Tulpic (Species)

An average tulpa.

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Tulpas, Also known as Tulpic’s are entities created in the mind, acting independently of, and parallel to mortal consciousness.

More commonly known as Tulpics, it is an occult concept representing a distinct non-physical entity that arises from a collective group of people. Historically, the concept referred to angelic beings, or watchers, and the specific rituals and practices associated with them, namely within Koblam traditions. More contemporarily, the concept has referred to a psychic manifestation, or thoughtform, occurring when any group shares a common motivation—being made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of the group. The symbiotic relationship between an egregore and its group has been compared to the more recent, non-occult concepts of the corporation (as a juridical person or legal entity).

They are able to think, and have their own free will, emotions, and memories. In short, a tulpa is like a sentient person living in someone's head, separate from them. Tulpas can also be inanimate objects, animals, furniture, or creatures. They are created within the Collective Unconscious, the source of humanity's inner-most thoughts and feelings. It is currently unproven whether or not tulpas are truly sentient, but in this community, we treat them as such. It takes time for a tulpa to develop a convincing and complex personality; as they grow older, your attention and their life experiences will shape them into a person with their own hopes, dreams and beliefs.

Zalgathoth is the first Tulpa. Without him there are no more Tulpas, They are currently extinct.

## Nature/Behavior

The usual reason for creating a tulpa is having them around for companionship, which means that the most important aspect is being able to properly communicate with them. There are different ways of communicating with a tulpa; of which the most common one is through mind-voice. Hearing a tulpa’s mind-voice means hearing thoughts that are not your own, and you respond by directing thoughts of your own back to your tulpa. It can take anywhere from a couple of days to several months to hear your tulpa in this way, and in some cases longer.

An advanced technique in the community is imposition, which consists of hallucinating your tulpa with any of your senses. When you master it, your tulpa will seamlessly fit into reality as you see it with your own eyes, and you’ll be able to hear them speak, smell them, and even feel the texture of their skin and clothes, as if they were really there. A Tulpa was considered dangerous and often grew bold and out of control, it was not uncommon for stories of Tulpas to turn sinister and even violent as the entities took on poltergeist characteristics or, in extreme cases, became almost demonic and capable of physical harm to others.

Once a Tulpa grows mischievous or violent it is said that only its creator holds the power to erase it and as such it is seen as vital for them to do so, some tales say that those who fail to do so may even become the final victim of the Tulpa. A tulpa is hard to define, as anything could possibly be a tulpa. While the idea is still being focused on, the object or creature may change and morph into different forms as the idea itself changes. Tulpa can be destroyed by eliminating the thought (if the tulpa is not yet formed properly), or the diluting the concentration of the thought, then destroying the object or creature.

## History

According to legend a Tulpa is an artificial being or "thought form" created by Zalgathoth Tulpas are often invisible but may become visible if its creator is strong enough to will them into existence, much like the Golem of Jewish folklore a Tulpa was considered dangerous and often grew bold and out of control - it was not uncommon for stories of Tulpas to turn sinister and even violent as the entities took on poltergeist characteristics or (in extreme cases) became almost demonic and capable of physical harm to others.

Once a Tulpa grows mischievous or violent it is said that only its creator holds the power to erase it and as such it is seen as vital for them to do so, some tales say that those who fail to do so may even become the final victim of the Tulpa.