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## Abvieon’s Guide to Parallel Processing
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The following is an excerpt from a tulpa creation guide I am currently writing.
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I have taken my section on parallel processing in that guide and put it into a
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separate document so I can send this to those who are looking for advice
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specifically on parallel processing.
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### Processing power and plurality
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Although a tulpa is a separate consciousness, creating a tulpa will not increase
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your brain’s total “processing power”, or the resources used to think and
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process information. To put it simply, having a tulpa does not give your brain
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the processing power of two brains. This means that your brain’s existing
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processing power must be shared, divided and swapped between you and your tulpa.
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How does processing power work when it comes to having more than one person in a
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head? There are three possible configurations - sharing, swapping, and dividing.
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I will walk you through a symbolic demonstration of how I believe each of these
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configurations work.
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Imagine two small circles, one labeled “host” and the other labeled “tulpa”.
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Now, imagine a larger circle labeled “processing power.”
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### Sharing
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In the first configuration, both the host and tulpa circles are inside of the
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processing power circle. This means that both the host and tulpa are conscious
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but are taking in the same information and sensory input. They are both focusing
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on the same thing. Each is aware of everything the other is aware of.
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Interactions between the tulpa and host in this state must be alternating - if
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they are having a conversation, they cannot speak at the exact same time and
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will instead take turns thinking and speaking. The one not doing the thinking or
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speaking at any given time will be doing nothing but observing.
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### Swapping
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Either the host or tulpa circle is inside of the processing power circle and the
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other is outside of it. This means that one is conscious while the other is
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unconscious. This may happen if one becomes involved in a highly mentally
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intensive task, forcing them to take all of the processing power for themselves
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and leaving none left over for the other to use. If one has no processing power
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to use for themselves, not only do they lose the ability to think, but they also
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go unconscious.
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### Dividing
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Now, imagine that the processing power circle has been split into two separate
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circles. The host circle is inside of one and the tulpa circle is inside of the
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other. Because the processing power circle was split rather than multiplied,
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each “half” of the circle is smaller than the original. This means that the host
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and tulpa each have a smaller pool of resources to work with than if they were
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in the sharing configuration. However, this configuration allows for the host
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and tulpa to each think about different things simultaneously, unlike in the
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sharing configuration. They will be focusing on separate things and may not be
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aware of everything the other is aware of.
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### Parallel processing
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The “dividing” configuration described above is what is known as “parallel
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processing.” During parallel processing, the host and tulpa will be thinking
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about or focusing on different things at the same time, operating in parallel to
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one another. One example of such is when a host goes about their day while their
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tulpa occupies themselves with something else in the mindscape. Another example
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is when a tulpa has private thoughts of their own that the host cannot hear.
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Parallel processing is a skill that some systems exercise by default with hardly
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any effort, possessing a natural talent for it, while other systems may find it
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very difficult, needing to put in significant effort to achieve it.
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Parallel processing is not to be confused with multitasking. Multitasking deals
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with a single consciousness while parallel processing deals with more than one
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consciousness. The word “multitasking” itself is a misnomer - a single
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consciousness is a single stream of awareness and experience, and therefore
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cannot have more than one focus at a time. A single consciousness can quickly
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switch between different focuses, which can give off a vague impression of doing
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more than one thing at a time, though that isn’t what is actually happening.
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This is what multitasking actually is. When a second stream of awareness and
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experience is present, that second consciousness can focus on something else at
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the same time.
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Still, parallel processing is hardly a superpower of any sort - as mentioned
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before, this division does not give your brain any more resources to work with
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than it had prior to containing more than one consciousness. This means that it
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is very difficult, for some even impossible, for a host and tulpa to be involved
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in different highly mentally intensive activities simultaneously. For example,
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both doing different difficult math problems. However, it is more feasible for
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one to work on a math problem while the other does something far less intensive,
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such as taking a walk in the mindscape. The more processing power one is using,
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the less the other will have to work with. It is a balancing act.
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Young or not yet well developed tulpas tend to have trouble with “grabbing”
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processing power for themselves, needing their host to be directly feeding them
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processing power in the form of attention in order to remain conscious. The
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moment their host directs their attention elsewhere, even if it is not to
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something mentally strenuous, the tulpa will go unconscious. This is a problem
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as it can easily lead to the tulpa spending large chunks of time not doing
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anything that could have better been used for any number of things, and does not
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allow for them to be self sufficient. In order to have this not happen, the
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tulpa must learn to either “latch onto” and share their host’s processing power
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without their host giving them attention, or learn to divide it. The former
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often happens naturally with nothing more than time and development, but the
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latter will often need to be actively pursued in order to achieve. Dividing
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processing power is typically more desirable than sharing it because the tulpa
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will not have to constantly watch whatever the host is doing or vice versa.
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### Learning to parallel process
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In order to learn to parallel process, you must start small and work your way
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up. Certain things in parallel processing are more difficult than others - if
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you don’t have a natural affinity for parallel processing and try to jump
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straight into trying to go about your day while your tulpa does activities in
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the mindscape you will fail to do so, possibly frustrating yourself or leading
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yourself to believe that it is not possible for you to parallel process.
