THE PASSIONATE KISS OF ILLUSION presents the philosophies and experiences of an original visionary, Scott Shaw, Ph.D. Veering between the ascetic and the sensual, this book takes the reader on a mystical journey from the author's home in Hollywood, California to the exotic realms of Asia, as he travels the world experiencing new transient thrills. His claims that nothing is permanent and life holds no absolute meaning bears itself out in the adventures presented in this text. Shaw writes in the emotionally and sexually explicit language of a modern day, street-wise mystic. The stories he tells in this book will educate, excite, titillate, and hold your rapt attention.