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Mentioned in 22 episodes

Doors of Perception

Book • 2009

In this book, Huxley recounts his first psychedelic experience with mescaline in May 1953.

He describes how the drug altered his perception of the world, making ordinary objects and experiences take on profound aesthetic and philosophical significance.

Huxley draws on various philosophical and spiritual traditions, including those of William Blake, Meister Eckhart, Plato, and Buddhism, to contextualize his insights.

The book challenges conventional views on perception and reality, suggesting that certain substances can reveal deeper aspects of existence that are normally filtered out by the human brain's 'reducing valve'

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Mentioned in 22 episodes

Mentioned by

Douglas Murray

as a book he read during his youth, highlighting its impact on him.

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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson when discussing the effects of hallucinogens on perception.

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Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

in relation to the difficulty of describing psychedelic experiences.

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Mentioned by

Curt Jaimungal

in relation to the opening of perception through psychedelics.

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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson when discussing Aldous Huxley's work on the psychedelic experience.

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314. Consciousness, Chaos and Order | Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris

Mentioned by

Stewart Brand

in relation to the doors of perception and psychedelic experiences.

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#281: Stewart Brand - The Polymath of Polymaths

Mentioned by

Michaela Peterson

, referencing Huxley's account of his mescaline experience in "Doors of Perception."

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Mentioned by

Michael Pollan

as a seminal work on psychedelic experiences.

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Mentioned by

Andrew Weil

as a source of his interest in psychedelics.

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Mentioned by

Lex Fridman

in the context of his views on psychedelics and their potential for spiritual transformation.

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#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics

Mentioned by Jordan Peterson in relation to Huxley's mescaline experience and its impact on consciousness.

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Mentioned by

Aubrey Marcus

while discussing mystical experiences induced by fever.

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Mentioned by

Claudia Muehlenweg

in the context of his work with Margaret Corbett, a Bates method teacher, and his views on vision improvement.

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The Clear Eye Guide: How to Improve Your Vision Naturally – Claudia Muehlenweg : 924

Mentioned by

Andre Duqum

in the context of the brain as a reduction valve for consciousness.

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Mentioned by

Nicole Shanahan

in relation to her interest in philosophy and psychedelics in Silicon Valley.

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Nicole Shanahan

Mentioned by

Rick Doblin

in relation to the influence of mescaline experiences on writing and the naming of the band The Doors.

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Mentioned by

Sahil Bloom

when introducing the law of reversed effort concept.

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Mentioned by Dr. Guddi Singh as the first report on the nature of trips and altered consciousness in Western literature.

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Michael Pollan: This Is Your Mind on Plants

Mentioned by

Ram Dass

as something prepared for the 60s.

Ep. 280 – Evolution and Revolution

Mentioned by

Andrew Weil

as a book he read about mescaline that sparked his interest in psychedelics.

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