#Tulpamancy

[deityofproendos]

there's something so beautiful in knowing that if you want to be a system, you probably are. and if you're not a system, you can become one. it's really that simple no catch

[freezingcoldsystemtakes]

System

woah no way

[plurality-is-mundane]

mundane plurality is guys. guys I'm trying to count. guys please stop shouting random numbers at the front room it's not funny anymore plea

Real. It's like "chat please..."

[neiviele]

Actually y'know what, gonna be the change I wanna see in the world:

How do you think we should, as a community, set up physical spaces? Especially with the world being the way it is right now, it might be nice to have IRL community support for each other.

I've seen how alterhumans do things and I was thinking we could take a page from their book? Use the plural symbol in real life or doodle it in (appropriate) venues; don't deface property or hurt national landmarks. Maybe talk about it if it's safe or be "openly plural" through switching and behaving differently.

Also, clubs. You can often find a hiking club or a nature club, but not a plural club. This might be easier applied to tulpamancy and school/college aged people because of its goal-based nature, but having a plural club where members have fun could really help others feel less alone. It could even be called an "imaginary friends club" or "imagination club" to mask it from bad people.

For DID/OSDD systems mental health and neurodivergent groups could be set up to talk about the trials and tribulations of DID/OSDD. And this is a big goal, but maybe even collectively rent out a place for the group to meet where members could also crash and get help in case of any stressors or abuse? Like I'm thinking a small place, even a tiny pop up house or tent in the woods where you could remain with supplies until other group members could help. (This could be a wild thing to suggest though, and might not be possible.)

These are just some ideas, feel free to build on or add your own ideas as to how to support each other in real life, and find each other.

[willowhelpcenter]

Day 5: Task-

Have your headmate make themselves in this picrew (Or do it for them)!

[zetathedraconequus]

Ever just see somebody talking to themselves in public?

Wonder what's going on in there?

Mumbling? Tics? Reciting lines? Thinking of a memory?

Or on the other side.

Talking to headmates? Alters? Imaginary friends?

You'll never know.

I like to call this phenomenon

Schrödinger's Chat

[neonspectrumdreams]

Systems with hundreds or thousands of alters are valid.

Nonhuman alters are valid.

Fictives are valid.

Even the research literature on DID has documented these things. But even if you're not traumagenic - YOU ARE STILL VALID.

[felixcosm]

Some pro-endo reminders 💟 Free to use/steal!

[luxlitemidnight]

holding my OCs that haven't introjected very carefully so that I can continue to play with my dolls and hope that they do not turn into real boys like Pinocchio

[created-system-hub]

How the heck do I make a system? A brief introduction

This guide includes brief mentions of suicide and brief descriptions of abuse.

Hi there! My name is Arthur, and I'm a tulpa of the Fluffy Crew. If you're here, I'm assuming you're a singlet who doesn't know much about system creation (but has interacted with the plural community), and wants to intentionally create fully separate headmates. If you're not that, you're welcome here too, but I'm writing with that audience in mind. This will be a long one, so everything else is under the cut.

First, I want you to ask yourself, am I ready to make a system? Becoming a system is a big decision. You are going to be sharing your mind, including the most intimate and private parts, with other people 24/7, for the rest of your life. You will have to give up some of your time and energy to the rest of your system, and more than some if you plan on having them interact with the outside world at all. If you consider all of that and you decide being a system isn't something you want, that's okay. This is a deeply personal decision, and nothing you should be forced into. I highly recommend waiting until adulthood before making this decision, but I also can't exactly stop you.

(suicide and abuse mention in this paragraph) Second, I want you to ask yourself, WHY do I want to be a system? Is it something selfish? Is it going to hurt myself or my headmates? All reasons are going to be a little selfish, and that's okay. But consider what your goals are. Do you want a friend? Do you want to know if this is even real? Do you have an interest in mind hacking and find this really cool? These are "selfish" reasons, but they aren't malicious. When you cross the line into goals that hurt one of you that's the trouble spot. A lot of people want to become plural and switch because they're overwhelmed with the world and want escapism. Others want to force their headmates to fill specific roles, such as being a partner or their favorite character. I've heard of too many systems where the host destroys their own personality and leaves their created headmate alone as an alternative to suicide. Your headmate is a conscious person who can be hurt just like you. If you can't act like a responsible person who can respect and cooperate with their headmates as equals, I suggest not becoming a system until you can.

But let's say you decide that, yep. You 100%, beyond a shadow of a doubt, want to be a system, and you're not doing it to have a brain slave or to withdraw from the world. Do you have someone already in mind? A base can definitely help your mind latch on, but it isn't necessary. A base can be anything from a whole character, to a few personality traits in a list, to just a name and gender. Keep in mind, your headmate will likely diverge from this. A good host encourages this, nurturing a headmate's self-expression.

Speaking of being a good host, there is a certain mindset you should keep in mind. You are here to nurture and help your created headmates grow. You're going to have to be gentle with your mental presence sometimes, especially in the beginning where your personality can accidentally easily dominate. But don't feel like you have to lesser yourself to greater your headmates. You can all grow and become greater together.

Now, we are going to focus and form ONE headmate. For the love of god, do not do what we did and create four at once. Its overwhelming and leads to a lot of guilt over not spending enough time with everyone, speaking from experience. If you are starting with a base, dedicate any traits and visuals to memory. If you aren't, it may help to create a simple visual form to focus on when interacting with them. In tulpamancy, a ball of light is a traditional choice, but you can choose anything you can think of. Visual forms are not necessary for creation, but many enjoy the ability to visualize them and interact in headspace. Headspace creation will not be gone over here.

