If the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. — William Blake
The Doors of Perception – Heaven and Hell – Aldous Huxley
Two short stories by Aldous Huxley inspired by William Blake and drug trips!
Paulo Coelho makes an implicit reference to Blake in The Alchemist.
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
Synchronicity: I thought of these lines yesterday and their implicit reference in The Alchemist, then today at around the same time I get sent this video of Blake’s paintings!
Music: Kuh by Replikas, a Turkish band.
Also see
William Blake – God Is The Imagination – Gnostic
To see a world in a grain of sand
Tags: Aldous Huxley, art, Doors of Perception, Heaven and Hell, Paulo Coelho, poetry, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Blake
Keithpp's Blog 
November 22, 2010 at 12:18 pm |
Wonderful….I have Blakes ‘The Marriage…..’ and love Huxley’s ‘oeuvre’,
but so few people to ‘share’ with, except at a ‘distance’ per receiving and
replying to mails from you and Coelho….
Thank you, Love Sue
November 23, 2010 at 3:15 am |
Glad you like Susan. Repost on facebook, retweet on twitter, mail out to all your friends.