The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84779   Message #1570654
Posted By: Lonesome EJ
26-Sep-05 - 01:24 AM
Thread Name: BS: Immutable Truths
Subject: RE: BS: Immutable Truths
Just re-read my post above, and found to my complete despair that I mis-spelled "Hoggamus" in the first line.

There's a rather interesting story about that little verse. Aldous Huxley was among the first experimenters with LSD. During an early trip Huxley was struck with sudden inspiration, scribbled something on a scrap of paper, and stuck it in the pocket of his overcoat. Several days later, Huxley suddenly recalled this moment of pure understanding, rushed to the coat-rack, and discovered the above cited poem.