The Doors of Perception

The last couple sessions in the studio have been a mix of reading and tinkering.

Aldous Huxley and Ubuntu respectively.

I have been focusing on reading as many psychedelic experience accounts as I can, they seem to have a very direct link to the kind of transition I want to recount in my animation. They are quick to read and straight to the point, dealing with people who feel as though they came close to a full dissolution of ego, but retreated. The reasons differ, but the feelings and thoughts leading up to the retreat are almost always the same. Experiencing reality without the distractions (or comforts) of linguistic definitions, or spatial and temporal relationships is overwhelming. Many say the beauty of even (and especially) the most ordinary of objects is too radiant to bare. Huxley's writings are particularly interesting for the removed, almost scientific way in which he approaches these experiences that are described as spiritual by most. He gives you what he sees as well as how he feels, but never gets lost in the experience.

Look up "Mind at Large", interesting stuff.