Research Library

The Evidence

Every mechanism of the egregore is documented in peer-reviewed literature. These studies are the substrate egrology is built on. The numbered badges show which signatures each study supports.

Social Contagion

Nicholas Christakis, James Fowler

The fabric exists. States propagate through the web without direct contact.

7It outlives all its original members8Coordinated behavior without coordination

Emotional Contagion

Elaine Hatfield, John T. Cacioppo, Richard Rapson, Adam Kramer

Reading energy IS exchange. We mirror others' patterns in ourselves and read the result.

1Unsatisfiable by design8Coordinated behavior without coordination

Group Polarization

Serge Moscovici, Cass Sunstein

Groups develop properties no individual has. The node crystallizes into something with its own trajectory.

2Hosts act against their own interest8Coordinated behavior without coordination

Motivated Reasoning

Leon Festinger, Ziva Kunda, Charles Taber, Dan Kahan

Hosts defend the pattern against disconfirming evidence. Counter-evidence strengthens the belief.

4It defends itself by attacking the diagnosis9It captures the exit

Predictive Processing

Karl Friston, Andy Clark, Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky

The egregore writes the script before the host is aware. Narratives shape perception before thought.

5It generates its own language6It creates conversion experiences9It captures the exit

Cultural Persistence

Robert Boyd, Peter Richerson, Joseph Henrich

Egregores persist through complete substrate replacement. The pattern outlives all its original members.

5It generates its own language7It outlives all its original members