Customer Reviews
Truly fascinating and a real eye opener. - By: J Leigh, 24 Dec 2003 
Aldous Huxley covers some very interesting groundin this particular book. Discussion of personalised & general perception is a fascinating subject & the book dips into all sorts of different veins along the lines of religion, spirituality, intoxication both from subtance & from mentally-induced circumstances.
Overall this book is certainly a good one for those interestedin psychadelics or even just fans of Huxleys work. It will give you insights not only into some very under explored areas but also show you some more of the man behind the pen. Enjoy.
Nice Read - By: Ashish Anand, 15 Sep 2003 
Its a good read. You just have to read it to check it for yourself. Its prose is relatively simple & some of the stuff Huxley talks aboutin terms of 'transporting' factors & antipodesin us, is , something one can understand what he is saying. He gives a good description of light & its effect which is quite cool. especially the way he sees the van gogh painting & other thoughts.
Just check it out folks dont worry, it would be time well spent.
Thought provoking - By: S. Diment, 14 Jul 2003 "The Doors of Perception" is an account of Huxley’s experience of taking the hallucinatory drug Mescalin under controlled conditions, & the rather rambling but vivid thoughts & sensations that resulted. Huxley’s abilities as a writer enable him to describe them much more effectively than most people could.
"Heaven & Hell" is a post experience discussion of the effects of Mescalin. Huxley considers other ways of achieving the same visionary experience as the drug induces, such as starvation or meditation, & notes work by other writers & artists that suggests they must have had similar experiences. He compares these experiences through the work produced, & also considers how these experiences might relate to people who have some form of mental disorder, such as schizophrenia.
Despite the passage of time since the book was written, it hasn’t really dated. His reflections highlight the fact that our knowledge of how the human brain works has only advanced very slowly over the last half century.
The Doors - By: T. D. A. Strand, 28 Apr 2003 Well it did inspire Jim Morrison. What more can I say?
nice stuff - By: , 10 Sep 2000 i liked this book. It showed how drugs can alter your perception, not only of the world, but the way your rational mind can try to make sense of things. Read itin good humour.
