Doors of Perception
“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is: Infinite.”William Blake from “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.”
“There are things known, and there are things unknown and in between are the doors” William Blake. 1757-1827
“The spiritual journey does not consist in arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one’s own ignorance concerning one’s self and life, and the gradual growth of that understanding which begins the spiritual awakening. The finding of God is a coming to one’s self.” Aldous Huxley 1894-1963
There are many doors in our minds and we’re continually opening and closing them. If you are emotionally hurt in a love relationship you can close the door to love and block love from coming into your life from any source. The same is to be said if you live from of standpoint of opening yourself to all positive possibilities, you will receive back the same.
I have been greatly influenced in my life by the poetry of Jim Morrison. Many of you may remember him from being in the rock group The Doors. They took their name from the previous quotation by William Blake and from the teaching of Aldous Huxley, “The Doors of Perception.” There was far more to Jim Morrison then just being a rock superstar. Let me show you what I mean.
At a young age he was exposed to shamanism and throughout his life realized he was a spiritual teacher. To many he did not come across as such, but when you read his writings and study his life you realize this man saw spiritual truths and tried to convey them through his music, poetry, and performance.
According to Jim