Book · 2020 · Fiction
The doors of perception
#246 of 15,593 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
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Aldous Huxley writes in the in the Doors of Perception, essential reading to anybody interested in consciousness, by the way.
What they say about it
- Discussing the author and book name“who wrote the doors of perception”4
- Connecting it to mescaline and psychedelics4
- Reading it at a young age“came across Aldous Huxley’s book”3
The best things said about it
Alouis Huxley who wrote the dors of perception he came up with this theory about \" the brain and after his mesculin experiences that he said the brain is a reducing valve \" so you know right now if we relax I can hear there's a little bit of kind of a hum there.
Rick Doblin The Shawn Ryan Show · Feb 2024 It was coined in '57 by an English psychiatrist named Humphry Osmond who was in a dialogue with Aldous Huxley who wrote a very famous book about what were not then known psychedelics called The Doors of Perception uh where he recorded his a mescaline trip.
Michael Pollan The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2019 The trip that became the wonderful book The Doors of Perception was administered by Humphry Osmond.
Michael Pollan The Jordan Harbinger Show · Aug 2018 I read The Doors of Perception of Aldous Huxley.
Douglas Murray Lex Fridman Podcast · Jun 2022 I had read Aldous Huxley's book, The Doors of Perception, about mescaline.
Andrew Weil The Rich Roll Podcast · Jun 2021 This is a term that comes from Aldous Huxley in The Doors of Perception, that consciousness was outside of his brain.
Michael Pollan The Book Review · May 2026 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley is a classic philosophical essay chronicling the author's psychedelic experiences and exploring the nature of human consciousness. The book was highlighted as essential reading by the host of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett for anyone interested in consciousness. Michael Pollan discussed the work extensively on Huberman Lab and The Book Review, examining Huxley's filter theories of consciousness and his concept of mind at large. On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin referenced the book when discussing the burial site of Jim Morrison and the origin of his band's name. Jesse Michels brought up the author's perceptual insights on The Joe Rogan Experience while talking about DMT, while Joe Rogan touched on Huxley's later writings during an episode with Rebecca Lemov. Jordan Peterson mentioned Huxley's work on the same podcast when analyzing the effects of hallucinogens on perception, and Rick Doblin cited the book to discuss early literature on spiritual and psychedelic experiences.
Every mention
Michael Pollan and Aldous Huxley believed this and talked about it indoors of perception that he had had some access to th… 4
Discussed
“and Aldous Huxley believed this and talked about it indoors of perception that he had had some access to this field.”
Discussed
“This is a term that comes from Aldous Huxley in The Doors of Perception, that consciousness was outside of his brain.”
Discussed
“It was coined in '57 by an English psychiatrist named Humphry Osmond who was in a dialogue with Aldous Huxley who wrote a very famous book about what were not then known psychedelics called The Doors of Perception uh where he recorded his a mescaline trip.”
Discussed
“and the trip that became the the wonderful book the doors of perception was administered by Humphry Osmond”
Rick Doblin aldus Huxley had had written the dors of perception and was talking about masculine and spiritual experiences 3
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“aldus Huxley had had written the dors of perception and was talking about masculine and spiritual experiences”
Discussed
“alouis Huxley who wrote the dors of perception he came up with this theory about \" the brain and after his mesculin experiences that he said the brain is a reducing valve \" so you know right now if we relax I can hear there's a little bit of kind of a hum there”
Discussed
“can the filter that we look through the world at be cleaned to um you could say cleansing the doors of perception”
Andrew Weil Also, I had read Aldous Huxley's book, "The Doors of Perception" about mescaline. 2
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“So I inquired about it and came across Aldous Huxley’s book, 'The Doors of Perception,' which was written a few years before. When I got to Harvard, I had the very good fortune to become associated with Richard Evans Schultes, who was the director of the Harvard Botanical Museum, and he had been one of the great explorers of the”
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“Also, I had read Aldous Huxley's book, "The Doors of Perception" about mescaline.”
Chris Williamson was it Alder suley that wrote doors of perception yeah yeah 2
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“was it Alder suley that wrote doors of perception yeah yeah”
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“so you had um who did doors of perception aldous huxley”
Jordan Peterson so when Huxley wrote about the Psychedelic experience in the doors of perception he referred to bergson who… 2
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“Huxley figured that out in with the doors of perception.”
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“so when Huxley wrote about the Psychedelic experience in the doors of perception he referred to bergson who made the claim that in some real sense Consciousness was like a reducing valve”
Ben Bowlin So we've got 10 plots up for grabs in P Leas Cemetery, which includes um one near or ones near Jim Morrison… 1
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“So we've got 10 plots up for grabs in P Leas Cemetery, which includes um one near or ones near Jim Morrison's grave the front man of the doors taken from I believe Aldis Huxley novel or a book called The Doors of Perception where he talks about his drug addiction.”
Douglas Murray I remember I got far too young in age; I read the Doors of Perception of Aldous Huxley. 1
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“I remember I got far too young in age; I read the Doors of Perception of Aldous Huxley.”
Jesse Michels He talks, you know, DMT, the spirit molecule. He talks about DMT as like night vision or like like it's lik… 1
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“He talks, you know, DMT, the spirit molecule. He talks about DMT as like night vision or like like it's like a it's like goggles or a window, you know, it's like Aldis Huxley, the doors of your perception.”
Joe Rogan Then his last book that he wrote before he died was uh was called the island. than it was sketching out wha… 1
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“Then his last book that he wrote before he died was uh was called the island. than it was sketching out what he believed would be just what you describe, a a non-abusive uh a place where a small scale community where humans could flourish and it wouldn't involve including it would avoid sexual abuse.”
Michael Shermer you know Aldous Huxley's book the doors of perception s which supposedly is where the doors got their name 1
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“you know Aldous Huxley's book the doors of perception s which supposedly is where the doors got their name”
Tor Nørretranders I think Alis harkley in this book dos of perception from the 50s of 60s that I quote uh in in the user illu… 1
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“I think Alis harkley in this book dos of perception from the 50s of 60s that I quote uh in in the user illusion book”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Recommended
“Aldous Huxley writes in the in the Doors of Perception, essential reading to anybody interested in consciousness, by the way.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
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Passing
“He talks about DMT as like night vision or like like it's like a it's like goggles or a window, you know, it's like Aldis Huxley, the doors of your perception.”