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Of course, in a memetic ideosphere, self is created by a process of remix from the available memes. Sorting and selecting from the ideas available we create a composite we can then act from, and by mirroring this process consciously we can begin to understand the elements of our psyche that would otherwise remain inaccessible. When music is remixed, the result is more music inspiring further remixes. The same applies to memes as a whole. It is inside of a person's self-constructing process that memes breed and mutate. Selves evolve in a community of meme-sharers, and an iterative process results where the existing remixes are passed back and forth as the individuals change in response.

By documenting this exchange and subsequent transformation through collage or remix, a record is generated that can chart psychological development via various complex signifiers that encompass both language and more abstract and iconic symbols. Take ownership of yourself as an information processing and communication device. Ownership implies we choose input and output, while generally the processing is harder for us to control... and if you don't own yourself, someone (or something) else does.

Think of something you enjoy owning and are proud to own. Remember what it feels like to see it and touch it, recalling the sensation of ownership. Concentrate on all the positive feelings you are brining into consciousness, and focus on intensifying those feelings. When those feelings are filling you, observe something you don't own. Extend the sensation to that object until you feel as if you do own it. Pick a new object, practicing until you can "own" everything within your visual field. There might be a part of you which insists that you don't own what is just your environment. The point of this exercise is to help you understand that your environment is yours, and you do own it. After this session, ask yourself, in writing, how this experience alters your perception of value and ownership.