/esoteric/occult/religious books before, but this tops it! I've tried LSD many a time, but have yet to try Mescaline, this has set me on the path I believe...

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remember NO ONE here does drugs

[Toma]

The Doors of Perception formed the basis of SWIM's expectations regarding mescaline. Unfortunately SWIM's experiences didn't equal Huxley's. Instead of the sensory revival he described, the turning up of the contrast and brightness of reality, SWIM had a pretty generic psychedelic mind trip, distinguishable from the 2C's only by its gentle onset, long duration and lack of visuals.
But then again every person has not only varying effects from psychedelics, but also varying interpretations of them, especially creative people. Not to mention that it was Huxley's first trip, and he was probably stoked on the concept of psychedelics in itself.

I think it would be interesting to see, for people who read about psychedelics and then tried them, if they fulfilled their expectations. One can't even begin to form a real picture from reading a list of effects on Erowid, but creative writing from talented artists should at least provide an inkling of understanding.