Tibetans believe a tulpa is a ghost or apparition existing in the
spirit world
Tulpas:
Thoughtform Brought To Life
by Robert
Benjamin
A thoughtform
is a term used to explain a form of energy that can be manifested
through the collective efforts of a person or several persons. In
Tibetan dialects, thoughtform is translated as tulpa, which can be
actualized either consciously or unconsciously by willpower,
visualization, and the use of life energy.
Tibetan
Buddhism is a religion that is strongly rooted in meditation and in
the understanding of the life energy. All living organisms possess
the life energy, it is strong in some organisms, and weak in others.
Through the proper practice and meditation, humans can learn to
perceive this energy with all their senses, and in some ways, can be
able to control it. The collective efforts of a group produce more
of this energy as compared to an individual.
The belief in
the thoughtform exists in many cultures, particularly in Central and
South Asia, like Bhutan, Nepal, China, India, and Mongolia. Regions
that believe in shamanic practices also have their versions of these
thoughtforms. In Australia, there are practices with thoughtforms
that have originated from indigenous tribes. In Native Americans in
the United States, the Cherokees also believe in the spiritual
ability to create thoughtforms.
The essence of
the Tibetan tulpa lies in the human ability to actualize thought.
Through focus and concentration, that which is only spiritual or
invisible can manifest itself in a physical form. Tibetans believe
that a tulpa is a ghost or apparition of a living person, existing
in the etheric or spiritual world. As a person wills the tulpa to
exist, it has a possibility to be seen by other people. Tulpas can
be in the forms of animals, mythical creatures, and also humans.
There are accounts of persons who practice this actualization, and
have been able to take digital photos of themselves with their
tulpas.
One of the
modern introductions of tulpas to the west was in the 19th century,
where Alexandra David-Neel, a French spiritualist, writer, and
explorer, discovered her ability to actualize thoughtforms after a
pilgrimage to Lhasa, Tibet. As a devout Buddhist, she learned how to
focus her spiritual energy and was able to allow her tulpa to exist
as a jolly friar image. However, the tulpa became uncontrollable,
according to sources, and had to be destroyed.
Many sources
relate tulpas to egrigor, a western occult belief that is described
as a spiritual form brought to life through concentration and
meditation of a group. Egrigors, like tulpas, can be captured on
film or digital photography. Some persons believe that these
practitioners or occultists should observe caution when summoning
and actualizing their tulpas. Egrigors and tulpas have the ability
to separate themselves from the etheric world, and remove themselves
from the control of the persons who willed them.
Experts on the
occult explain that thoughtforms such as the tulpa and egrigor are
the reasons why believed-to-be haunted places actually become
haunted. The human mind and spirit have an amazing power and the
ability to create things. Tulpas are only one of the manifestations
of how focus can make things possible.
There is a
website that describes the Tulpas and numerous other creatures of
Cryptozoology in detail, this website is called: Unknown Creatures
and it may be found at this url:
http://www.unknown-creatures.com
About the
author: Robert W. Benjamin has been in the software business on the
internet for over 7 years, and has been producing low-cost software
for the past 25+ years. He first released software on the AMIGA and
C64 computer systems in the late 1970's-80's. Robert has written
many articles pertaining to numerous subjects, and he has also
developed over 6 different websites. Seasonal Vacation Spots
http://www.seasonalvacationspots.com
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