More-Than-One Pride

🖌️ Plurality can be wonderful and you can experience it too!! Learn the basics and beginnings of created headmates here 🖌️

[you-can-be-plural]

🔥 It's okay to want to be plural 🔥

[ 🔥 It's okay to want to be plural 🔥]

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Have you ever been curious about what it's like to be more-than-one? Have you ever thought that maybe it even sounds right, or like something you would want? Have you ever wanted to explore the possibilities of the mind, spirit, and identity? Have you ever wanted a companion that you're in this adventure with for life?

Well, it's a big decision, but a completely possible one! People have been intentionally becoming more-than-one in different ways for a very long time, and giving names to these experiences for at least decades. This is a blog about how you can explore the possibilities and get started safely!

Not many people know that plurality can be a positive and invigorating experience! Start considering sharing your life with another today.

{ Asks are open, responses are slow }

#answered asks | #positivity | #resources | #terms

{ Run by a DID system with traumagenic & endogenic members }

👥 What is Created Plurality? 👥

[ 👥 What is Created Plurality? 👥 ]

Beginner FAQ - always adding more!

Created Plurality - Pluralpedia

"Created refers to systems which formed purposely for any reason. [...] It includes all forms of intentional plurality: consciously exploring gateways, opening oneself to spiritual formations, thoughtforms, etc."

This can be through a wide range of psychological or spiritual/metaphysical means! Created systems can be as simple as a sapient imaginary friend or as complex as communication with countless spirits.

🖌️ Major Created Plural Subtypes! 🖌️

[ 🖌️ Major Created Plural Subtypes! 🖌️ ]

Keep reading for more!

{ Subtypes labeled 🔵 are more psychological-leaning, Subtypes labeled 🟣 are more metaphysical-leaning, Subtypes labeled 🔴 have no lean }

🔵🟣 Thoughtform - An umbrella term used over many psychological & spiritual communities for any type of autonomous entities manifested by thought. Can be collective or singular, psychological or metaphysical. Very broad term, good source encompassing multiple definitions pending (Similar to: tulpamancy, parogenic, willogenic, faciogenic, senpiamancy)

🔵 Tulpamancy - "A tulpa is an entity created in the mind, acting independently of, and parallel to your own consciousness. [...] You’ll create a tulpa by imagining a person in your head, and treating them as a person. The exact mechanism is unknown, but as you give a tulpa attention, and believe it can be a sentient person, it will grow into one, and act independently of you." [alt primary source] (Similar to: thoughtform, parogenic, willogenic, faciogenic, senpiamancy) (Mostly psychologically-leaning but some metaphysical tulpamancers exist!)

🔵 Parogenic - "Parogenic refers to systems or headmates that were created using thought-based or metaphysical means, usually deliberately." (A broad term that is used as both an umbrella and a specific origin. Similar to: tulpamancy, thoughtform, willogenic, faciogenic, senpiamancy)

🔵🟣 Soulbonding - "Soulbonding is an intense connection someone feels to a character, which results in that character becoming a presence in their mind, a soulbond. Soulbonder refers to anyone who gains soulbonds, and may be considered a kind of host. Soulbonds may be described as headmates based on characters or real individuals, and may be viewed as walk-ins from another world that existed independently from the soulbonder before arriving, or hold the metaphysical belief that they did. It may also be used to refer to a fictive that takes a separate sentience, especially among writers. It can also be a connection one feels to a fictional character to the intensity that they appear in their headspace or as an internal voice." One of the very first created plural communities. Soulbonders tend to separate themselves into two categories, psychological and spiritual. (Similar to: Pariogenic, Primagenic, O-System, Charagenic, Gateway) [Pluralpedia link]

🔵🟣 Dæmonism - "Dæmonism is the practice of communicating with one's internal dæmon, a thoughtform representation of one's subconscious, inner thoughts, or soul given a sentient form. A dæmon commonly takes the form of an animal, inspired by Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials novels. A dæmian is an individual with a dæmon presence which they are aware of and communicate with. The terms "dæmian" and "dæmon" typically indicate a creator / created or discoverer / discovered relationship. [...] The term dæmonism may refer to the community, the practice, the presence of a dæmon, or the act of a dæmian communicating with their dæmon." [pluralpedia link]

🟣 Metagenic / Spirigenic - "Metagenic systems are ones that formed with metaphysical or spiritual origins not necessarily tied to any religion or practice." / "Spirigenic refers to systems that were created for or through spiritual means, with an emphasis on religious spirituality." (Umbrella terms for many different types of metaphysical plurality)

