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William S. Burroughs, whose writings and interviews consistently reveal a<br />
perception and working knowledge of erotic initiation rarely observed in<br />
more traditional magical specialists. <strong>The</strong> biographer Victor Bockris, who was<br />
interviewing Burroughs in 1980 for his With William Burroughs: A Report<br />
From <strong>The</strong> Bunker mentioned that he had experienced what he described as<br />
"extremely intense ... sexual... hallucinations." Considering that Bockris was,<br />
by his own confession, entirely ignorant of the traditional magical lore of the<br />
succubus, it is interesting to note that his experience is entirely in accord with<br />
classic descriptions of such visitations. Clearly, the phenomenon known as<br />
the succubus/incubus – by whatever name one prefers to call it – is not a<br />
phantasm inspired by religious indoctrination, but a fairly universal aspect of<br />
human sexual experience, albeit one confined to the unspoken shadow side of<br />
our erotic existence. Bockris described his disturbing guest to Burroughs:<br />
"I woke up around 5:00 a.m. and. lay on my side looking out the window. I<br />
knew I was awake because I remember looking at my watch, thinking that I<br />
had woken up early. <strong>The</strong> next instant I was aware of a body, reclining on its<br />
side, descending upon me from approximately two feet above the bed. I<br />
immediately recognized and accepted the presence of a girl about whom I'd<br />
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been having the most intense sexual fantasies morning and night for three<br />
months. Confused, I initially thought she'd come over to see me and<br />
wondered how she's gotten in. <strong>The</strong>n I realized that this 'wasn't really her'. But<br />
whatever it was, here she was and my strong sexual desire for her was being<br />
fulfilled. <strong>The</strong> creature's presence was extremely delicate and I realized that I<br />
must move slowly and calmly, making no sudden lunges, or she would<br />
evaporate. Now what was that?"<br />
Burroughs replied that this was "a visit by the demon lover, my dear!"<br />
Acknowledging his own frequent encounters with these mysterious erotic<br />
creatures, Burroughs recommended that "We urgently need explorers who<br />
are willing to investigate these uncharted possibilities and at least consider<br />
taking a positive attitude toward sex with other beings," citing Robert<br />
Monroe's discussion of sexual encounters during out-of-body experiences in<br />
his book Journeys Out <strong>Of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Body as the "most objective modem<br />
description of sex with a succubus."<br />
"If we are going to investigate incubi and succubi seriously, 1 really<br />
feel that we must begin by admitting that psychiatrists have no more<br />
objective proof that they come from our imaginations than priests have that<br />
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they come from the devil ... we may be able to throw some light on this<br />
mystery if we can learn anything from recent sexual research on the brain.<br />
We have only just become aware of the brain's being the primary erotic zone<br />
in humans." Speculating on the possibility that the succubus/incubus image<br />
may have a physical origin in the right hemisphere of the brain, Burroughs<br />
suggested that "when we consider the possibility of electronic brain<br />
stimulation we could create an incubus or succubus of our choice at will,<br />
which would lead to the development of the Electronic Whorehouse, where<br />
anybody could get satisfied without the encumbrance of the physical body."<br />
Anyone interested in pursuing the arcane pleasures of elemental<br />
eroticism will do well to consider Burroughs' pragmatic rules of thumb<br />
regarding the potential hazards of intercourse with these beings:<br />
"As I see it, an incubus or succubus can be harmless, or it can be destructive.<br />
Like any sexual situation, the danger depends on how you handle it. Not to<br />
control such a situation can undoubtedly lead to negative effects, but we need<br />
not adopt the uniformly negative opinions of the church, psychics and<br />
psychiatrists that these arc necessarily evil or dangerous beings. All sex is<br />
dangerous.... How many people have been ruined by a sexual partner? Sex<br />
does provide a point of invasion and the incubi and succubi simply make us<br />
intensely aware of this ... Certain things are clear to me: I would say that