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I need help with things I've heard.
I have heard some interesting stories about the writing of this book. The first story i heard goes like this; Aldous Huxley worte "A Brave New World" in one sitting. The other and more interesting story says he wrote the book in one sitting while high on cocaine. I want to know if there is any validity to either of these stories.
Grant Johansen about 1 year ago
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I'm not sure about the writing in one sitting, but I have read that he was a consistent user of mescalin and experimented with other hallucinogens. Hope that helps.
Facebook User about 1 year agoi can't speak with any authority on cocaine, but i know aldous huxley was a quiet proponent of LSD and certain other hallucinogens for consciousness expansion. this was pre "timothy leary acid is magic" era. when it was being researched as a psyciatric pharmaceutical.
http://www.amazon.com/Doors-Perception-Heaven-Perennial-Classics/dp/0060595183/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216961004&sr=8-1
this book should shed a little light on the subject. definitely a solid read, especially if you dig philosophical thought.
Charles Hilton about 1 year agoCoke - probably not. Huxley was into mescaline: check out the "doors of perception".
Facebook User about 1 year agoHe wrote The Doors Of Perception while on both Mescaline and LSD... and it's also where the band 'The Doors' got their name from. Also Huxley was on the front cover of the Beatles Seargent Peppers album.
Facebook User about 1 year agothe cocaine thing is bs he wrote this in 1932 and didn't start messing around with drugs until the 50's (The Doors of Perception was written in 1954 and Heaven and Hell was written in 1956)
Facebook User about 1 year agoThe interesting thing about Huxley and drugs is how descriptive it made him.
He admits in The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell that he's always had horrible troubles visualizing things, and that's why I've always hated his works. Decent premises, but horrible imagery.The Doors of Pecrception and Heaven and Hell, however, have incredible imagery, I could practically see everything that he described like it was real. I'd recommend checking out some of his later stuff if you like him.