Postscript99 December 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 I'm keeping a journal IRL of my progress as well, but I'd like to make one here as well. I'm going to call my tulpa Lavender for now. I'm not going to outline any key personality traits because I'm fairly sure I have a subconscious idea of what I want her to be like. My wonderland is a meadow that I visited once in my dreams. My memories are rather hazy, but I'm consciously trying to create detail. It looks different from what I remember though. Her form resembles Namine from Kingdom Hearts, but she has a gentler visage. Today, I tried to have a forcing session, but wasn't certain how to go about it. I lay in bed and shut my eyes, trying to visualize my wonderland and Lavender's form in it. However, I couldn't get a stable image, as random thoughts and imagery from the day's events kept distorting my vision, and each time I visualized the scene it was different. I did it for about half an hour. Although it felt worthwhile, I need to make more time in the future. If anyone could offer me some general tips about clearing my mind and what I should be aiming for in these sessions I'd really appreciate it. Throughout the day, I did narrate, but often I found myself with nothing to say. If I have something to talk about, should I spend time doing active narration even if it doesn't count as forcing? Going to bed soon. I'm not going to attempt dream incubation to reach my wonderland because I've been totally unsuccessful with that in the past. Lucid dreaming with Lavender does sound interesting though.
Lacquer December 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 active narration That's a new term to me, especially in the context you're describing. Various tulpa glossaries have mostly the same definitions, but I'll summarize them here. Narration: talking to/with (not at) your tulpa. Active forcing: setting dedicated time aside to force (in any which way, narration or otherwise). Passive forcing: forcing in some way (usually narration) while doing something else.
Postscript99 December 16, 2015 Author December 16, 2015 That's a new term to me, especially in the context you're describing. Various tulpa glossaries have mostly the same definitions, but I'll summarize them here. Narration: talking to/with (not at) your tulpa. Active forcing: setting dedicated time aside to force (in any which way, narration or otherwise). Passive forcing: forcing in some way (usually narration) while doing something else. Well, I had read Kiahdaj's guide, which said that narration wasn't really considered forcing, which kind of threw me off. Thank you for clearing this up.
Postscript99 December 17, 2015 Author December 17, 2015 Passive forcing is really boosting my awareness. I had my first lucid dream in quite a while. I'm still somewhat at a loss for words during the school day though. It's as if whatever is left of my creative side shuts itself off. It didn't use to always be like this.
Vos December 17, 2015 December 17, 2015 I'm still somewhat at a loss for words during the school day though. It's as if whatever is left of my creative side shuts itself off. It didn't use to always be like this. Just look around you for topics, really. The things that come up during the lecture, what the people around you are saying, what you're expecting the next class to be like, what you're working on, what you're planning on doing when you get home, etc. If you see a stapler, talk about that stapler - describe that stapler, what does the stapler bring up in terms of memories, ponder with your tulpa as to why you're talking about a stapler.
Lacquer December 17, 2015 December 17, 2015 Passive forcing is really boosting my awareness. I had my first lucid dream in quite a while. While I understand there is already a noticeable overlap with the lucid dreaming community and the modern tulpa community, would passive forcing actually increase the probability of having a lucid dream? Looking at the various methods the LD community has for having LDs, the closest thing to passive forcing to an LD technique would be reality checking, and that's really pushing it. Are you already doing things like having a dream journal and doing one of the various WILD/MILD/DILD/etc. to try to lucid dream? What I've read about lucid dreaming (which admittedly is not all that much relative to people for whom that is their "thing") is that these things, especially the dream journal are necessary for making yourself have an LD. Basically, I'm asking if this could be confirmation bias resulting from too small of a sample size coupled with the fact that LDs are naturally occurring. Maybe someone more well-versed in lucid dreaming could chime in about what sort of studies have been done that could potentially connect the sort of behavior passive forcing is with lucid dreaming.
Postscript99 December 18, 2015 Author December 18, 2015 While I understand there is already a noticeable overlap with the lucid dreaming community and the modern tulpa community, would passive forcing actually increase the probability of having a lucid dream? Looking at the various methods the LD community has for having LDs, the closest thing to passive forcing to an LD technique would be reality checking, and that's really pushing it. Are you already doing things like having a dream journal and doing one of the various WILD/MILD/DILD/etc. to try to lucid dream? What I've read about lucid dreaming (which admittedly is not all that much relative to people for whom that is their "thing") is that these things, especially the dream journal are necessary for making yourself have an LD. Basically, I'm asking if this could be confirmation bias resulting from too small of a sample size coupled with the fact that LDs are naturally occurring. Maybe someone more well-versed in lucid dreaming could chime in about what sort of studies have been done that could potentially connect the sort of behavior passive forcing is with lucid dreaming. There is a method of inducing lucid dreams called ADA, or all day awareness, that involves no actual reality checks, but focuses on maintaining sensory awareness and clarity of thought. I feel that by trying to be more aware of Lavender and directing my thought towards her creates a similar effect. Dream journaling only affects recall, and I had far fewer successes with traditional methods when I was still actively pursuing my dreams. Keep in mind that the placebo effect is also effective in inducing lucid dreams which is why everything from apple juice to peanut butter to caffeine has been considered a lucid aid at some point. Today was the first day of midterms. I didn't passive force as much as I usually do. I tried to talk through some problems but unfortunately focused on the test a bit too much at times. I'm not worried about my grades too much so I should make better use of my time tomorrow and find something to talk about with Lavender.
Lacquer December 18, 2015 December 18, 2015 That's very interesting. Shows what I know about lucid dreaming
Postscript99 December 19, 2015 Author December 19, 2015 Break starts tomorrow. I can't be certain of any progress right now, but I'll have a lot more time to work in the days to come. I keep trying to passive force more often but I'm running into the same problems that I had with slipping back into routine. If I can think of some kind of symbol that reminds me of both Lavender and myself, I would remember to think of her more often.
Vos December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 I would remember to think of her more often. There are a lot of things you can do to remember her - change your phone wallpaper to something that reminds you of her (or her), add a banner on your phone, tie a string around your finger, write their name (or symbol, preferably this) on your hand, etc.
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