Tulpa

Tulpas sit at the crossroads of mysticism, psychology, and paranormal folklore. They appear in discussions of thought‑forms, occult practice, and even internet‑born legends like Slender Man. A tulpa is a deliberately created thought‑form — a mental companion that begins in imagination and, through sustained focus, develops its own independent personality, voice, and preferences. The idea traces back to Tibetan Buddhist concepts of sprul‑pa (emanation bodies), but the modern meaning comes from 20th‑century Western mysticism and today’s online tulpamancy communities. Practitioners describe tulpas as sentient inner entities that share the same mind but think and respond on their own.