Of course, as a Reality Master I totally agree with the need to recognise the tools we have at our disposal and to learn how to use them effectively. I know Jiddu Krishnamurti would certainly encourage your explorations into self-knowledge.
This is admirable work, but we must also consider whether it is worth re-creating the wheel so to speak in this way, or whether we could instead short-cut the process and intuit the truth from the works of previous explorers of these topics. May our time and efforts then be better served in exploring the deeper aspects of these topics?
(I should also recognise that some inventors are indeed recreating the wheel in attempts to improve on the age-old design.)
Every generation must relearn the truths the old ones have found, or find their mistakes.
I certainly do not ignore old wisdom, though I've yet to learn, but I have studied some of the oldest recorded philosophy: Parmenides, Heraclitus, Lao Tsé, as well as several not so old