(00:00:00) Mind Beyond Matter Part 6: The Mind That Made Itself
(00:02:59) The Historical and Esoteric Lineage of the Thoughtform
(00:03:40) Tibetan Concept of Sprul Pa
(00:05:23) The Theosophical Reinterpretation: Thought-Forms
(00:08:16) Alexandra David-Néel’s Foundational Narrative
(00:10:30) The Modern Digital Subculture of Tulpamancy
(00:11:02) From Occultism to Online Community
(00:12:46) The Tulpamancer’s Toolkit: Creation, Forcing, and Imposition
(00:14:46) Demographics, Motivations, and Ethical Considerations
(00:16:22) The Egregore: A Collective Thought-Form
(00:17:21) Examples from Lore and Culture
(00:19:46) Cognitive Mechanisms of Reality-Shaping
(00:21:56) Conclusion — A Map of the Mind’s Untapped Potential
(00:24:17) My Reflection
(00:26:51) Outro
Episode 6: The Mind That Made Itself
Tulpa, Thoughtforms, and Belief-Made Beings
Can a thought become alive?
In this episode, we travel through the strange world of tulpas and thoughtforms. Beings said to be born entirely from the power of the human mind. From the mystical roots of Tibetan Buddhism to the occult experiments of the early 1900s, and the curious revival of tulpamancy in online communities, we’ll explore how imagination can blur into reality.
Are tulpas psychological tricks? Or ancient truths reborn in digital form?
And if belief can create sentient minds… what else might it be shaping in the world around us?
This episode also ventures into the collective dimension of belief, the egregore, a shared psychic construct that emerges when many minds focus on the same idea. From internet myths like Slender Man to the mechanics of placebo, faith, and self-fulfilling prophecies, we’ll uncover how thought itself may be the most powerful creative force of all.
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