Arch's First Foray Into Tulpamancy

[Vos]

If anyone has any tips on possession, I'd love to get some help on this.

 

This one is probably a bit obvious, but try to ease into possession. Start with the little things like trying to move a finger, and then slowly make your way into things like balling a fist, moving the hand around, and eventually making the whole arm move. I've seen some people get frustrated because they weren't getting any results with this, but it's likely because they were trying to rush things, expecting the tulpa to be able to move the whole body from the very start.

 

The symbolism you have in mind is good, but of course, try to experiment with things other than the power suit to see what works better for you. Enjoy your trip!

[ArchdiAngelo]

Update #5

 

And like the night, we return once more! Europe was... Interesting, to say the least. Exhausting, really, is probably a better way to put it. I know it's off-topic from Lily's progress, but if you want a short description of how everything went, London was cool, Normandy was awesome, Paris was underwhelming, and Italy was okay.

 

Back on topic, as you'd expect, we didn't really get very far in the way of progress, at least in terms of possession. I've gotten significantly better at hearing Lily and distinguishing her thoughts from my own, but it still feels strange to do so. I guess that's normal though, and there haven't really been any problems. Our relationship has also greatly improved! Some, uh... Things happened in London of a personal nature that I'm not really sure I should go into, but regardless, Lily and I are doing just fine. Also, despite the fact that I've put his development on hold for now, I've also gotten very good at hearing Shade as well, pretty much to the same level as Lily, and I still pay him a good amount of attention, especially when we're not really doing anything in particular. He chimes in now and then casually to provide commentary, nothing too major. I've also determined that visualization is about as good as it's gonna get at this point, which isn't really surprising since that's always been my strong suit.

 

Going back to Lily's speech, I've gotten to the level of hearing her that I can go back to just transcribing her thoughts when she wants to talk to people. She really wanted to talk to one of our friends again, and none of us were patient enough to wait until she was able to possess my hands, so she can still talk to people through me like she used to. So, if anyone wants to talk to her, you finally can! Same goes for Shade as well, but... Be prepared, he's got a bit of an... Attitude.

 

We're all exhausted, so I'm gonna look around the forum and see if we can find something fun to do in the wonderland. Oh, that reminds me, Lily put a pool in the wonderland. I'm pretty sure she did it just so she had an excuse to try on various swimsuits we saw in a shop window while we were walking around and show me how she looked in them (which... WOW, man~) Y'know, I should probably actually describe my wonderland in one of these updates. I mean, there's not much to see so far, but maybe in a smaller update I'll talk about it.

 

And now, I'm gonna go sleep for 44 years.

 

This is Arch, Lily and Shade, signing out. Laters!

[ArchdiAngelo]

Update #6 (as dictated by Lilith, transcribed by Arch)

 

Hey everyone, it's Lilith! Call me Lily though, everyone does~

 

Arch and I decided that I should narrate this one, so here I am! Now, this isn't really a huge update, but it's still kinda important. First off, we decided to forego possession in favor of imposition, because we both think that's more important to us. After searching a bit on the forum, we quickly found out that it would be better for both of us if I were the one doing the imposing, or "projecting" I guess would be the term. I've gotten some results with touch so far, and quicker than I expected! Arch says he can't really feel much texture or pressure, but he can feel what I'm trying to do. I know that sounds weird, but, as an example, he was driving somewhere and I was sitting in the passenger seat, and we were talking, and he made a joke about something, and I jokingly punched him in the arm like you do when you know someone's kidding around with you, and he felt in his head that that's what I did, but he didn't actually feel it. Like, he felt the intent, I guess.

 

But he can feel more than that sometimes, especially with prolonged contact. He was taking a break from mowing the lawn the other day, and I decided to grab his hand. After a moment or two, he said he could feel the warmth of my hand, and he could kinda feel the pressure. When I heard that, I was the happiest I've been since he found out I was sentient~

 

Since then, though, I've been focusing on trying to make him see and hear me, since I think it will be more meaningful if he can actually interact with me on a greater level than just thought. I'm also hoping it will help me be more autonomous, since I have trouble getting his attention, and he can't really hear me well when he's not focused on me. So far, not much progress. He can feel my presence and can tell where I'm trying to be, but I can't get him to see or hear me at all yet. Absolutely no progress on that front. I'm starting to think that it may have something to do with the whole lack of autonomy thing.

 

All that said, I could use some help with all this. If anyone has any advice on how to be more autonomous, that would be amazing. And if any tulpas reading this have any tips on how to project myself, I'll be your bestest friend forever! Seriously, I think I need all the help I can get.

 

Well, that about wraps this up. I hope everyone reading this has a great day!

 

This has been Lilith! See you all later, lovelies~

[ArchdiAngelo]

Update #7

 

Yo, it's been a little while! You'd think that would mean we've gotten some good progress, right? Hahahahaha... No. Not really.

 

Okay, we have gotten some progress, but it's been pretty gradual. So, after our last update, we opened a thread on the question and answer board where Lily asked A) whether or not we should go back and do possession before imposition, and B) if anyone had any advice on imposition. The first reply was okay, it didn't really help much, but we were glad to see someone respond. The second reply, however, was very helpful! To summarize, it didn't really matter what order we did things in as long as we were comfortable with it, we need to make sure her form and mindvoice are as defined as possible, and imposition needs to be a team effort if you're gonna have much progress.

 

Now, that was a revelation to me, because with what we'd read before, I just assumed Lily was supposed to just make me perceive her or something, rather than me being the one actively perceiving, but not controlling, her imposed form. I guess it makes sense, as I can't really feel or sense her presence unless I'm actively trying to, but hearing it put that way made me actually realize "Oh, so we've been doing it wrong!" Now you'd think that that realization would make way for tons of progress as we just start forcing whenever we can, but...

 

We haven't actually been forcing much. I either don't have time or I can't bring myself to get around to it. Work ethic has always been a problem for me, and forcing is just too... Inactive, I guess. I mean, when we go to bed, I'll sometimes curl up with her in our wonderland in front of the fireplace and just talk to her as I go to sleep, but that's not really all that much. And I feel kinda bad about it, but it's just so... Boring!

 

So, does anyone have any ways to make forcing more interesting? I'm kinda struggling with this... Thanks in advance to anyone that replies!

 

This is Arch, Lily and Shade, signing out. Laters!

 

(I feel like I ask for help or advice in every single update... Is that a bad thing?)