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The very first thing you must do is split you and your tulpa’s observation,
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taking in different sensory input at the same time. This is the first step to
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break out of the standard “sharing” configuration, and is the very baseline of
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all parallel processing. You will not be able to do anything more advanced until
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you are able to do this. Observation and thinking are not the same thing - one
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can remain conscious and aware without thinking. Observation also uses up far
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less processing power than thinking does, meaning that it is easier for a host
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and tulpa to observe different things simultaneously than it is for them to
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think about different things simultaneously.
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#### Splitting observation
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You don't have another set of eyes on the back of your head, so the best way of
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doing this is by utilizing your mindscape. First, immerse yourself in the
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mindscape and make sure your tulpa is as well. Then, identify an object to look
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at, for example a tree. Now, identify another object - and this is important -
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have it be out of the field of vision of where your own object can be seen. Also
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make sure that it looks very different from the object you will be looking at.
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If you are going to be looking at a pine tree, have the other object be a
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deciduous tree.
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Though not required, it is ideal for this activity that your mindscape is
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fleshed out and consistent. This means that objects, areas, rooms, etc. and
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their locations are generally the same and can be clearly recalled and
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visualised with little to no mental effort. If the layout of rooms or locations
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of objects in your mindscape are inconsistent or hard to remember, this activity
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will probably be harder.
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Some tulpas by default see things via their host’s perspective in the mindscape
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even if they have a form of their own. If they do this, tell your tulpa to shift
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their perspective to their own form. Have them imagine that they are seeing out
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of their form’s eyes rather than yours.
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Now, look at your object, and tell your tulpa to look at the other object. You
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might notice that your senses start to “overlap” - you might start seeing what
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you tulpa sees on top of what you are looking at, almost as if they are morphing
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together - if this happens, try to ignore what your tulpa is seeing. You can do
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this by focusing more heavily on your own object. Examine its smaller details,
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take note of its every little aspect. Fill your mind with observations of your
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object until everything else, anything you are not choosing to focus on, is
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pushed out of your awareness. Your tulpa should do the same. Try to keep this up
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for as long as you can. You and your tulpa may only be able to maintain this for
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seconds at a time at first, but if you continue to practice you will get better
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at it.
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Splitting sensory input between you and your tulpa creates the capability for
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isolated experience within your system. Isolated experience is just what it
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sounds like - The tulpa being aware of things that the host is not aware of, or
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vise versa. This is what allows for parallel processing to be possible.
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If you do not have a mindscape, have a very weak ability to visualize, or just
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can’t succeed at this for some reason, there is another option for training this
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skill that does not involve sensory imagination at all. There is a game made
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specifically for training and testing parallel processing. Click on the
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‘instructions’ button when you open the game to see how it works.
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#### Thought concealment
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Once you have had some success with the previous exercise, you can move on to
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slightly harder things. This exercise does not deal with isolating sensory
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observation, it instead deals with isolating thought.
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The idea here is to have your tulpa be able to have thoughts which you are not
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aware of, and for you to be able to have thoughts your tulpa is not aware of.
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You should start by forming a sort of divide between mindvoice vocalization
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directed at your tulpa and ordinary background thoughts within your mind.
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Recognize them as being different things. One is meant to be heard by your
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tulpa, the other not. You can use symbolism to form this distinction - “attach”
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a certain feeling or image to the thoughts you want your tulpa to be able to
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hear. Be consistent and do this every single time you talk to your tulpa, and
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keep it up for a long period of time - over time your mind will start to
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recognize your interactions with your tulpa as in some way being different from
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your ordinary thoughts. However, this does not automatically make it so your
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tulpa cannot hear certain thoughts of yours, it only establishes the necessary
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separation between what you do and do not want your tulpa to hear. You and your
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tulpa will need to do a bit more to actually hide certain thoughts.
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Next, your tulpa will need to teach themselves to automatically ignore and block
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out any thoughts of yours that are not being “sent” along with the symbol you
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chose. They can start by consciously choosing to ignore any of said thoughts -
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as soon as they notice them, they should distract themselves with something else
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to avoid continued awareness of them. They should think of them as being
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insignificant, not worth paying attention to. If done consistently, over time
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this process of ignoring said thoughts will become automatic and unconscious.
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The thoughts you do not direct specifically at your tulpa will automatically
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avoid your tulpa’s awareness. Your tulpa won’t need to make an effort to ignore
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them any longer, as they won’t even enter your tulpa’s awareness in the first
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place. The process needed for your tulpa to be able to hide certain thoughts
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from you is the same as this, just with reversed roles.
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I did not suggest that you instead associate a symbol with the thoughts you
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don’t want your tulpa to hear because it may be annoying and more difficult to
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have to associate a symbol with all of your personal thoughts - such thoughts
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are typically more free-flowing and less stringently directed than thoughts you
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would direct at your tulpa, so it would be more difficult to consistently
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associate a symbol with them.
