tulpa

/ ˈtʊlpə /

noun

1. a being or object that is created in the imagination by visualization techniques such as in Tibetan mysticism

Word History and Origins

Origin of tulpa¹

from Tibetan

Example Sentences

For Jack, a 21-year-old student near Melbourne, Australia, the pandemic prompted conversations with an imaginary companion — known in Internet circles as a tulpa.

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One blog in particular, White Elephants, presented the Core Theory, which was this idea that Slender Man was a tulpa, or a being brought to life by the imaginations of different people.

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“Tulpa Effect,” a web series initially set in Oakland, took a more psychological approach.

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Integral to the Slender Man mythos, Vincent told the Guardian, is the Buddhist concept of “Tulpa” – a figure which is conjured into being through belief or thought alone.

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Newsom, too, mentioned the concept of Tulpa.

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