‘Concise, evocative, wise and, above all, humane, The Doors of Perception is a masterpiece' Sunday Times One spring morning in 1953, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes he found everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was completely transformed. He describes his experience with breathtaking immediacy in The Doors of Perception. In its sequel, Heaven and Hell, he goes on to explore the history and nature of mysticism. Still bristling with a sense of excitement and discovery, these illuminating and influential writings remain the most fascinating accounts of the visionary experience ever written.