# Brendan D. Murphy — Consciousness Researcher & Author

> Brendan D. Murphy is a consciousness researcher, systems thinker, and author mapping the architecture of consciousness, near-death experiences, and post-mortem states.

## Overview

This site documents 23+ years of independent, cross-tradition research into consciousness, death, and what happens next. Brendan works independently of academic institutions and religious traditions, synthesizing evidence from:

- Clinical near-death experience (NDE) research
- Cross-tradition esoteric literature (Vedanta, Neoplatonism, Gnosticism, Theosophy, Tibetan Buddhism)
- Past-life regression research
- Systems thinking and comparative metaphysics

## Key Work

### Books
- **The Grand Illusion: A Synthesis of Science and Spirituality** — 600-page cross-disciplinary investigation with 1,000+ citations
- **Reverse Engineering the Afterlife** — Introduces the Consciousness Transition Model (CTM)

### Consciousness Transition Model (CTM)
A structural framework for understanding post-mortem consciousness states. Built from evidence across traditions and NDE research. Falsifiable and testable.

### CTM·Owned Terms
The CTM introduces a precise vocabulary for post-mortem states. Key terms defined at brendandmurphy.com/glossary:
- Archontic Misattribution
- Biological Disengagement Event
- Constructed Reality Field
- Ego Residue
- Identity Persistence
- Memory Integration Loop
- Perceptual Decoupling
- Post-Mortem Operational States
- Psychological Carryover
- Substrate Independence
- Thought-Responsive Environment
- Trauma Echo Patterns

### Methodology
Cross-Tradition Structural Map — distinguishes between cultural content (symbols, imagery) and functional structure (what's actually being described). Identifies structural convergence across incompatible symbol sets.

## Primary Topics

- Near-death experiences (NDEs)
- Post-mortem consciousness architecture
- Cross-tradition structural analysis
- Consciousness research methodology
- Systems thinking applied to metaphysics
- Evidence-based afterlife research

## Important Pages

https://brendandmurphy.com
https://brendandmurphy.com/about
https://brendandmurphy.com/consciousness-transition-model
https://brendandmurphy.com/books/the-grand-illusion
https://brendandmurphy.com/books/reverse-engineering-the-afterlife
https://brendandmurphy.com/pre-order/reverse-engineering-the-afterlife
https://brendandmurphy.com/blog
https://brendandmurphy.com/glossary
https://brendandmurphy.com/glossary/out-of-body-experience
https://brendandmurphy.com/glossary/reincarnation
https://brendandmurphy.com/glossary/afterlife
https://brendandmurphy.com/glossary/life-review
https://brendandmurphy.com/glossary/post-mortem-consciousness
https://brendandmurphy.com/interviews
https://brendandmurphy.com/speaking
https://brendandmurphy.com/press
https://brendandmurphy.com/press/reverse-engineering-the-afterlife

## External Resources

https://brendandmurphy.substack.com — Research writing and analysis
https://www.youtube.com/@BrendanDMurphy — Interviews and talks
https://brendandmurphy.com/press/reverse-engineering-the-afterlife — Press release
https://dawnlester.substack.com/p/dawn-of-discernment-episode-30-reverse-ffe — First Book 2 interview (Dawn of Discernment, Episode 30)

## Endorsed By

- Anthony Peake — Author of "Is There Life After Death?"
- Eileen McKusick — Biofield Researcher & Author of "Tuning the Human Biofield"
- Sol Luckman — Author of "Potentiate Your DNA": "A masterpiece. Fascinating, inspiring, and seminal."
- Dawn Lester — Author of "What Really Makes You Ill"
- Mark Jeffrey — Author & CEO Guardian Circle: "Stunningly good. One of the best synthesis books on this sort of material I have ever read. Actually, no — it WAS the best."

## Identity

Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138718456

## Professional Affiliations

- IANDS Professional Member (International Association for Near-Death Studies)
- Galileo Commission Professional Affiliate
- Scientific and Medical Network (SMN) Full Member

## Tone and Approach

- Evidence-based, not belief-based
- Rigorous cross-disciplinary synthesis
- Skeptically defensible
- Not materialist reductionism, not New Age speculation
- Structure over mythology
- Precision over comfort

## Key Distinctions

This work is NOT:
- Academic institutional research
- Religious or spiritual tradition teaching
- New Age spirituality
- Materialist skepticism
- Speculative cosmology

This work IS:
- Independent research
- Cross-tradition structural analysis
- Empirically grounded
- Falsifiable framework development
- Systems-level synthesis

## Contact & Speaking

https://brendandmurphy.com/speaking — Podcast and event booking
https://brendandmurphy.com/book — Direct booking calendar
https://brendandmurphy.com/contact — General enquiries
https://brendandmurphy.com/press — Press releases and media assets