🟣 Possessive (system) - "Possessive systems are ones that formed through long-term spirit possession. Both the spirit and the host benefit as part of an agreement." (Similar to: spiritual soulbonding)

🔵 Blueprinted - "Blueprinted is a term [...] in which headmates are first created as dormant and entirely blank fragments who then are (usually) given a separately prepared set of details to take upon, which typically furthers them into a more developed headmate. Sometimes, blank fragments might be brought out of dormancy in an unaltered state, left to develop further on their own. A set of details given to a blank fragment in blueprinted (sisa)systems is often referred to as a blueprint. The process of giving a blank fragment in a blueprinted (sisa)system a blueprint is often referred to as instructing." (Other info for developing fragments: TBF)

🔵 Willogenic - "Willogenic describes a system that was purposefully [...] willed into existence." (Similar to: tulpamancy, thoughtform, parogenic, faciogenic, senpiamancy)

🔴 Catharigenic - "A catharigenic system is one whose origin is caused by the natural/unintentional creation of new members. This is meant to be an option for [...] plural folks who were unintentionally created, but still fall under “Created” in some way." (Often used by unintentionally created members of all stripes!)

📝 Created Plural Microlabels! 📝

[ 📝 Created Plural Microlabels! 📝 ]

🔴 Addgenic - "Addgenic refers to systems or headmates who [either]: Wish to become the largest system they can be, wish to become a larger system in a controlled and healthy manner, wish to become a larger system, but uncontrollably, [or] are obsessed with becoming a large system, which leads them to intentionally create headmates."

🔵 Archogenic - "Archogenic is an origin term that may describe a headmate's or system's origins as being created by an artisan, or constructed in a similar manner." (Similar to: tulpamancy, thoughtform, parogenic, willogenic, faciogenic, senpiamancy)

🔵 Borarogenic - "Borarogenic is an origin for (sisa)systems or headmates created out of boredom. It is under the parogenic umbrella."

🔵 Charagenic - "Charagenic is a system origin where a system is formed from creating and using characters. The characters can be used for art, writing, roleplay, or any other activity that involves using a character. These characters are typically introjects in the system." (Similar to: soulbonding, O-System, Primagenic)

🔵 Comfortgenic - "A comfortgenic system is one that created their headmates, specifically for the purpose of someone's comfort. It may have been for the host, someone outside of the system, or another headmate."

🔵 Crispgenic - "Crispgenic is an origin for those who willed headmates into existence aggressively. It's a term made to replace willogenic for those who feel like it's a softer term. Crispgenic can also be used for one who turns delusional attachments into headmates to help recover from the delusions."

🔴 Déagenic - "an origin term for members who were created or willed into existence in some way or other, whether intentionally or not. It was coined as an alternative to [other created terms], and can serve as an umbrella term, similarly to created."

🔵🟣 Dippigenic - "Dippigenic is an origin term for headmates who formed when their system intended to create a new member, but they ended up appearing spontaneously before any conscious effort was made. Dippigenic headmates may be considered quasi-spontaneous and/or walk-ins." (Similar to: Kiagenic, catharigenic)

🔵(?) Faciogenic - "Faciogenic refers to a subsystem made up of created [...] thoughtforms." (Similar to: tulpamancy, thoughtform, parogenic, willogenic, senpiamancy, archogenic)

🔵 Firpergenic - "Firpergenic is a -genic term that refers to a system (or subsystem, layer, ect) that formed because of imagining oneself as a system, or from referring to themself as multiple (ex: saying "we" even though they're a singlet / don't have a subsystem)." (Similar to: willogenic)

🔵 Imaginagenic - "imaginagenic is a system origin where a system forms from either imagination play or roleplaying." (Similar to: soulbonding, primagenic, charagenic, O-System)

🔵🟣 Kiagenic - "Kiagenic refers to a system [.../etc] formed out of chaos/pre-existing or primordial potential energy for existence, brought or manifested into existence or awareness via gentle nudging of unconscious processes. Kiagenic is distinct from parogenic in that it is not a conscious process with directed willful intent, though it can have more minor conscious elements. The term can also be used as an origin term for “accidental [created] systems/members”, who arise from deliberate action, but not intent to become plural/create system members." (similar to: Subliminalgenic)

🔵 Narrogenic - "Narrogenic is an origin term referring to a system forming from a singlet talking to themselves and gradually grew more and more separate until it felt like they were talking to an entirely separate entity. While this may apply to just the first headmate, it does not have to be restricted to them, nor does it have to be applied to all headmates." (This method is commonly seen in parogenic, willogenic and tulpamancy systems)

