 Alli is also a professional astrologer and has authored books on experimental theatre, astrology and Timothy Leary's 8-circuit model of consciousness.Alli refers to his forty years of work in experimental theatre as "paratheatre", a term borrowed from the writings of Jerzy Grotowski.He conducted private paratheatrical workshops in the Bay Area (1977–83 and 1996–2015), some of which have evolved into public productions and provided the material for his films.