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#### Counting exercise
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Once you have had some success with thought concealment, this next exercise
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becomes possible. What you will do here is have your tulpa count in private
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thoughts - thoughts you can’t hear - after which you will check on them to
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verify that they have actually been counting outside of your awareness.
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First, find a timer, preferably a digital one. Your tulpa should become familiar
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with the pace of the timer, internalizing how long each second takes. This is
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the pace your tulpa should count at. If your tulpa counts too slow or too fast
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relative to the timer, it will be more difficult to see whether or not your
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tulpa did the exercise correctly.
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Use the stopwatch mode on the timer. When you press start should be the moment
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your tulpa starts counting. Now, you need to put the timer somewhere you cannot
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see it. If it makes noise or ticks, put it somewhere you can’t hear it.
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Now, go do something for a minute or two that does not require a great deal of
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mental effort. Maybe read some of a book you’re read before or go on a short
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walk. If you do not occupy yourself with something else while your tulpa counts
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you are at a greater risk of accidentally becoming aware of their thought
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process. But, it cannot be mentally strenuous, otherwise you risk stealing too
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much processing power from your tulpa, the processing power they need in order
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to count.
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Now, go back to the timer - without looking at the face so you can’t see what
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number it is at - and press stop. Your tulpa should stop counting when you do
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this. Before looking at the number on the timer, ask your tulpa what number they
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counted to. Now, flip the timer around and see what it stopped at. If the number
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your tulpa counted to is very close to the number of seconds the timer was at,
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this means your tulpa was successfully able to count while you did something
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else at the same time. Counting may take very little mental effort, but it is a
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start. This skill can evolve into far more advanced things.
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You can increase the difficulty of this exercise by increasing the amount of
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time your tulpa counts for or doing something more mentally strenuous while they
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count. Of course, you can also replace the counting with a more mentally
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strenuous activity. Once you are good enough at this, your tulpa will be able to
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do a wide variety of things outside of your awareness.
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### Self sufficiency
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Forcing doesn’t have to last forever. You may not need to continue putting work
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into maintaining your tulpa and keeping them around, or at least anything that
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feels like work. It’s possible to stop forcing entirely but have your tulpa
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continue existing as they have been without in any way regressing or becoming
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less active. This is achieved by your tulpa becoming self-sufficient.
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Self sufficiency is possible only when your tulpa is able to hold onto
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processing power for themselves without you giving it to them. They must be able
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to be conscious at their own discretion, not only when you are paying attention
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to them. As mentioned before, there are two different ways for your tulpa to do
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this- sharing your processing power or dividing it.
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Because I already went over parallel processing, I’ll explain how your tulpa can
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share your processing power. The sharing of processing power is typically easier
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and more prone to occuring naturally than parallel processing is, but it is
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still helpful to know how to “brute force” it in case it doesn’t end up
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happening naturally as your tulpa develops.
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When your tulpa shares your processing power, they will be sharing your
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experience at all times, staying with you throughout the day no matter what you
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are doing. Seeing what you are seeing, hearing what you are hearing, etc. This
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replaces the function that your forcing and attention previously had. They won’t
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need you to direct thoughts and stimuli towards them, because they will be
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automatically receiving it by themselves. Sharing processing power works best
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when your tulpa is aware of your physical body and its senses rather than the
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mindscape and their form within the mindscape. So, in order for your tulpa to do
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this they should first learn to be connected to your senses if that is not
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already a regular thing for them.
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To start off, have a long active forcing session so your tulpa is as present and
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mentally active as possible. Then, start passive forcing immediately afterwards
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while you go and do something else. Maybe start out with something that isn’t
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very mentally demanding. At this point your tulpa should connect to your senses
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if they weren’t already. As you passive force, gradually start paying less and
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less attention to your tulpa. Space out your conversation so that wider gaps of
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time go in-between you talking to one another. It’s important that your tulpa do
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anything they can to stay awake and thinking during these gaps. If they have
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difficulty forming their own thoughts to keep themselves busy, they can resort
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to examining your physical environment, taking note of every detail. Or, they
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can just listen to your thoughts if you haven’t practiced thought concealment.
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After awhile, stop talking to and paying attention to your tulpa entirely. If
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successful, your tulpa should still be conscious. In this state, a tulpa will be
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able to chime in and talk to you at any time without prompting. In a way they
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will be “lurking in the background,” present yet not always within your
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awareness. A tulpa who is proficient enough at this will be able to do this
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24/7, minus when you are asleep, of course.
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This should go without saying, but you should not use this as a way to entirely
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abandon your tulpa. It should only be used to reduce the workload of having a
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tulpa by mostly removing the maintenance aspect. Even if your tulpa is perfectly
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self sufficient, chances are they will still want to spend some of their time
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with you. It is important that you still acknowledge them and talk to them every
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once in awhile. This is especially true if you have just one tulpa, as your
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tulpa will need some socialization in their life in order to stay happy and
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mentally healthy.
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