🔵🟣 O-System - "An o-system is a system where the headmates are original "characters" who, once created, took over their development and introduced themselves, their backstory, and more. They tend to have their own headspace that relates to their backstory and life, and they tend not to be able to fully front, but can mask themselves onto other headmates from different system origins as a way to connect with the outside physical universe/world. While many systems can have headmates who felt to be or originally were "original characters", omates are not headmates in the same way that headmates of other system origins are. While they have sentience and their own lives and personalities, they do not exist within this universe to any degree except that osters have brought them in via creating them here. They exist in their own lives and backstories, often expressing those lives in alternate headspaces. Omates can develop and jump from an ostem to another system and gain more connection to this world/universe." (Similar to: Soulbonding, primagenic, charagenic)

🔵🟣 Pancreated - "Pancreated is an origin for (sisa)systems/headmates who were formed by all created origins."

🟣 Pariogenic - "Pariogenic systems are systems mostly made up of walk-ins and/or soulbonds."

🔵🟣 Primagenic - "A primagenic system is one shaped around an original universe the system created through writing, art and other creative mediums. The members may be based around characters and/or concepts in this universe, and the innerworld is shaped around the original universe." (Similar to: Soulbonding, O-System)

🔵 Pseudogenic - "A pseudogenic system is one that: a) A system created by them faking a system to the point the system became real. The system should acknowledge that them faking was wrong, but can't deny they are now actually a system. b) A system created by the self. Another term for parogenic. c) A reclamation of a term used against them."

🔴 sagegenic - "A system that was originally traumagenic, but later willingly formed headmates/willomates for any reason. someone could have only one or two traumagenic headmates originally and want more, consider fragments that they willingly fleshed out to be willogenic, etc."

🔵 Senpiamancy - "Senpiamancy is the practice of creating headmates through various techniques. A headmate created through senpiamancy is called a "senpia". The term was created as an alternative to the term tulpamancy and specifically denotes a person who believes the creation of their headmates is due to psychological reasons, whereas tulpamancy can refer to people with both metaphysical and psychological beliefs." (Similar to: tulpamancy, thoughtform, parogenic, willogenic, faciogenic, archogenic)

🔵 Subliminalgenic - "Subliminalgenic or subgenic systems originate through the manifestation and reinforcement of subliminal stimuli." (Similar to: Kiagenic)

🔵 Willopartnergenic - "Willopartnergenic is a term that defines a headmate specifically and deliberately formed for a headmate in their partner system, as opposed to natural and sporadic formation. The formation of willopartnergenic headmates should always be consensual with the muse in question and with the intention to be handled in a healthy way. Willopartnergenic may also define headmates who were fragments or already forming which were helped along with the aid or given purpose of a muse."

🌱 Created Terms Related to Mental Health 🌱

[ 🌱 Created Terms Related to Mental Health 🌱 ]

🔵 Alzgenic - "Alzgenic describes the process of a system or a headmate being created due to suffering from usually Young Onset Dementia. This could be due to forgetting details about themself and therefore creating alternate versions of themself causing to form a system or new headmates. Alzgenic is in relation to catharigenic as the creation is oftentimes unintentional."

-🔵 Artifigenic - [Abuse & programming TW] "Artifigenic describes a system or sisasystem that was intentionally created by one or more abusers. It is inherently traumagenic or stressgenic in origin."

🔵 Crispgenic - "Crispgenic is an origin for those who willed headmates into existence aggressively. It's a term made to replace willogenic for those who feel like it's a softer term. Crispgenic can also be used for one who turns delusional attachments into headmates to help recover from the delusions."

🔵 Cuilform - "Cuilform or cuilformed refers to systems or headmates that were created as a result of or during psychosis. Because of this, cuilforms are typically also psychosis holders. Cuilform headmates, or cuilforms, may identify with additional origin terms, depending on the context of the psychosis. Cuilform is not exclusive to those diagnosed, formally or otherwise, with any related mental conditions. This term can be used by any system regardless of origin. Cuilform references cuil, which refers to cuil theory. This defines a cuil as a unit of measurement denoting one abstraction away from reality. In the context of psychosis and headmates created through psychosis, cuil can measure the severity of the psychosis in either the positive or negative symptom direction."

🔴 Maliciogenic - (intra-system abuse TW) refers to a headmate, subsystem, or otherwise that falls under created [/etc] umbrellas, but specifies that they were created by another headmate with malicious intent. For example, it could be that said headmate decided to create another headmate/subsystem/etc in order to cause uncertainty or instability in the system, or with the intent to harm the system or those within it in some way.

