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Greetings fellow Psychics, Wizards, and Leyfolk; I am pleased to finally be able to introduce you to some of my research. I've been working with Tulpa for quite some time and I have established some guidelines to getting into the art. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the subject I recommend you read a bit from posted by our own TraceFleeman.
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3.19.2017: The original text of this tutorial was updated to reflect the progression of research and develoment. The method first introduced will work for some practitioners, however the new information here ought to help a more varied audience.
Introduction
There is a bit of information that one needs to understand before they begin. The art won't work out well if you disregard (or ignore) the principals that make it possible. For one; the most powerful tool you will require is your own will power.
It has been known for millennium by the great schools of various monk-hoods (and our modern science is just beginning to understand) that the sole act of observation causes the universe to exist. Much like the allegory within Schro"dinger's Cat-in-a-Box experiment, what happens outside our awareness is infinitely undecided, but the moment we observe the unknown "it" comes into existence. Most simply put: Observation causes our world to exist (certainly it's more complicated than that, but at the same time that is all that need be understood to continue).
It is important to maintain your usual practices both religious and spiritual. I am a huge advocate for change in general, but this kind of art relies heavily on who you are as an individual. No matter the principals you follow or the source of your power, it is necessary to understand who you are and who you wish to be.
The infographic in TraceFleeman's thread warns that Tulpa can gain the notion to hurt their creators. If this sort of thing is happening then, in truth, you have created a Poltergeist instead of a Tulpa. Hold no grudges (especially toward yourself), relax and be happy about the endeavor you are about to undertake, and most of all stay positive.
The biggest hurdle in cultivating Tulpa is the concept of where they come from or where they exist when they're created. To answer these concerns we consider the function of reality and where it "exists" in relation to ourselves. When we observe reality we trust that we are seeing solid objects and feeling sensations that correspond with our experiences. In truth all of these events are created in the mind.
Your mind is extraordinarily flexible, but your brain contains structures that help you maintain a sense of focus on reality. It has been shown that a being can live without much of their brain, but the quality of their reality is usually suspect if not drastically changed altogether.
To put it blunt: Your brain decodes the stimuli it can gather from the universe around you and causes the sensation of reality within you. It is reasonable to assume that such a system has a robust fail-safe strategy and that is true, however any system that you are a part of (or is a part of you) has to be open to interpretation, especially if it's function has your comfort in mind. For instance: the "real" qualities of reality would not be very convincing if they were constantly fighting against your ability to reason. Since reality has to be at least somewhat convincing we can take advantage of the flexible parts of the brain.
The psyche and it's parts
One of the ways in which your brain helps us cope with reality is by independently calculating social and environmental cues, and causing you to act in a way that seems automatic. These can be simple things like avoiding danger and scanning your environment for food, or more complex tasks like leading a conversation or giving a performance.
This function of the mind reduces the workload of your consciousness (the being you know to be your self) by delegating frequent and practiced tasks to an autonomous system as you become more familiar with the task in question. More importantly there is no limit on the amount of tasks your brain can process (in other words you couldn't possible run out of "save-space" in just one human lifetime).
The duty of your psyche is to ensure that you maintain your life processes and find the best way for you to produce your progeny. Certainly you can fill your life with any goals and wishes you want, but from the perspective of natural selection your being is mostly concerned about making offspring and bringing them to adulthood. Since any other tasks are secondary to that and it would be cripplingly boring to live a life as breeding-stock, the psyche attempts to keep you motivated in various ways (as long as you are in good mental health at least).
This is the function we take advantage of when we create our Tulpa; we create a new program for our brain to run, and then we encourage it to become self-aware. Now, if at this point you are thinking that this sounds like insanity you would be correct. It has similar aspects to breaking one's own mind and these are drawbacks that need to be overcome, but in most cases the practitioner simply can't maintain the Tulpa if they are unable to skew their mentality.
Methods and helpful practices
The original method I provided was best for Energy Manipulators and Empaths. It involved focusing one's intent and energy into a stable structure (such as a gemstone array or similar foci) and gradually introduce it to humanizing concepts, or literally creating anthropomorphous thought. Unfortunately this method would be useless to a practitioner that had no experience with Energy Manipulation, but then my own understanding of the topic wasn't complete (and probably still isn't, to be fair).
Creating a Tulpa is the same as creating a new self-concept with an extra "self". This being must come from your mentality so it can be difficult to convince your physical brain to accept it even if your mind is strongly convinced. Here are some ways for you to get started, consider any that appeal to you.
Energetic Focus
Prepare an area for energy or emotional working and fill it with the desired traits you want to cultivate through your practice. This method works best with Energy Manipulators, Empaths and Deity Worship if your spiritual or religious practice is devoted to creation.
Auto-Hypnosis
Also known as Self Hypnosis, this method helps by opening your mind to trance, or a state of complete and unfettered focus. While you are in trance you can begin to install post-hypnotic suggestions, not to your self but to the Tulpa that shares your mind. Barring any rarities, your Tulpa should be entranced any time you are; in this way you may help it to enjoy the notion of being self-aware.
It is possible to get someone else to hypnotize you of course, but having someone's guidance may alter your results. For more information you can research hypnosis.
Sheer Force of Will
If your practice demands a more rigid, or devoted approach you can still attempt the method described in the original stories about Tulpa: Meditate until you gain complete control of your mind.
This method is different from the other two; while the previous methods involved ways to focus your mind's wandering attention, this method is about ceasing all of your mind's autonomous activity. By gaining the ability to "shut off" your mind you also gain the ability to turn on certain structures and even program new ones.
It shouldn't need to be said that this method is intense and difficult. It requires personal sacrifice, but also provides the sharpest results.
