A tulpa is a physical materialization of a thought, resulting in the creation of a being or object. - Pad of Definitions, Official WebsiteContents |
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In 1915, a group of 20 Tibetan monks visualised a golem in their heads. They mediated on it so hard, they brought it to life. Out of thin air.
In Hell House, Craig Thursten and his cousin Dana decided to create their own local myth in an abandoned house. They used a theology text book and rock bands art to paint various satanic looking symbols all over the house, one of them being the Tibetan Spirit Sigil. Then, they started the legend of Mordechai Murdoch by taking a few people to the house to "prove" it was real. HellHoundsLair.com picked up the story, with pictures, and many people across the nation started to believe the story and gave the Tulpa life. When one girl, Jill, died in the house as a result of the Tulpa, Craig got scared and confessed what was going on to Dean and Sam Winchester, reporters with the Dallas Morning News. The next day, the house burned to the ground, taking the Tulpa and its symbol with it.
Tulpa also translated as "magical emanation", "conjured thing", and "phantom" is a concept in mysticism of a being or object which is created through sheer spiritual or mental discipline alone. It is defined in Indian Buddhist texts as any unreal, illusory or mind created apparition.
"Simply put, a tulpa is a being created by the act of someone imagining it. The most common way this is accomplished is with Tibetan spirit sigils, which are used in mystical customs to focus thought and belief. A monk with intense concentration can create a tulpa on his own, but tulpas can also be created by a group consciousness - such as through people reading about something on a website. Once created, a tulpa has a life of its own, and can only be destroyed by refocusing the thoughts that created it... or by killing its master."
The tulpa can take any form that the people empowering it desire.