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State of the Medical Community’s Knowledge

Tulpamancy, like most forms of plurality, has not received much research attention from academics or clinicians. The only types of plurality that have had much formal research are DID (Dissociative identity disorder – formerly known as MPD) and OSDD (other specified dissociative disorder, formerly known as DDNOS). It is currently unknown and hotly debated how much of that research actually applies to other forms of plurality such as tulpamancy – however, the research would likely be applicable to those who have DID/OSDD and have also made tulpas. There has been a some research into soulbonding and soulbonding-like phenomena (though not described using those terms) and a tiny bit into tulpamancy, the latter primarily from an anthropological standpoint.

Just as a lot of thought goes into making a tulpa, a lot of thought should go into whether making a tulpa is the best decision in the first place. Here is a (by no means complete) list of pros and cons for consideration.

FAQs

The origins of tulpamancy can be traced back all the way to Tibetan Buddhism:

(This is an essay that was jointly written by a contributor, Falah, and their tulpa Noctis and originally posted elsewhere. All views expressed are the opinion of the authors.)

The Basics: Definition and History

So, let’s start with the metaphorical dictionary. In the broadest use of the word as is found here: