Les Portes De La Perception
- Authors
- Huxley, Aldous
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Tags
- psychology , gb , philosophie , philosophy , writing , classics , essai
- ISBN
- 9782264034076
- Date
- 1954-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.39 MB
- Lang
- fr
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.