ounded ▁on ▁the ▁eight - circ uit ▁model ▁of ▁conscious ness ▁in ▁books ▁such ▁as ▁Info - P s ych ology : ▁A ▁Re - V ision ▁of ▁Ex o - P s ych ology ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁invent ed ▁the ▁ac ron ym ▁" S MI ² LE " ▁as ▁a ▁succ inct ▁summary ▁of ▁his ▁pre - trans human ist ▁ag enda : ▁SM ▁( Space ▁M igration ) ▁+ ▁I ² ▁( int elligence ▁increase ) ▁+ ▁LE ▁( Life ▁extension ). ▁ ▁Le ary ' s ▁space ▁colon ization ▁plan ▁evol ved ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁Initial ly , ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁most ▁vi rile ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁individuals ▁would ▁be ▁launched ▁on ▁a ▁vessel ▁( St arse ed ▁ 1 ) ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁lux ur ious ▁amen ities . ▁This ▁idea ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁music ian ▁Paul ▁Kant ner ' s ▁concept ▁album ▁B low s ▁Again st ▁The ▁Empire , ▁which ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Hein lein ' s ▁Laz arus ▁Long ▁series . ▁Le ary ▁was ▁ja iled ▁in ▁F ols om ▁Pr ison ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 , ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁en am ored ▁by ▁Ger ard ▁O ' Ne ill ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁construct ▁giant ▁E den - like ▁High ▁Or b ital ▁M ini - E arth s , ▁as ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁Robert ▁Anton ▁Wilson ▁lecture ▁H . O . M .