I have found the inspiration behind inspiration

I am extensively researching and experimenting with a brain stimulant to understand what conditions are necessary for them to appear and enhance the mind beyond the average human capacity. This brain stimulant can provide a wonderful opportunity for the brain to conceptualise. They are like a trigger that allows the brain to work beyond convention by revealing hidden alternatives that alter our usual perception. I am particularly interested in understanding the neuronal association of visual and other types of sensory stimulants, that is, how they can be explained in terms of the electrophysiology and microanatomy of the stimulant against retinal and cortical networks that mediate information to the mind. My studies have been focused on:

• Size of stimulant
• Type of stimulant (ranging from type A, C, BE and mutated versions of it)
• Appearance of stimulant
• Relevance to creative solutions

I am also interested in the reactionary state of the human mind during exposure to these stimulants. In my experiments, I have used uninitiated individuals who were keen to rediscover some form inspiration for their gradually dying brain. I have conducted my research in my laboratory, funded partially by The Birlaj Institute of Science and Technology. I officially stopped my affiliation with the Dickson and Ruddock Laboratories at the California Institute of Technocraft in 1988 to pursue my own independent research, aided by my loyal assistant Waiyan and the Birlaj Institute, of course.

How symbols have influenced our lives

Human beings' ability to manipulate symbols allows them to explore the relationships between ideas, things, concepts, and qualities - far beyond the explorations of which any other species on earth is capable. The discipline of semiotics studies symbols and symbol systems in general; semantics is specifically concerned with the main meaning of words or other linguistic units.

Literary works are often admired for their artful use of symbolism, i.e. the use of words, phrases and situations to evoke ideas and feelings beyond their plain interpretations; these uses are the subject of literary semiotics. Religious and metaphysical writings are also known for their use of esoteric symbolism. Alchemical writings made extensive use of symbols for spiritual and chemical processes (which they also saw as symbols of each other). The interpretation of dreams as symbols of one's experiences is a main feature of Freudian psychoanalysis and Jungian analytical psychology…