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. Scott Shaw is a prolific poet, author, actor, artist, composer, and filmmaker. Shaw was born and spent his formative years in Hollywood, California and has since spent years of his life living in various geographical locations throughout Asia. His poetry and literary fiction was first published in literary journals in the late 1970s. He continued forward to have several works of poetry and literature published in book form during the 1980s. As the 1990s dawned, Shaw's writings began to be embraced in Spiritual and Martial Art circles. From this, he has authored a number of books on Zen Buddhism, Yoga, and the Martial Arts, published by large publishing houses.