desert town called Bou Sa?da. It?s known as the City of Happiness. Aleister Crowley had one of his great mystical experiences there, just wandering about in the desert. It?s an oasis town, so for thousands of years it was the first civilized or populated place that caravans crossing the Sahara would come to. It became an intersection for a diversity of cultures?a very magical place. I recall I wanted to find a safe place to meditate in the desert. It?s amazing. Cab drivers all over the world hustle girls, boys, their sisters and whatever. But in this place I was put in touch with some old Arab guide who understood immediately what I wanted. Try thinking of another city where the cab driver would take you seriously if you told him you only wanted to meditate. Aspects of Femininity I like John Lilly a lot. He?s a really liberated guy. You go and see Lilly now that he?s supposed to be a big time philosopher. He?ll meet you at the door in drag and wearing makeup. Also he had an operation done to make himself a tit?mind you only one tit. We?re talking major eccentricity. Curiosity-driven people go and visit him. He can only beg their pardon for not being able to live down to their expectations. Junky vs Psychedelics Burroughs was very cynical about what we were doing at Harvard. Particularly our belief that psychedelic drugs could salvage the world. He?s basically not a psychedelic person. The only psychedelic