alia ▁Foundation ▁also ▁hosted ▁non - d rug ▁week end ▁retre ats ▁for ▁med itation , ▁y oga , ▁and ▁group ▁ther apy . ▁Le ary ▁later ▁wrote : ▁ ▁We ▁saw ▁ourselves ▁as ▁anth rop olog ists ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁inhab iting ▁a ▁time ▁module ▁set ▁somewhere ▁in ▁the ▁dark ▁ages ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁On ▁this ▁space ▁col ony ▁we ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁pag an ism ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁life ▁as ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁Mill bro ok ▁estate ▁was ▁later ▁described ▁by ▁Luc ▁S ante ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁as : ▁ ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Le ary ▁and ▁gang ▁for ▁the ▁better ▁part ▁of ▁five ▁years , ▁a ▁period ▁filled ▁with ▁end less ▁parties , ▁e pi phan ies ▁and ▁break down s , ▁emot ional ▁dram as ▁of ▁all ▁sizes , ▁and ▁numerous ▁ra ids ▁and ▁arr ests , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁on ▁fl ims y ▁charges ▁con co cted ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁assistant ▁district ▁att orney , ▁G . ▁Gordon ▁L idd y . ▁ ▁O thers ▁contest ▁the ▁character ization ▁of ▁Mill bro ok ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁house . ▁In ▁The ▁Electric ▁K ool - A id ▁Ac id ▁Test , ▁Tom ▁Wol fe ▁port ray s ▁Le ary ▁as ▁using ▁psych ed el ics ▁only ▁for ▁research , ▁not ▁recre ation . ▁When ▁Ken ▁K ese y ' s ▁Mer ry ▁P rank sters ▁visited ▁the ▁estate , ▁they ▁received