Tulpas & Connections To Objects

[Tabitha McCourt]

So I am wondering about Tulpas and connections to objects. There is a phenomenon called Objectum Sexually that only occurs in a fraction of the world's population where a person develops a strong emotional and romantic feelings towards an object. It can be seen in some people on the autism spectrum. I am this way myself as some things I feel like there is a presence there or something there watching me and comforting me. It's not a spirit or anything. It's just a feeling that I get. Could that be a Tulpa in a way.

[Glaurung26]

Could be. Children in particular, and humans in general can develop strong attachments to objects. It's an unconditional relationship in a way. Kind of like a 100% passive tulpa. Unless you project one onto it. I lost most of my childhood objects that I was attached to. My plushie leopard eel Joanna and I are pretty tight still. I think I named her after the lizard from Rescuers Down Under. 

 

I've been curious for a while if there's a connection between Joanna and my tulpa, Jaina. They're both mum on the matter. I think it would be interesting if she was the seed for forming my tulpa later. 

 

So possible. 🤷‍♂️

[Guest]

32 minutes ago, Glaurung26 said:

So possible.

I agree. I haven't heard of it here, but they probably don't go around telling people.

[Jamie]

 

49 minutes ago, Bear said:

I agree. I haven't heard of it here, but they probably don't go around telling people.

 

There was a guy here who had a giant plushie who was his tulpa, and there is also a small youtuber who has a tulpa who is a sock puppet and he would go to conventions and the sock puppet tulpa would interview people. Apparently he was popular with children in his native country. I don't know of anyone who had a non-anthropomorphic object become a tulpa. 

 

*both tulpas, iirc, had origins in childhood/teenagehood

Edited May 22, 2021 by Jamie

[Glaurung26]

Neat. Makes sense.

[Zen 禅]

Associating thoughtforms with objects is definitely a thing in various metaphysical/magical traditions. It's not uncommon in traditions where tuppers (or spirits, as they're more likely to say) aren't automatically considered nice for you to bind them to a particular object as either a home or a prison. I'd also not consider it much of a stretch for someone with animistic beliefs to make a tulpa that is actually the personification of a particular object.

Edited May 23, 2021 by ZenAndMika

[Ranger]

I know it can be helpful to associate a stuffed animal or model with your tulpa, especially if you have aphantasia.

 

Otherwise, I remember one tulpamancer that tried to work with a physical beyblade to represent their tulpa. I don't remember how it went though.