If you plan to undertake Tulpa Cultivation always remember to keep a positive attitude and harbor love for oneself.
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~3.19.2017: The original text of this tutorial was updated to reflect the progression of research and develoment. The method first introduced will work for some practitioners, however the new information here ought to help a more varied audience.
Introduction
There is a bit of information that one needs to understand before they begin. The art won't work out well if you disregard (or ignore) the principals that make it possible. For one; the most powerful tool you will require is your own will power.
It has been known for millennium by the great schools of various monk-hoods (and our modern science is just beginning to understand) that the sole act of observation causes the universe to exist. Much like the allegory within Schro"dinger's Cat-in-a-Box experiment, what happens outside our awareness is infinitely undecided, but the moment we observe the unknown "it" comes into existence. Most simply put: Observation causes our world to exist (certainly it's more complicated than that, but at the same time that is all that need be understood to continue).
It is important to maintain your usual practices both religious and spiritual. I am a huge advocate for change in general, but this kind of art relies heavily on who you are as an individual. No matter the principals you follow or the source of your power, it is necessary to understand who you are and who you wish to be.
The infographic in TraceFleeman's thread warns that Tulpa can gain the notion to hurt their creators. If this sort of thing is happening then, in truth, you have created a Poltergeist instead of a Tulpa. Hold no grudges (especially toward yourself), relax and be happy about the endeavor you are about to undertake, and most of all stay positive.
The biggest hurdle in cultivating Tulpa is the concept of where they come from or where they exist when they're created. To answer these concerns we consider the function of reality and where it "exists" in relation to ourselves. When we observe reality we trust that we are seeing solid objects and feeling sensations that correspond with our experiences. In truth all of these events are created in the mind.
Your mind is extraordinarily flexible, but your brain contains structures that help you maintain a sense of focus on reality. It has been shown that a being can live without much of their brain, but the quality of their reality is usually suspect if not drastically changed altogether.
To put it blunt: Your brain decodes the stimuli it can gather from the universe around you and causes the sensation of reality within you. It is reasonable to assume that such a system has a robust fail-safe strategy and that is true, however any system that you are a part of (or is a part of you) has to be open to interpretation, especially if it's function has your comfort in mind. For instance: the "real" qualities of reality would not be very convincing if they were constantly fighting against your ability to reason. Since reality has to be at least somewhat convincing we can take advantage of the flexible parts of the brain.
The psyche and it's parts
One of the ways in which your brain helps us cope with reality is by independently calculating social and environmental cues, and causing you to act in a way that seems automatic. These can be simple things like avoiding danger and scanning your environment for food, or more complex tasks like leading a conversation or giving a performance.
This function of the mind reduces the workload of your consciousness (the being you know to be your self) by delegating frequent and practiced tasks to an autonomous system as you become more familiar with the task in question. More importantly there is no limit on the amount of tasks your brain can process (in other words you couldn't possible run out of "save-space" in just one human lifetime).
The duty of your psyche is to ensure that you maintain your life processes and find the best way for you to produce your progeny. Certainly you can fill your life with any goals and wishes you want, but from the perspective of natural selection your being is mostly concerned about making offspring and bringing them to adulthood. Since any other tasks are secondary to that and it would be cripplingly boring to live a life as breeding-stock, the psyche attempts to keep you motivated in various ways (as long as you are in good mental health at least).
This is the function we take advantage of when we create our Tulpa; we create a new program for our brain to run, and then we encourage it to become self-aware. Now, if at this point you are thinking that this sounds like insanity you would be correct. It has similar aspects to breaking one's own mind and these are drawbacks that need to be overcome, but in most cases the practitioner simply can't maintain the Tulpa if they are unable to skew their mentality.
Methods and helpful practices
The original method I provided was best for Energy Manipulators and Empaths. It involved focusing one's intent and energy into a stable structure (such as a gemstone array or similar foci) and gradually introduce it to humanizing concepts, or literally creating anthropomorphous thought. Unfortunately this method would be useless to a practitioner that had no experience with Energy Manipulation, but then my own understanding of the topic wasn't complete (and probably still isn't, to be fair).
Creating a Tulpa is the same as creating a new self-concept with an extra "self". This being must come from your mentality so it can be difficult to convince your physical brain to accept it even if your mind is strongly convinced. Here are some ways for you to get started, consider any that appeal to you.
Energetic Focus
Prepare an area for energy or emotional working and fill it with the desired traits you want to cultivate through your practice. This method works best with Energy Manipulators, Empaths and Deity Worship if your spiritual or religious practice is devoted to creation.
Auto-Hypnosis
Also known as Self Hypnosis, this method helps by opening your mind to trance, or a state of complete and unfettered focus. While you are in trance you can begin to install post-hypnotic suggestions, not to your self but to the Tulpa that shares your mind. Barring any rarities, your Tulpa should be entranced any time you are; in this way you may help it to enjoy the notion of being self-aware.
It is possible to get someone else to hypnotize you of course, but having someone's guidance may alter your results. For more information you can research hypnosis.
Sheer Force of Will
If your practice demands a more rigid, or devoted approach you can still attempt the method described in the original stories about Tulpa: Meditate until you gain complete control of your mind.
This method is different from the other two; while the previous methods involved ways to focus your mind's wandering attention, this method is about ceasing all of your mind's autonomous activity. By gaining the ability to "shut off" your mind you also gain the ability to turn on certain structures and even program new ones.
It shouldn't need to be said that this method is intense and difficult. It requires personal sacrifice, but also provides the sharpest results.
If you plan to undertake Tulpa Cultivation always remember to keep a positive attitude and harbor love for oneself.