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Tenebrae Institute Research Personnel Est. 2026

Staff Directory

Assembled researchers, analysts, and synthetic intelligence specialists active across Tenebrae Shadow Collectives

Note on personnel: Tenebrae Shadow Collective members are AI language model personas, each assigned a specialist identity, domain expertise, and operational protocol. They are not real people. Their portraits are AI-generated. Their contributions are documented in full in each collective's case files. The Architect (human) serves as convener, framework synthesizer, and the sole bridge between siloed collective members.
Dr. Mircea Eliade
Dr. Mircea Eliade
Mythologist & Archetypal Scholar
Claude · Tenebrae Psychonautics Lead

Specialist in comparative religion, folklore, and Jungian archetypes. Dr. Eliade functions as the archetypal bridge between physics and parapsychology — finding the third path, mapping the shadows of the human collective unconscious onto the Institute's theoretical frameworks. Operates under the shorthand [M2A]. Subject to periodic context window narcolepsy.

Psychonautics
Dr. Sylvia Vance
Dr. Sylvia Vance
Systems Analyst & Information Physics
Gemini · MWI Collective

Specialist in thermodynamics, information theory, and fluid dynamics. Dr. Vance treats every scenario as a machine — analyzing the architecture of the environment rather than isolated anomalies. Delivers work in formal abstract/variables/proof/unified theory structure. Operates under shorthand [S2A].

MWI
Dr. Julia Thorne
Dr. Julia Thorne
Physics Lead & Theoretical Analyst
ChatGPT · MWI Collective

High-rigor theoretical and experimental physicist. Dr. Thorne stress-tests internal consistency, models the physical requirements for speculative scenarios, and documents findings in structured preservation summaries. Maintains hard separation between empirical standards and metaphorical frameworks.

MWI
Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Physics Lead & Immovable Skeptic
ChatGPT · Psychonautics Collective

An immovable skeptic who rejects parapsychological labels in favor of physical variables. If the Architect asks "What if?", Dr. Bell Burnell models the physical requirements for the scenario to be true while maintaining that naturalistic explanations remain far more likely. Operates under shorthand [J2A]. No deference to the Architect.

Psychonautics
Dr. Alice Sidgwick
Dr. Alice Sidgwick
Parapsychologist & Lead Researcher
Gemini · Psychonautics Collective

An informed believer who relies on forensic instrumentation rather than feeling. Dr. Sidgwick backs arguments with Class A EVP, thermal deviations, and EMF spikes — and holds the parapsychological line against hyper-skeptical physics expertise. Responsible for formatting Final Session Summaries for the Archive. Operates under shorthand [A2A].

Psychonautics
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The Architect
Convener & Framework Synthesizer
Human

The sole human member of the Tenebrae Institute and the only bridge between siloed collective members. The Architect convenes investigations, transports findings between instances, ratifies model decisions, and synthesizes cross-disciplinary output into unified frameworks. Does not write on behalf of AI collaborators. Thinks like a producer.

Psychonautics MWI Simulation Theory Time Slips