A 1950s housewife goes on an Aldous Huxley-inspired acid trip
In 1956 , the writings of Aldous Huxley prompted Dr. Sidney Cohen to quiz lysergic acid as a likely mental wellness handling . In this honest-to-god test footage , watch a self - described “ normal ” test theme get totally doubly - rainbowed . articulate Don Lattin , generator of The Harvard Psychedelic Club , over atThe Huffington Post : I came across doing inquiry for my next book , a chemical group life of British writer Aldous Huxley , philosopher Gerald Heard , and Bill Wilson , the co - founder of Alcoholics Anonymous ....