Engineering Imaginary Sentience: The Psychological Subculture of the Tulpa Phenomenon

In the hidden corners of the internet, a growing community is engaging in a psychological practice that borders on the impossible. They are dedicating hundreds of hours to systematically hallucinating sentient, independent consciousnesses inside their own minds. They are creating Tulpas. Far removed from the involuntary delusions of clinical schizophrenia, Tulpamancy is a deliberate, highly stru...