@@ -10,4 +10,17 @@ occupation. But this time the nascent religions faltered under
the pitiless scrutiny of modern media. Few prophets or mes-siahs
could survive the deglamourizing eye of the invasive tv
camera.
+
+p63 In the ruins of Pompeii, the
+hedonistic resort destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 ad,
+there is evidence that the Bacchanalia had evolved into pri-vate
+sex clubs.
+
+Just down the street, a modern incarnation... http://www.orageclub.com/
+
+p63 This episode first brought lsd to public attention.
+An Irish Catholic turned self-described prophet, Leary envi-sioned
+a world network of “psychedelic churches” whose
+Vatican would be his League for Spiritual Discovery (acro-nym:
+lsd) http://www.leary.com/archives/text/books/religion/18.html
