Externalised Thought Forms.

The Tulpa
These types of alleged entities are known by various names, such as the one
above. As the blog title would imply, they are internally generated thoughts
which have been externalised into the physical world. The Tulpa in mysticism is
an entity which is created through sheer spiritual or mental discipline. In Indian
Buddhist texts it is defined as any unreal, illusory or mentally created apparition.
In black magic they are referred to as Fetches and
are used as a vehicle for the practitioners
consciousness, usually in a form that is designed
to terrify the victim at whom it is directed. This type
of projected thought form bears a close relationship
to astral projection.
The derivation of the word fetch is unknown, but it
may have some connection with fetish since it is
something made or created by the magician.
The term tulpa is used in the works of Alexandra
David-Nel, a Belgian-French explorer, spiritualist
and Buddhist, who observed these practices in 20th
century Tibet. He wrote that An accomplished Bodhisattva is capable of effecting
ten kinds of magic creations. The power of producing magic formations, tulkus or
less lasting and materialized tulpas does not, however, belong exclusively to
such mystic exalted beings. Any human, divine or demonic being may be
possessed of it. The only difference comes from the degree of power, and this
depends on the strength of the concentration and the quality of the mind itself.
According to David-Nels writings the tulpa has the ability to develop a mind of
its own and will seek to free itself from its creators control and take on a life of
its own. He goes on to say that he, himself, had created a tulpa which later
developed a life of its own and had to be destroyed. The alleged materialised
thought form (a monk) was apparently witnessed by others.

Imaginary Friends
Imaginary friends are a psychological and social phenomenon where a
friendship or other interpersonal relationship takes place in the imagination
rather than external physical reality
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that there is some truth regarding projected
thought forms, one can only imagine the
ensuing chaos presented by them were we capable
of conjuring up such entities. It is perhaps fortunate
that It takes a disciplined mind and years of
practice
to
create such
and
entity.
What
autonomous monstrosities, one wonders, could the
fertile imagination of a child or a serial killer
conjure up and unleash upon the world.

To date, however, there is no verifiable empirical evidence

to support the existence of these so-called sentient
entities. However, this does not deter certain on-line
factions of the community from insisting that they are real.
At best, their evidence is anecdotal and doesnt lend
credence to the existence of tulpas.
Chidambaram Ramesh, an Indian author and researcher,
has mentioned in his book Thought Forms and
Hallucinations that the creation of thought forms and
other mental entities like Tulpas etc., is the result of
holographic mind processing. He works to rediscover
scientifically influential ideas from ancient texts and time
periods that have been largely forgotten by present day
society, and examines these theories within the realm of contemporary science.

Tulpas: Real or Imagined?

If Alexander David-Nel is to be believed it would appear they are real; given that
he asserts his tulpa was witnessed by others. Herein lies a paradox. According to
the literature on the subject, perceiving the tulpa visually is initially done
internally. At the early stages, it may be hard for one to visualize a stable form
mentally and it may lack detail or flicker and fragment. Visualization is a skill that
is developed through persistent use which is commonly referred to as forcing.
As time goes on, the tulpas form will manifest as a stronger internal or
external hallucination, [my emphasis] gaining stability in integrity, and a
perceived increase of detail and substance.
The relevant word here is hallucination, of which there are many types.
This expression crops up consistently in forums concerning the nature of tulpas.
So far we have learnt that tulpas are a mental construction which can apparently
act independently of, and parallel to, the practitioners consciousness. They are
capable of independent thought and, according to some, have their own free will,
emotions, and memories. In short, a tulpa is a sentient entity living inside the
head of its creator, yet separate from him/her. To this authors way of thinking
this
hardly
constitutes
true independence and free will.

Memories and Emotions.

From an information
processing perspective there are three
main stages in the formation and
retrieval of memory:

Encoding or registration:
receiving, processing and
combining of received information.

Storage: the creation of a permanent record of the encoded information in

short or long term memory.

Retrieval: the encoding of information requires a physical medium on

which to store it. Since tulpas are not a physical medium how then is the
information stored to be retrieved later as memories?

In popular culture the concept of tulpas is widespread and can also be

found in fictional literature and films, to which I will add my own. They are:

Tulpa (2012 movie)

The Babadook (book)

Inside Out (movie)

Legion (novellas)

The Fetch (a short story from my book Strange Dominions.)

In Your Eyes (2014 movie)

Harvey (1950 movie)