🔵 Naiagenic - "Naiagenic is an origin term for headmates formed, intentionally or not, as a direct result of a manic or manic-like state. It is not exclusive to those diagnosed, formally or otherwise, with any related mental conditions. This term can be used by any system regardless of origin."

🔵 Paragenic - "The term paragenic describes a system's or headmate's origin as having been caused or influenced by Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder, neuronarration, immersive daydreaming, or other similar neurodivergencies."

🔵 Parotraumagenic - "A parotraumagenic system or headmate was created to deal with trauma; for example, to ward off loneliness during bullying, or someone to do tasks the host was unable to do due to triggers. Typically, said creation is a conscious decision."

🔵🟣 Pariotraumagenic - "Pariotraumagenic is an origin that means having come from both trauma inside and outside of the system. It can be considered a combination of traumagenic and pariogenic or walk-in. There are a variety of ways that a pariotraumagenic member could join the system. Examples include: a person or being being brought to the system from another timeline to help with trauma, a person or being joining the system to escape trauma in another timeline, a person or being, being a walk-in, who was altered by the system's trauma upon joining, or someone walking in who is not yet fully formed." (Similar to: Traumaform)

🔵 Temagenic - [System/Member Death TW] "Temagenic (from Greek "τεμάχιο" [temáchio] meaning "fragment, scrap" ) refers to a system that came about through the prior dismantling of one or more systems. It may occur any number of times, including indefinitely. This deconstruction may come about willingly or involuntarily due to external trauma, inter-system conflict, or a system's host or another headmate in a position of power stepping down or being forcibly removed from their position. It may or may not include the death of one or more headmates, particularly the previous system's host(s) though this is not necessarily a prerequisite. It may also include deconstruction of social norms in the place of or alongside social structure, particularly for systems whose origin systems have no fixed hierarchical establishment."

🔵 Traumaform - "Traumaform refers to systems who are created through thoughtform and traumagenic origins. This can be due to trauma causing the system to split headmates intentionally to deal with said trauma, but also can happen as a result of involuntary splitting due to trauma. While this can be seen as a partially endogenic term, this origin results from primarily trauma. Despite this, systems of any origin can use this term." (Similar to: Parotraumagenic)

🔗 Terms w/ Created Connections! 🔗

[ 🔗 Terms w/ Created Connections! 🔗 ]

🟣 Anamriel - "Anamriel is a system identity characterized by the deep-seated feeling that two or more of its members are, or were at one point, a soul of their own, housed by and sharing one physical form amongst multiple potential soulforms. Soulform in this context refers to a member of a system or individual who holds the belief that they are, or were, their own soul to be their personal truth with no physical evidence to prove it either way." (Similar to: soulbased, possessive systems)

🔴 Catharigenic - "A catharigenic system is one whose origin is caused by the natural/unintentional creation of new members. This is meant to be an option for [...] plural folks who were unintentionally created, but still fall under “Created” in some way." Often used by unintentionally created members of all stripes!

🔴 Codegenic - "A xeno-origin relating to code. [/] An origin for a system or headmate that was coded into headspace (for example, created by a coder). Can be considered a created origin. This term is not related to any form of organized abuse."

🟣 Gateway - "A gateway system is one connected to other worlds via portals or gates that are experienced as real and external to the system, body, and brain. The body may be experienced as a gate itself, leading to one or multiple worlds besides shared reality. A gateway system may not have an innerworld that is experienced as internal to the system.[ The term co-location similarly describes an experience of living several existences in different realities, connected by gates."

🟣 Soulbased - "Soulbased refers to when a system's plurality is affected by their soul. Whether it be having multiple souls, their soul splitting into pieces, etc."

🔵🟣 Walk-in - "Walk-in is a word that has different meanings in different system communities. A common definition refers to a headmate who comes from elsewhere in the inner world or another world other than shared reality. This phenomenon or manifestation most commonly occurs within gateway systems, or similar types. The term may also be used in tulpamancy or thoughtforms to describe a tulpa that was not created by the host and appear fully formed. There are many different explanations for why this can occur among tulpamancers and some don't consider them tulpas at all."

[moonpool-system]

if you're otherkin/fictionkin and ur shifts are so intense that you feel the need to change your entire profile, your whole aesthetic, your pronouns, your name, etc, for every time? PLEASE look into possibly being a kin system. You can be kin and plural at the same time, it all intertwining doesn't make you any less your kintype we promise. it's so worth it. you don't have to spend your life floating aimlessly between kin shifts

[cambriancrew]

Our favorite theory on how tulpas work is as follows. Please note that this is very simplified, and is meant as a mental model, not a perfect scientific explanation. Also note that I’m explaining this as it happens in someone who starts out as a singlet, but the same general process applies for folks who are already systems.

