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Chalco

(1,416 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:51 PM Apr 2025

Aldous Huxley....Thoughts?

I just finished Island by Aldous Huxley and was very impressed but overwhelmed. Has anyone
else read it? He digs really deep into the meaning of God and life.

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Aldous Huxley....Thoughts? (Original Post) Chalco Apr 2025 OP
I'm a big fan of Aldous Huxley ... 4th Apr 2025 #1
He died the same day as JFK. John1956PA Apr 2025 #2
I Have Three All Time Favorites In A Similar Vein... MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #3
I read Brave New World & The Doors of Perception rickyhall Apr 2025 #4
Jim Morrison (The Doors 1960s rock band) BigmanPigman Apr 2025 #5
stang Maninacan Apr 2025 #6

4th

(374 posts)
1. I'm a big fan of Aldous Huxley ...
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 04:09 PM
Apr 2025

Loved Island.

And I do not have to like an author's ideology in all respects to enjoy the author's writing.
I don't approve of his some time role as a drug guru.
Still, his The Doors of Perception is worth reading.

There are folks with much worse ideologies who are worth reading.
Evelyn Waugh for example, who was a big fan of General Franco.

John1956PA

(4,371 posts)
2. He died the same day as JFK.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 04:14 PM
Apr 2025

Huxley authored a book, "Doors of Perception" which referenced LSD. The theory is that the CIA pushed the drug on (sometimes unsuspecting) guinea pigs in some type of an attempt to broaden its intelligence-gathering efforts. As a side note, JFK and certain elements of the CIA held mutual grudges.

MayReasonRule

(3,712 posts)
3. I Have Three All Time Favorites In A Similar Vein...
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 04:25 PM
Apr 2025

I read a bit of Huxley 40 years ago.
I never read any of his philosophical fiction though.
It sounds interesting.


My Three Favorite Books In A Similar Vein:


Foucault's Pendulum
-- Umberto Eco

High Weirdness By Mail
-- Rev. Ivan Stang

Transformations Of Myth Through Time
-- Joseph Campbell

If you're not already familiar with "The Church Of The Subgenius" be sure and give 'em a spin. No doubt you'd find the group interesting.

Happy Tuesday!!

BigmanPigman

(53,471 posts)
5. Jim Morrison (The Doors 1960s rock band)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:17 PM
Apr 2025

was such a huge fan that he chose The Doors as the name for his newly formed band.

If you listen closely, you can tell from the lyrics he wrote.

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