Tulpa Article?

[Zer0.iNSaNiTY]

Hey guys, so I've become a sorta writer for this site called psych2go.net. It's, as you should guess, a psychology website. I was thinking of writing an article on tulpas to put up, but I don't know if you guys would want that. The general population of active visitors and fans are psychology students in university, although there are some who already have their degree or are teenagers in high school. The site isn't extremely big either, some couple thousand views per day I think, but one should always practice caution, no? Should be noted at least a few people already know about tulpas who visit the site.

 

I realize a lot of you guys would prefer tulpas stay out of the mainstream, so I thought I'd ask first. I highly doubt putting an article up on this website will get it into the mainstream, but what do I know. And if I do put up an article, what should I focus on?

 

Thanks y'all~

[Linkzelda]

If anything, you can start with creating a conceptual road-map for those individuals to dive into before going into philosophical inquiry. In other words, giving a general overview behind tulpas (e.g. sentience, possession/switching, narration, etc.), and maybe start gathering anecdotal claims, or threads that generalize those claims of how people conceptualize what it means to integrate those concepts into creating a tulpa, and deviating from those concepts to make their own sense of authenticity.

 

Of course, you can link to guides that already have some kind of road-map, but I guess it wouldn't be more on your take on the matter, huh?

[FallFamily]

Also, you could write something and not post it there, but post it here or give a link and then people can give comments and you can edit it and roll it around a few cycles and have a good nice article. Also, then people on here can also say if they think it is a good idea or not.

 

- Hail

[Zer0.iNSaNiTY]

If anything, you can start with creating a conceptual road-map for those individuals to dive into before going into philosophical inquiry. In other words, giving a general overview behind tulpas (e.g. sentience, possession/switching, narration, etc.), and maybe start gathering anecdotal claims, or threads that generalize those claims of how people conceptualize what it means to integrate those concepts into creating a tulpa, and deviating from those concepts to make their own sense of authenticity.

 

Of course, you can link to guides that already have some kind of road-map, but I guess it wouldn't be more on your take on the matter, huh?

 

That's what I was thinking. Maybe cover the basics of what it is and then talk about the various other pieces, like imposition and possession.

 

Also, you could write something and not post it there, but post it here or give a link and then people can give comments and you can edit it and roll it around a few cycles and have a good nice article. Also, then people on here can also say if they think it is a good idea or not.

 

- Hail

 

True! That may be a good idea :3 I'll make sure to link my rough draft here when I get it written up.

[hbenton]

I'd much rather it be posted in a science/psychology-oriented website than some sensationalist "news" publication. The former focuses on the technical aspects of it - what, how, why, etc - whereas the latter is more focused on garnering readership. Honestly, though, I don't care. You've been around long enough to know the image tulpa.info tries to maintain.

[Guest Anonymous]

I realize a lot of you guys would prefer tulpas stay out of the mainstream, so I thought I'd ask first. I highly doubt putting an article up on this website will get it into the mainstream, but what do I know. And if I do put up an article, what should I focus on?

 

What would I like to see? A direct, to-the-point article. Keep the humor out of it. That means no pastel horses, no sex, no pregnancies, no posh jokes, and especially no stereotypes or generalizations. Keep imposition out, keep switching and possession out too. They're advanced steps that have no business in an introduction to the topic. Focus on the basics: Personality, narration, visualization. Getting the tulpa talking. How they can affect one's life. That kind of thing. That will quite easily fill up your ~600 word quota that you seem to be aiming at.

 

I'm reading through your articles and honestly, I think PTSD therapeutic methods (K9 therapy, rap groups, there's a lot), methods to reduce stress, phobias and treatment, perhaps a purely Lucid Dreaming article, would be more down your alley. They're related to what you've already posted.

[Einulf]

I think that it would be a good way to test the waters, so to speak. One thing I would suggest is looking at the similarities between tulpas and thoughtforms, since more people have heard of the latter.

 

Aura is too lazy to type right now, but she agrees with me and wants to add that a focus on the benefits of tulpas might be useful as well, particularly in relation to mental illness.

[Zer0.iNSaNiTY]

I'd much rather it be posted in a science/psychology-oriented website than some sensationalist "news" publication. The former focuses on the technical aspects of it - what, how, why, etc - whereas the latter is more focused on garnering readership. Honestly, though, I don't care. You've been around long enough to know the image tulpa.info tries to maintain.

 

True, was going to focus more on the "what is a tulpa" aspect more than anything anyways.

 

 

What would I like to see? A direct, to-the-point article. Keep the humor out of it. That means no pastel horses, no sex, no pregnancies, no posh jokes, and especially no stereotypes or generalizations. Keep imposition out, keep switching and possession out too. They're advanced steps that have no business in an introduction to the topic. Focus on the basics: Personality, narration, visualization. Getting the tulpa talking. How they can affect one's life. That kind of thing. That will quite easily fill up your ~600 word quota that you seem to be aiming at.

 

Well, none of those things sound like things to even joke about :/ But basics, got it. I realise those more advanced things may come off in bad ways, so I guess that would be a smarter way to approach things.

 

I'm reading through your articles and honestly, I think PTSD therapeutic methods (K9 therapy, rap groups, there's a lot), methods to reduce stress, phobias and treatment, perhaps a purely Lucid Dreaming article, would be more down your alley. They're related to what you've already posted.

 

I don't even think there's a relationship between any of the articles I've posted :/ Generally I have just found some topic I like, asked the head guy for permission to write the article, and just went with it. Unless you're talking about the entire website itself, in which case it might stick out a bit, but I do think it's still better than, as hbenton put it, a "sensationalist 'news' publication."

 

I think that it would be a good way to test the waters, so to speak. One thing I would suggest is looking at the similarities between tulpas and thoughtforms, since more people have heard of the latter.

 

Aura is too lazy to type right now, but she agrees with me and wants to add that a focus on the benefits of tulpas might be useful as well, particularly in relation to mental illness.

 

Definitely, that seems like a good point to stress. Focus on the good, and not the insanely-weird-people-are-messed-up vibe most articles seem to wanna paint tulpas with =w=;

 

Question for all, how does everyone feel about me relating tulpas as a more advanced form or a imaginary friend? I think people tend to be mixed on that representation, but I personally feel it tends to be a pretty accurate description.

[Iris MacKenzie]

I'd prefer "second consciousness" to "imaginary friend," personally, but that's just me. I spend more time with my host than in the wonderland.

[Luminesce]

You just have to make it clear that tulpas are more than imaginary friends. Draw the line too close and people assume tulpas are just imaginary friends created by people above the age of 9. Focus on their sentience, lack of "puppeting" if you can explain that, and the seriousness of creating/having one. (You know, the "Pets aren't toys, they're living beings" thing)