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Nov 18, 2010 · As it happens, the Doors poet-prophet Jim Morrison is in the news this week. The New York Times reports that Florida may be about to posthumously pardon the "Lizard King" for his conviction...
The Doors of Perception is an autobiographical book written by Aldous Huxley. Published in 1954, it elaborates on his psychedelic experience under the influence of mescaline in May 1953.
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Nov 17, 2010 · Quote Investigator: William Blake’s circa 1790 work “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” contained a quote that famously spoke of perception and metaphorical doorways: If the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite.
Morrison was inspired to name the band after the title of Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception (a reference to the unlocking of doors of perception through psychedelic drug use).
Jun 24, 2018 · Crossing the prophetic “doors of perception”, as predicted by William Blake, was becoming the only way to escape from this dirty, corrupt, agonising world. At least, this was possible with our minds. The desire to escape from reality hides a deep need to know.
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Feb 28, 2018 · by Jim Morrison | Feb 28, 2018 | Jim Morrison, Poetry. This poet-prophet rock idol flung the doors of perception wide open and as we read his poetry, for an instant we become infinite… “Let’s just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see what would happen. That’s all it was: just curiosity.” — Jim Morrison.
Oct 3, 2019 · He actually plucked The Doors’ name from a William Blake text: “If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” Morrison wanted to invite...
