The following are suggested reading or experiences. I list them as influences only. I do not carte-blanche subscribe to any or all of the ideas presented below.

God's Debris, by Scott Adams

The Principia Discordia

The Myth of Sysiphus, by Albert Camus

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil, by Friedrich Nietzsche

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig

Tool (the Band)

The Magician's Companion, by Bill Whitcomb

The Magician's Reflection, by Bill Whitcomb