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Huxley's Mescaline Trip
- Aldous Huxley, after taking mescaline, published The Doors of Perception.
- He described the experience as a mystical revelation of unity with the universe.
Watts' First LSD Trip
- Alan Watts initially dismissed Huxley's experience but later tried mescaline and LSD himself.
- His first LSD experience was aesthetically interesting but not mystical, like seeing through a kaleidoscope.
Dangers of Psychedelics
- Psychedelic experiences can be dangerous in Western culture due to a lack of proper integration of mystical experiences.
- People may misinterpret the unity experience as personal omnipotence, leading to delusions of grandeur.