The Doors of Perception Heaven Hell Author:Aldous Huxley The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out — Aldous Huxley first took mescalin in 1953 and continued his experiments with hallucinogenic drugs until 1963 when, on his deathbed, he asked for and was given LSD. — In these short but intensely illuminating essays, Aldous Huxley explores the... more » effects of the mescalin experience, describing how the drug enabled him to discover a sacramental vision of reality. He also discusses the spiritual and moral implications of the experience, demonstrating how negative emotions can transform man's perceptual Nirvana into a schizophrenic hell.« less