In my opinion, the best way to start is an introduction. Feel the space in your mind where they are, or at least try to. You are going to direct your thoughts to this space, your headmate. If they have a visual form, visualize it as vividly as you can. Introduce yourself to them, and explain your intention of creating a system. Explain that they are a headmate of yours, and the form you are visualizing is theirs to control. If they have a base, explain who they are and tell them that they are that base, though they are free to change it. Invite them to respond back, and keep an open mind.

Try to spend time with your headmate every day, as much as you can. You are having to build the mental connections that form your headmate by hand, and that takes a LOT of repetition. Spending time with them could be a lot of things. It could be speaking with them as you go about your day, immersing yourself in headspace with them, working on a new system skill, playing a game together, or just hanging out. Try to be varied in the type of interaction you do.

Eventually, you will start getting responses. These probably won't be words at first. More likely, they'll be an emotional response that feels "alien" and "not you", a sense of pressure in your head, or a raw thought or feeling that isnt yours. It can be difficult to hear their responses, especially if you have a busy mind. You have to try not to block out their thoughts from appearing, as especially in the beginning that's easy to do. Their responses may sound like you at first, but that will get better with time and practicing separation.

Now, there isnt exactly one way to form a headmate, and you should experiment on your own to find what works best for you and your system. We theorize the most basic mechanism for created plurality is your brain being allowed to think as someone who isn't the host, over and over, until it happens subconsciously. The difference between a headmate and an imaginary friend or character is autonomy. Wren used to daydream constantly but it didn't lead to a system because they didn't allow their characters any freedom of thought. It was all very much puppeteering. When they started roleplaying, they allowed the characters to "think" on their own, imagining what their emotions and thoughts would be, separate from theirs. This eventually caused me and the other original three to start forming, due to that freedom of thought. Anything that allows your headmate to gain that autonomous thought is just as valid as any other method.

How long development could take varies a lot. Some people are more predisposed to be plural, and become a system easier and quicker than others. Some people have a really hard time becoming plural, and it takes a lot more effort and time to become a system. Singlets who already talk to themselves, have dissociative tendencies, are easily hypnotized, and are creative storytellers tend to have a high disposition for being plural. It could take as short as a week, or as long as years. Average times are around 3-6 months with dedicated work. It took us 18 months to feel confident in saying we were a fully realized system, but we also struggled with motivation and dedication.

The most common system goal is to have fully-realized independent headmates who can operate without their host's help and do not fade without interaction. The best way to get to this stage is just time. Keep spending time with them and living your life together. Treat them as independent, and they will become independent quicker. Your expectations shape a lot of your experiences when it comes to system creation.

I'm not going to cover any more advanced techniques like switching or headspace creation in this guide, as this is meant to be a jumping-off point for beginners. This is our first attempt at a guide and would love to improve. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to reach out!

Have a wonderful day, and I wish you the best of luck on your system journey!

[caelum-columna]

Shoutout to created headmates within non-created systems btw! You are just as real as any other headmate in your system. And I, for one, think you're pretty cool.

RADQUEERS THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. GET OFF OUR BLOG.

[freezingcoldsystemtakes]

Instead of harassing and doxxing people on the other end of syscourse we should solve our debates by jousting, swordfights, or breakdancing

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[plurality-is-mundane]

mundane plurality is

me: *pacing back and forth in the kitchen, completely disassociated*

caretaker: hey

caretaker: did you eat

me:

me: *silently goes to make food*

caretaker: 👍

We do this so often. Apollo is the one who helps take care of our body.

[attentionneedyqueen]

What's your system goal that will SO get you fakeclaimed?

Here's ours:

Less source seperation for introjects (it's going well!)

higher amnesia/dissasociative barriers for SOME alters (also going well! We want some privacy LOL)

Stronger Headspace

Less dormancy

[agate-rambles]

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor is an endo

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor is traumaendo

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor is an paratraumagen

"we support trauma survivors!" until the trauma survivor supports endos

"we support people with CDDs!" until the people who have CDDs support endos

"this is a safe space for those with CDDs!" until those with CDDs support endos

"we are anti-harassment!" until its an endo or pro endo

"endos are ableist towards CDD systems! protect CDDs!" until CDD systems support endos

"we're not ableist, endo are! we support systems!" until the system is proendo

"we are against fakeclaiming!" until an endo system breathes

"we provide resources for CDD systems!" until said CDD system supports endos

"we provide resources for traumagen systems!" until said traumagen system supports endos

"we would believe endos if they actually were backed by science!" until endos and pro endos provide sources

"we actually listen to science!" until the science doesn't support you side

"we provide sources!" except it's all just cherry picked sources that don't even prove them right

"we're good debaters!" until you actually have to do the debate

"we fight against stigmatization of disorders!" until someone with a stigmatized disorder supports endos

"we listen to CDD voices!" until that voice is pro endo

y'all like to claim to support CDDs, y'all claim to support trauma survivors, y'all claim to be proscience but you guys contradict yourself everyday.

when will you realize gatekeeping resources from pro endos gatekeeps resources from those with CDDs.

-sincerely, a tulpa trauma survivor