"To be shaken out of the ruts of……" — Aldous Huxley

To be shaken out of the ruts of ordinary perception, to be… - Aldous Huxley

"To be shaken out of the ruts of ordinary perception, to be shown for a few timeless hours the outer and the inner world, not as they appear to an animal obsessed with words and notions, but as they are apprehended, directly and unconditionally, by Mind at Large-This is the experience of inestimable value to everyone."

— Aldous Huxley

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