Perception

It is amazing how a drug or anything, can change the way a person looks at something. Huxley volunteered to be a test subject and let others observe him under the influence of Mescalin. He describes how he starts to feel like his "not self" and objects surrounding him are their "not selves". The effects of the drug causes people to see brilliant shades of many colors and geometric shapes. Things are perceived differently and start to be appreciated. Huxley describes things like the chair legs as "St. Michael and all angels, at one point" He even admired and stared at his own trousers with its folds and complexity and compared them to artwork. Not only did he have more apreciation and wonder in what he saw, but also things that he listened to such as music. The drug can have different results for people such as many having a schizophrenic experience. It can result in different moods and feelings about one's self and their surroundings.