In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen.
Still bristling with a sense of excitement and discovery, th.
In its sequel Heaven and Hell, he goes on to explore the history and nature of mysticism.
Huxley described his experience with breathtaking immediacy in The Doors of Perception.
When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was transformed.
In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen