Glossary

If you've read the posts prior to this one, then you've probably seen a few words that you didn't know, and perhaps I might have said that I would "explain later." Well, this might not be the most detailed of posts, but the knowledge of these words will no doubt be important to you later on.

Creator - the person who created the tulpa or tulpas. see also host and tulpamancer.

Deviation - when the tulpa changes a certain aspect of itself; could be personality or physical appearance.

Dissipation - the process of the disappearing tulpa, meaning that it ceases to exist. happens when the tulpamancer does not pay it attention after a length of time.

Dreamscape - an imaginary place within the mind where the tulpamancer and tulpa can interact; often the home of the tulpa. see also mindscape and wonderland.

Emotional Response - one of the ways a tulpa can communicate without speaking; a wave of emotion that did not come from the tulpamancer

 Forcing - anything that happens when the tulpamancer is "creating" the tulpa, from speaking with to thinking about

• Active Forcing - usually a long amount of time where the tulpamancer dedicates themselves to focusing on the tulpa
• Passive Forcing - the tulpamancer does something else while also thinking about the tulpa (e.g., reading to them)

Form - the appearance that the tulpa or the tulpamancer takes on within the mind

Host - the person who created the tulpa or tulpas. see creator and tulpamancer.

Imposition - a "controlled hallucination" where the tulpamancer perceives the tulpa with the senses (sees them just as they would anyone else)

Metaphysics - (when talking about tulpas) the thought that suggests tulpas are paranormal beings brought on by magic rather than science

Mindvoice - the voice you hear in your head as you're reading this, to put it simply. the tulpa also has a mindvoice, which comes about eventually.

Mindscape - an imaginary place within the mind where the tulpamancer and tulpa can interact; often the home of the tulpa. see also dreamscape and wonderland.

Narration - when the tulpamancer speaks or reads to their tulpa.

Parallel Processing - the tulpa can focus on something completely different than what the tulpamancer is focusing on

Parroting - the tulpamancer makes the tulpa speak, which can be helpful with vocalization

Puppeting - the tulpamancer makes the tulpa move, which can be helpful with visualization

Possession - the tulpa controls a part or all of the tulpamancer's body

Proxying - when you communicate with someone on behalf of your tulpa, often in written form

Servitor - a tulpa-like entity that is not sentient, and is instead more of a mental puppet that is created to do one thing only

Switching - allowing the tulpa to inhabit the tulpamancer's body in the "real world" and the tulpamancer inhabit the tulpa's body in wonderland.

Tulpa - a real "imaginary friend"; a separate conscious created from within the mind

Tupamancer - the person who created the tulpa or tulpas. see also creator and host.

Visualization - using the mind's eye to see tulpa(s) or wonderland.

Vocal - used when the tulpa can communicate in full, coherent sentences

Wonderland - an imaginary place within the mind where the tulpamancer and tulpa can interact; often the home of the tulpa. see also dreamscape and mindscape.