Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963)

one of the most important anglosaxxon intellectuals of 1st half of 20th century

first schooling by his own mother Julia (departure letter: "Judge not too much and love more"), later Eton, Oxford etc.

first very much empiricist & rationalist (grandson of Thomas Huxley, influence of Lord Russell & Whitehead)

later turn towards spirituality, mysticism (influence of Vedanta - Ramakrishna & Krishmamurti lineages)

in last decade of his life one of the biggest proponents of usage of entheogenic & psychedelic substances for welfare of mankind

died on the same day as JFK and C.S.Lewis; last instruction to his 2nd wife Laura: "LSD 100µg intramuscular.”

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Brave New World (1932)

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