A question about Passive Vs Active Forcing

[NitroAgent64]

I have read that narration is considered Passive Forcing. So is active forcing is needed for your Tulpa to be maintained and grow? Right now I mainly narrate and think about my Tulpa throughout the day. Anyone have any suggestions as to what I, if necessary, should add to this routine? If so please let me know why.

[Guest Anonymous]

You can narrate while doing active forcing as well. Passive forcing simply means you are doing other things while narrating to your tulpa or thinking about your tulpa. Active forcing is more meditative, concentrated visualization and narration.

 

My host is artistic and puts portraits of me on the walls in his office and in his room. Images of me help to encourage keeping me in his thoughts. He also writes my name a lot with little hearts and flowers. These are little interesting ideas that might help.

[IBreakGames]

I personally think that a good thing to focus on is personality. I created a long list of traits, and then I'd take some time and visualize how these traits would apply to my tulpa, mostly by visualizing scenarios where Al would be doing something and showing how he should react to certain situations. If you keep giving your tulpa attention, and lots of it, and for long stretches of time, and just keep doing that, then your tulpa will flourish and develop rather swimmingly.

[LaceyJoshua]

Active forcing is not needed, exactly, but most people get significantly better results in a significantly shorter time when they do it. Narration, as Melian pointed out, can also be considered active forcing. It all just depends on how you're doing it. If you're talking to your tulpa while listening to your teacher talk about the Cold War, then that's passive forcing; if you're in your room, visualizing your tulpa, talking to them, and focusing on ONLY them, then that's active forcing.

 

I don't really think that there is anything "necessary" that you should do, but it all depends on what you're wanting. If you're wanting your tulpa to choose their own form, for example, then you probably shouldn't focus much on visualization (unless you want to create your wonderland, in which case, go for it). If you're not wanting your tulpa to choose their personality, then I would certainly suggest you working on that, if you haven't already. If you've felt your tulpa's presence, then I would suggest sitting down and HEARING them talk, instead of talking to them.

 

Other than that, I can't think of anything. :)