- P agan ▁event ▁run ▁by ▁A CE ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁although ▁his ▁planned ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter Star ▁Sym pos ium ▁appearance ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁decl ining ▁health . ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Ne o - P ag ans ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁declared , ▁" I ' ve ▁always ▁considered ▁myself ▁a ▁P agan ." ▁He ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Eric ▁G ull ich sen ▁on ▁Load ▁and ▁Run ▁High - tech ▁P agan ism : ▁Digital ▁Poly the ism . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁the ▁Right ▁to ▁Fly ▁album ▁with ▁Simon ▁Sto kes ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Le ary ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁in oper able ▁pro state ▁cancer . ▁He ▁then ▁not ified ▁Ram ▁D ass ▁and ▁other ▁old ▁friends , ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁directed ▁dying , ▁which ▁he ▁term ed ▁" design er ▁dying ." ▁Le ary ▁did ▁not ▁reve al ▁the ▁condition ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁but ▁did ▁so ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jerry ▁Gar cia ▁in ▁August . ▁Le ary ▁and ▁Ram ▁D ass ▁reun ited ▁before ▁Le ary ' s ▁death ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁document ary ▁film ▁D ying ▁to