An open reference

Universal Panpsychism holds that consciousness is fundamental, and that every life is one way a single Source comes to know itself.

This wiki explains the framework in plain language: where it comes from in philosophy, what research and testimony it draws on, where it is contested, and how it connects to The Bridge, The Source of Aletheia, and the wider field of near-death studies.

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Three questions most readers arrive with.

01 What is it? The core idea, the five tenets, and how the framework differs from classical panpsychism. Universal Panpsychism 02 Where does it come from? From Spinoza and Leibniz through William James to Strawson, Goff, and Chalmers, alongside the Universalist tradition. Philosophical lineage 03 What is it based on? Near-death research, regression literature, and end-of-life testimony, with the limits of each stated plainly. Research and testimony

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Foundations

The core ideas of the framework.

The framework in depth

Its original concepts and values.

Philosophical lineage

The academic and historical roots.

Research and testimony

What the framework draws on.

People

Researchers and authors cited across the wiki.

Criticism and open questions

Where the framework is challenged.

How to read this wiki

Every article and section carries one of four labels, so you can always tell published scholarship apart from the framework's own positions.

Established scholarship Mainstream academic philosophy or history, sourced to published work.

Research finding Reported in documented studies. The interpretation may be disputed.

Framework claim A position specific to Universal Panpsychism, presented as a view and not as settled fact.

Open question Unresolved or actively contested, including objections to the framework.

The text, the institute, and the research

Three names you will see throughout, and what each one is.

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Primary text

The Bridge

The handbook that sets out the framework in full, by J.C. Ryan and The Source of Aletheia Coordinating Council. It looks for recurring meaning across near-death, regression, and end-of-life accounts.

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The Source of Aletheia

The 501(c)(3) nonprofit institute that maintains this wiki, hosts the community, and offers The Bridge as a free download.

Independent research body

IANDS

The International Association for Near-Death Studies. It has no formal tie to this wiki. Its published research helped inform the framework while it was being developed.