'Reviving' a tulpa

[Czaranis]

So a month or two ago, I tried to create a tulpa, Jane. I narrated to her for about a week solid, and tried (unsuccessfully) to find her in a lucid dream. She kinda drifted away after a while, and got lost in my mind.

 

Recently, she's returned for no apparent reason, and although her personality is more clearly defined than before, and she speaks more often, I'm having trouble visualising her. Also, her voice is very weak and indistinct, and I have trouble telling it apart from my own mindvoice.

 

If anyone could give me some advice on how to visualise Jane more strongly, and how to help distinguish her mindvoice from my own, this would be much appreciated - I missed her when she was gone, and I think she's glad to be back too. :)

[Guest]

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[Czaranis]

Ok, thanks for the advice. What you described is pretty much exactly what I'm getting, so I guess I'll just continue narrating and talking to her until her voice becomes more distinct. That guide helped too btw, thanks :3

[MindSeeker]

I find the phenomenon, of your tulpa disappearing for a while and then suddenly reappearing with some parts of her strengthened, very interesting, as this opposes the general belief of the importance of a strict, continuous forcing regime.

 

While I, too, believe that forcing is at the heart of creating a tulpa, your experience highlights the possible benefits of break periods. In psychological research, this is known as "incubation". The researchers Dijksterhuis and Meurs (2004, link) define incubation, as unconcsious thought processes, that can help solve creative tasks and that happen during break time or when you are distracted from the task. In their experiments they found, that conscious thoughts often lead to focused attention to a limited number of aspects and a stronger adherence to the obvious, while unconscious thought during periods of incubation lead to a more encompassing perspective and more creative solutions to creative tasks.

 

OP's experiences appear to underline, that these findings might apply to creating a tulpa as well. This does not seem so surprising, as tulpamancing does encompass some highly creative aspects - from defining their personality, to coming up with all the little details of their form during visualizing and imposition. On the other hand, a word of caution might be required: Attention still is the main "source of energy" for a tulpa. Breaks that are too long or are taken too often, might not help, you might start to forget details, or start to lose your motivation. But, maybe taking a some time off once in a while might be helpful. I'd especially would expect benefits, if you are motivated, but find that your tulpa is currently stagnating in some aspects.

[Czaranis]

Interesting post, MindSeeker; I read it to Jane, and she said that could have been what happened, but she wasn't really conscious during her 'hiatus', and isn't certain what happened.