Tulpa easyer to visualize through mirrors and reflections

[Josac]

I noticed that If I try to imagine my tulpa standing in front of me in the bathroom, it's well, as hard as usual, but as soon as I imagine looking through a mirror and seeing her reflection there, it's noticably more easy, has anyone else noticed this, if so, why would this be?

[Hornets]

Cozmo had some weird obsession with mirrors before she could speak, though everyone is different with visualization. It just takes practice, but if this helps then keep doing it!

I'm not sure why that would happen for you though, maybe because as a human the only way we can see ourselves is through a mirror (besides pictures)? So by that theory, maybe it's just easier to visualize something in a mirror because it's how we can see ourselves?

Sorry if that's weirdly worded, hopefully you'll understand what I mean by it.

[Jax]

Visualization often improves for me while I'm looking in a mirror. I have not begun imposition yet, and I expect I am far from beginning it, but I suspect the same would hold true. I believe it is because you have a frame of reference you are completely familiar with. Whether you like it or not, you know your body. Thus, while looking in a mirror, the brain can use your figure as a kind of ruler, helping to put everything in place and make shapes and proportions more concrete.

 

You want to draw a hand? You look at your own hand. You want to visualize or impose your tulpa? You use your own body as reference.

 

I hope this helped and made even a tad of sense.

[Splooshie123]

Using your own body as reference? What if it's a non-human tulpa?

 

Maybe it's easier to visualize reflections because they're actually 2D images, which should be easier than 3D.

[Tulpony]

Just tried this with my tulpae, and yes, it's a lot easier for me too. I think, at least in my case, it's easier because Pix and Cordy are both in 2D cartoon style so it's just more natural to visualize them on a 2D plane than in a 3D environment. Plus, most hosts have only ever seen their tulpae outside their head through pictures/tv/drawings/computers/etc. It'd be interesting to see what would happen if someone made a clay sculpture of their tulpa and used that to help visualize.

[Lacquer]

I would think it'd be harder to visualize in a mirror, kind of like how the brain glitches out when looking at a mirror in a lucid dream, or so I've been told.

[Splooshie123]

That's different. In a dream, your brain has to create the entire reflection in the mirror. In real life, the reflection is already there.

 

I'm guessing this idea with the mirrors would also apply to photographs. It's just imposing onto a 2D surface.

[Lacquer]

What? Mirrors are not 2D.

[Splooshie123]

They are flat surfaces, though.

[NekoiNemo]

What? Mirrors are not 2D.

Apparently they are. Reflection in mirror are just 2D image.