Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) was one of the most versatile and mysterious authors of the 20th century: a writer,
philosopher, sociologist, and an explorer of the boundaries of the mind. Estonian readers associate him with the novels
Brave New World and Island, as well as a comparative study of mysticism The Perennial Philosophy. One could say
Huxley "was ahead of his time", but in his case, it is more accurate to speak of an ability to connect with different eras,
including the present day.
An important part of Huxley's work is tied to a crisis that is becoming a permanent condition in the world of the 21st
century. A crisis is something we do not want, yet there is no reason to fear crises — fear of tomorrow is the weakest
possible basis for overcoming or solving anything. A crisis is an opportunity to review one's positions, change what can
be changed, and adapt to what cannot. But above all, to wake up — to force oneself to think.
