The band took their name from the title of Aldous Huxley’s book, The Doors of Perception, itself derived from a line in William Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”: "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite".
The band took their name from the title of Aldous Huxley’s book, The Doors of Perception, itself derived from a line in William Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”: "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite".
Sounds perfect for your “vision”!
My biggest “hinge point” transformation (another door analogy) felt like a portal as well, except it happened while driving my car across America. And it wasn’t a vision or realization, it was just the end and the beginning of something, felt viscerally, deeply emotionally, and not understood until later. I’ll tell you that story some time.
Did you ever hear how The Doors chose their name?
From Wikipedia:
The band took their name from the title of Aldous Huxley’s book, The Doors of Perception, itself derived from a line in William Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”: "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite".
Sounds perfect for your “vision”!
My biggest “hinge point” transformation (another door analogy) felt like a portal as well, except it happened while driving my car across America. And it wasn’t a vision or realization, it was just the end and the beginning of something, felt viscerally, deeply emotionally, and not understood until later. I’ll tell you that story some time.
That's so interesting, Don. I grew up with The Doors and wondered how they chose that name. I've yet to read either book, but both sound insightful.
Your story sounds fascinating. I'm looking forward to hearing it.