How it all connects

Universal Panpsychism is a philosophy. The Bridge is the book that sets it out. The Source of Aletheia is the institute that stewards it. IANDS is an independent research association whose field supplies part of the evidence. This page shows how the four relate, and where the lines between them fall.

From evidence to institution, in four steps

Each step builds on the one before it.

STEP 1

Research and testimony

What people report

Near-death studies, including the field IANDS supports, alongside regression and end-of-life accounts.

STEP 2

The Bridge

What the reports converge on

A synthesis that looks for recurring meaning across a large body of accounts.

STEP 3

Universal Panpsychism

The worldview that explains it

A philosophical framework that ties those themes to panpsychism and universalism.

STEP 4

The Source of Aletheia

Where it is stewarded

The institute that publishes the text, hosts the community, and maintains this wiki.

The three names in detail

Primary text

The Bridge

What it is

A handbook by J.C. Ryan and The Source of Aletheia Coordinating Council, in eight Books and thirty-three chapters, with a preface and six appendices. The PDF is free under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

How it relates

It is the fullest statement of Universal Panpsychism. This wiki gives short, neutral entries. The Bridge gives the complete account.

Worth knowing

Its Author's Note says the text is not doctrine and not revelation. It describes itself as foundational, not final.

Download The Bridge

What it is

The Source of Aletheia International Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Delaware.

How it relates

It stewards Universal Panpsychism as a living tradition. It publishes The Bridge, hosts community forums, and maintains this wiki.

Worth knowing

Its orientation is pluralistic and non-coercive. People who hold other beliefs are welcome.

Visit sourceofaletheia.org
Independent research body

IANDS

What it is

The International Association for Near-Death Studies. Its founding group formed in 1978 and took the IANDS name in 1981. It is based in Durham, North Carolina, and publishes the peer-reviewed Journal of Near-Death Studies.

How it relates

There is no formal relationship. The research IANDS publishes and supports was a helpful source while the framework was being developed. Bruce Greyson, one of its founders, is among the researchers The Bridge cites.

Worth knowing

IANDS is not affiliated with The Source of Aletheia and has not reviewed or endorsed Universal Panpsychism.

Visit iands.org

Every relationship, in one line each

Read each row left to right.

ThisRelationshipTo this
The Bridgesets out and argues forUniversal Panpsychism
The Source of Aletheiastewards and teachesUniversal Panpsychism
The Source of Aletheiapublishes, as its primary source text,The Bridge
The Bridgedraws on published research fromNear-death studies
IANDSsupports research and education inNear-death studies
IANDShas no affiliation withThe Source of Aletheia or this wiki