All significant changes to the ΨORM repository are documented here.

Release Notes — v14.0 (The Bridge Expansion)

Date: September 18, 2026 Author: Robert Vannrox

This release marks a major expansion of the SORM repository. The framework's ontology and mechanics are unchanged. What has changed is the accessibility of the framework to new readers.

What's New

Bridges: Expanded from 9 to 22

Thirteen new bridges have been added, covering:

  • Philosophical traditions: Stoicism, Existentialism-Absurdism, Secular Humanism
  • Religious traditions: Judaism, Sikhism, Jainism, Baha'i, Confucianism, Shinto
  • Esoteric traditions: Thelema-Crowley, Golden Dawn, Witchcraft-Wicca
  • Scientific traditions: Psychedelic Science

Each bridge presents ΨORM in the language and concepts of its audience. They are invitations, not replacements.

New Section: XXXIII — The Experience of Consciousness at Death

A standalone synthesis of the ΨORM account of death as an eight-stage basin transition: decoupling, reversion, migration, arrival, integration, restoration, planning, and re-projection.

Revisions to Existing Sections

  • Section VIII: Added VIII.2.10 (Why Swales Are Necessary)
  • Section IX: Added IX.3.1 (Swales at Death) and IX.3.2 (Reunification with Reserve Energy)
  • Section X: Revised for the 4 Hz benchmark and state-dependent cycling
  • Section XVIII: Added XVIII.3.1 (Pharmacological Reduction of Filtering)

Repository Hygiene

  • Removed the redundant Bridges to Mainstream.md
  • Consolidated all bridge content into bridges-overview.md
  • Updated README and MASTER-INDEX to version 13.7 / 14.0
  • Expanded routing tables in README and MASTER-INDEX

What Has Not Changed

  • The four foundational claims
  • The ontological hierarchy (quanta, garbons, swales, soul, consciousness vector)
  • The mathematical formalization
  • The falsifiability posture

[13.0] — 2026-08-21

Added

  • All 26 sections converted to modular Markdown format
  • MASTER-INDEX.md with working links to all sections
  • glossary.md, predictions.md, ah-hah.md as reference materials
  • CONTRIBUTING.md with AI policy statement
  • ROADMAP.md for future development
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md and SECURITY.md

Changed

  • Repository structure moved from PDF to Markdown
  • README renamed to README.md
  • Default branch changed to develop
  • main branch protected with pull request requirement

Removed

  • All obsolete PDFs (replaced by Markdown files)
  • release-notes-v12.0.md (replaced by v13.0 release on GitHub)

Fixed

  • All links in MASTER-INDEX.md verified and corrected

[12.0] — 2026-08-19

  • Initial seed document published
  • DOI assigned: 10.5281/zenodo.22036494