I was a bit worried after the line of hallucinogen jokes that people would get the serious point of this thread... thankfully I was wrong haha
When I saw this picture it reminded me first of all of the "magic creators" who release their "new concepts" only to be re-publishing an idea Vernon did 50 years ago. The truth is that very little new concepts are created today. We stand on the shoulders of giants, most everything we do is inspired or varied from someone else's work. This is not inherently a bad thing, creativity and originality are not mutually exclusive, but far too often people fail to realize this. They claim that they have created this terrific and "brand new" routine that, in reality, is just the slight refinement of an old idea. Again, I find nothing wrong with doing such refinements, but be self-aware as to what you have created and know that what you have done is a variation, revision, or version of another piece. Don't fool yourself by claiming it is something that it simply is not.
The second thing I thought of is how great of an insight into the creative process this can be. "New Concepts Developed By Combing Concepts Already Used" was, in a sense, Larry Jennings' creative process.
Taking several ideas, combining them in a way that hasn't been done before, and then ending with something totally new and unique. Take a look at Jennings' "Twisting The Plot" and "Plotting The Twist Aces" for an amazing example of this concept.
Anyway guys, glad you like the pic and I hope it can perhaps help a few of you.
Thanks,
C