A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
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Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#2Even if this wasnt unhealthy, I fail to see the benefits of this even after reading the "What is a tulpa good for?" section.
Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#3Sounds like bullshit made to hide or obfuscate a similar concept or word, a decoy. It has all the cult-like features of an autonomous self propelling cultural manifestation (with purpose unknown).
These being: dubious reliance on eastern or mystical religious connection, fan-based growth mechanisms, blurry definition, 'mind' and 'brain' interest hooks for people worried about their intelligence to latch on. They are the ugly cousins of ARGs.
It is unlikely to have been made by accident, so it must have a purpose and a creator with intent behind it.
Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#4Sounds like bullshit made to hide or obfuscate a similar concept or word, a decoy. It has all the cult-like features of an autonomous self propelling cultural manifestation (with purpose unknown). These being: dubious reliance on eastern or mystical religious connection, fan-based growth mechanisms, blurry definition, 'mind' and 'brain' interest hooks for people worried about their intelligence to latch on. They are…
I don't think there's any ulterior motive here beyond people just wanting magic to be real.
Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#5Sounds like bullshit made to hide or obfuscate a similar concept or word, a decoy. It has all the cult-like features of an autonomous self propelling cultural manifestation (with purpose unknown). These being: dubious reliance on eastern or mystical religious connection, fan-based growth mechanisms, blurry definition, 'mind' and 'brain' interest hooks for people worried about their intelligence to latch on. They are…
I don't think there's any ulterior motive here beyond people just wanting magic to be real.
People wanting magic to be real is the hook.
My guess is that the whole thing is made to work on a single word, either to promote it, hide it or change its meaning over time.
It has autonomous defenses (the creator(s) could claim it as a joke or misunderstanding), it has propagating parallell beliefs (the "typing" tulpa as an analog for muscular memory), etc. You acted to defend it using one of its autonomous mechanisms, unwillingly perhaps (it preys on the inability of some to perceive its parts as distinct pieces, you only saw the new age stuff outside).
It seems highly engineered, but not sophisticated enough to be completely invisible.
Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think there's any ulterior motive here beyond people just wanting magic to be real.
People wanting magic to be real is the hook. My guess is that the whole thing is made to work on a single word, either to promote it, hide it or change its meaning over time. It has autonomous defenses (the creator(s) could claim it as a joke or misunderstanding), it has propagating parallell beliefs (the "typing" tulpa as an analog for muscular memory), etc. You acted to defend it using one of its autonomous mechani…
Is it like the astral doppleganger? There's a whole chapter and six levels before that idea:
The Psychonaut Field Manual - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42563946 - 3 months ago (70 points, 61 comments)
i.e. the need to prepare, and the first step in level seven is circle of protection.
Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
People wanting magic to be real is the hook. My guess is that the whole thing is made to work on a single word, either to promote it, hide it or change its meaning over time. It has autonomous defenses (the creator(s) could claim it as a joke or misunderstanding), it has propagating parallell beliefs (the "typing" tulpa as an analog for muscular memory), etc. You acted to defend it using one of its autonomous mechani…
Is it like the astral doppleganger? There's a whole chapter and six levels before that idea: The Psychonaut Field Manual - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42563946 - 3 months ago (70 points, 61 comments) i.e. the need to prepare, and the first step in level seven is circle of protection.
I don't know, I never read that manual. Not particularly curious to do so.
I am talking about autonomous cultural mechanisms. I cannot correlate it with works from another author.
The "dillution by correlation" is also a kind of autonomous cultural mechanism that preys on the human proneness to identify patterns. These manuals for training seem to good to be true, and if they are, too obvious to remain effective.
Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
People wanting magic to be real is the hook. My guess is that the whole thing is made to work on a single word, either to promote it, hide it or change its meaning over time. It has autonomous defenses (the creator(s) could claim it as a joke or misunderstanding), it has propagating parallell beliefs (the "typing" tulpa as an analog for muscular memory), etc. You acted to defend it using one of its autonomous mechani…
Is it like the astral doppleganger? There's a whole chapter and six levels before that idea: The Psychonaut Field Manual - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42563946 - 3 months ago (70 points, 61 comments) i.e. the need to prepare, and the first step in level seven is circle of protection.
A noteworthy aside on that is the author of that "manual" suffered a mental breakdown. Just search for it adding "reddit" on Google and you'll find the post.
Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is it like the astral doppleganger? There's a whole chapter and six levels before that idea: The Psychonaut Field Manual - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42563946 - 3 months ago (70 points, 61 comments) i.e. the need to prepare, and the first step in level seven is circle of protection.
A noteworthy aside on that is the author of that "manual" suffered a mental breakdown. Just search for it adding "reddit" on Google and you'll find the post.
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Re: A tulpa is an entity in the mind acting independently of your consciousness
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is it like the astral doppleganger? There's a whole chapter and six levels before that idea: The Psychonaut Field Manual - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42563946 - 3 months ago (70 points, 61 comments) i.e. the need to prepare, and the first step in level seven is circle of protection.
A noteworthy aside on that is the author of that "manual" suffered a mental breakdown. Just search for it adding "reddit" on Google and you'll find the post.
Thank-you. Haven't heard anything new so far. Hope they are doing okay.