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The doors of perception audible audiobook unabridged aldous huxley author, rudolph schirmer narrator, blackstone audio, inc. With great wit and stunning intellect drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including zen buddhism, hinduism, taoism, christian mysticism, and islam huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. Each album includes extra tracks consisting of previously unreleased session. The lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring 1954 by j. Discover this profound account of huxleys famous experimentation with mescalin that has influenced writers and artists for decades. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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D isconcertingly, given the detailed discussions of art and the visual world in the doors of perception, aldous huxley was almost blind. Written largely from the firstperson perspective, the doors of perception blends eastern mysticism with scientific experimentation in equal parts, and. It was in 1886 that the german pharmacologist, louis lewin, published the first systematic study of the cactus, to which his own name was subsequently given. Concise, evocative, wise and, above all, humane, the doors of perception is a masterpiece sunday times in 1953, in the presence of an investigator, aldous huxley took fourtenths of a gram of mescalin, sat down and waited to see. Listen to doors of perception audiobook by aldous huxley. The critically acclaimed novelist and social critic aldous huxley describes his personal experimentation with the drug mescaline and explores the nature of visionary experience.
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