Thinking about our tulpa

[FurryBlueNaki]

When I think about pushing my tulpa on a swing, is he really doing that in wonderland? Or is it just another image my mind is creating and he's really off doing something else?

 

Every time I think about doing something with him, is he actively participating?

[Guest amber5885]

You would have to ask him but in m experiance yes.

[FurryBlueNaki]

I think even when it's another character it's still him, because I intend on it being him.

[Gryphon Flight]

If you intend on it being him, then it likely will end up being him, but that's something to ask your tulpa. I used to do that sort of thing all the time, and my tulpas got annoyed by me pulling them away from whatever they were doing to do what I was daydreaming about.

[FurryBlueNaki]

Mine says he's fine with what we're doing as long as I'm spending time with him. I think he values our time. I don't think he's fully sentient yet so he's not really doing anything when I'm not thinking about him. At least I don't think so. He tells me that it takes my effort to make him do things. Except in the rare while he'll have an epiphany, a moment of enlightenment. I think he's closer to everything I don't understand about the Universe than I am.

[Guest amber5885]

If he's talking to you and has opinions he's sentient.

[FurryBlueNaki]

If he's talking to you and has opinions he's sentient.

 

Thanks. Now I feel an extra responsibility for him.

[Luminesce]

In my experience, my tulpa was more than happy to accept everything we did as real - it was my doubts of the legitimacy of what she was saying that hurt her growth and sometimes feelings. Bottom line is, your tulpa exists in the same brain and with the same consciousness as you. The things they say ARE coming from your brain. But you aren't necessarily controlling everything they say with your part of that consciousness. Both in my experience and many others' here, when a tulpa is trying to communicate with you and you doubt that they're the ones talking, it can really hurt their feelings, and definitely slows development.

 

There isn't a magical border between legitimacy or not. "If I imagine us doing something, how do I know if it's real or not?" implies it can be fake, or real. It's in your mind. If you believe it's real and accept that, then it is, and you can enjoy your time with your tulpa. If you constantly tell yourself everything is fake and "all in your head", you'll get nowhere and your tulpa will be really frustrated.

 

Also, tulpas don't necessarily "do things" when you're not paying them attention. My tulpas are, if I dare say, "natural" ones, non-influenced by any of the ideas of what a tulpa was for most of their lives. When I asked them when they existed, they said when I thought they did. They told me if I believed they were doing things even when I wasn't thinking about them, that they would be. So if you'd like, you can have your tulpa be active even when not being thought about. (I believe I saw someone say their tulpa has a job and isn't always present?) My tulpas have taken on a sort of "We're aware of everything you were doing when we weren't around and may have thoughts and opinions based on them, even if we weren't there to say them at the time"... I should mention my tulpas all have complete access to my thoughts because their purpose is to help guide/accompany me in life. Your tulpa doesn't have to know everything you think(and vice versa), many peoples' don't.

You're free to do whatever you and your tulpa are comfortable with, you don't have to conform to some perceived rules you see here. Anything you believe and they accept is real to you.

[Guest amber5885]

I was the job one lol that lasted a whole two days. He was playing around with who exactly he wanted to be at the time. I think he's got it sort of figured out now.

[FurryBlueNaki]

Yes, my tulpa felt me push him on the swing, but we can't do anything for more than 10 seconds before my mind wanders. And I don't have ADD. I guess I could if I really tried. He is entertained by me.