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 If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

William Blake

That quote is a powerful one! To give it some context:

“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” — William Blake

Blake is pointing to the idea that our human perception is limited, filtered, and often clouded by ego, habits, or societal conditioning. If we could remove those filters — “cleanse the doors of perception” — we would experience reality in its true form: boundless, interconnected, and infinite.

In other words, the “infinity” of life, nature, and consciousness is always there, but we rarely see it because of the lens we view the world through. This quote later inspired Aldous Huxley’s The Doors of Perception, exploring altered states of awareness and how they can expand our perception of reality.

If you want, I can make a one-line modern interpretation that captures Blake’s essence for everyday life or a social media post. Would you like me to do that?