On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 01:32:10 +0200, "Dr. Flonkenstein"
<gregoriy_raspoutine_NOSPAM_@hotmail.com> wrote:

Booooooooozeee!!!!

Awaking the spirits within.


Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell 

by Aldous Huxley

In the first half of the book, DOORS OF PERCEPTION, originally a separate
volume, Huxley offers a cogent and erudite argument for the use
hallucinogens (specifically, mescaline) as a means for opening up the
thinking mind to new ideas and perceptions, or even as a method for jump
starting human creativity in common people.

Not only does he offer compelling historical precedents and sound medical
research, but he also reveals positive details about his own personal
experimentation with the drug. As is always the case with Huxley's essays,
his various hypotheses are very articulately expressed and not easily
dismissed.

The second part of the book, HEAVEN AND HELL, also originally published
separately, Huxley introduces the idea that spiritual insight and personal
revelation can also be achieved through the use of hallucinogens.

While just as articulately written and researched as the first volume, the
idea that religious insight can be gained through drugs may offend some
readers. Thought-provoking reading for both professionals and amateurs
interested in the positive potential of mind-altering drugs.