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Every human being’s personality — patterns of thinking, behavior, memories, hopes, fears, values, etc. — is encoded in the brain as a complex neural network: patterns of neurons that fire together. (When I say “neural network,” I don’t mean like AI. I mean patterns in the brain.) The more often a pattern is used, the stronger it becomes. That’s why habits form: the more you do something a certain way, the easier it is for your brain to do it that way again, and the harder it is to do something different.

Creating a tulpa, in this model, is the process of intentionally building a new pattern like that.

You start with very simple things. For example:

— answering questions “as them”

— imagining how they’d react to a situation

— letting them “choose” small things, like preferences or opinions

At first, this is deliberate. You’re actively thinking through their responses and personality. But you’re consistently reinforcing a specific pattern, one that is distinct from your usual way of thinking.

Over time, that pattern becomes more complex and more ingrained. And because you’re effectively “running” both your own pattern and this new one, your brain gets used to holding both at once.

And then, at a certain point, something shifts.

Responses start happening that you didn’t consciously decide. You might ask a question and get an answer that surprises you, or feel a reaction that doesn’t match what you would have chosen. That’s the moment many people describe as a tulpa becoming “independent” — when that pattern starts firing on its own, the same way your own responses do.

You don’t consciously decide how you react to everything, you just react. In this model, your tulpa’s pattern begins to work the same way.

From there, it becomes a self-reinforcing cycle: the more your tulpa acts on their own, the more that pattern strengthens, and the easier it is for them to continue doing so.

Learning to switch, then, can be understood as training your brain to let this other pattern take the lead in controlling the body, similar to how your own pattern has always done.

Over time, this can result in a systemmate who is experienced as having their own thoughts, reactions, and sense of self, operating from a distinct (though still interconnected) pattern in the brain.

This model also helps explain a common experience in the tulpa community: the more tulpas you create, the easier it becomes. You're doing more than just creating a new pattern each time: you’re also strengthening the skill of creating them.

It’s similar to learning to drive. At first, everything is deliberate: you have to think about the pedals, the steering, your speed, checking your mirrors. But after enough time and repetition, those processes become automatic. You adjust without thinking. Your brain has built and reinforced the necessary patterns so thoroughly that they run on their own.

In the same way, creating and interacting with tulpas can become easier and more automatic with experience.

This model isn’t the only way to understand tulpas or their creation, but it's how we understand how they start from intention and grow to become just another person in your head.

[moonpool-system]

heyy, we remember you all posting something about being addgenic once and, if you have the energy for it, we were wondering if you'd be willing to elaborate on that experience a bit? specifically when it comes to ensuring everyone is getting their needs met! we ourselves have spontaneously grown much larger than we ever anticipated (and there's always the possibility more will pop up in the future) but we're feeling a little overwhelmed making sure everyone feels involved enough in our life. admittedly we're not technically very big (only in the late teens in terms of headcount), but it's enough for us to be struggling and we wondered if you had any tricks or advice as an addgenic system!

fwiw also in case it's relevant: we think part of our struggles come from our awareness/senses of self being connected to fronting, and our brain struggling to render very many headmates at a given time. so it's difficult for a lot of us to have enough time to feel "solid" given the logistics around coordinating front time...also doesn't help that we have a frontstuck host who takes up a lot of fronting energy lol. i hope this isn't too much info, we've sent asks here before i think and they were very helpful for us. you're of course under no obligation to answer and we hope you have a calm day in any case :)

Hi anon! So this is actually a super good question and one that every larger system will find different answers to. What works for us may not work fully for everyone, but making sure our members are happy and healthy mentally is really important to us, so this is what we do!

We're the exact same way with not being able to handle a ton at a time (maybe five people at once before it starts getting too much, but we're usually more around 2-3) and a frontstuck host makes it all the more stressful since you can't just "leave". (Letting go of the body is a worthwhile skill to learn, even if you can't drop completely out and use headspace) The way we've handled things since the beginning has been an extremely in-depth and focused headspace/innerworld/wonderland. If you work enough with your innerworld that it's deeply engrained in the body's subconscious, then it's possible your headmates will be able to live fuller lives whilst in that subconscious/"not in front" state. We have a sizeable city area with different types of home spaces, fields and forests for people to set up their own places, and lots of recreational areas that appeal to different tastes (library, clubs, hot springs, cafés, etc).

This method does take significant time and effort, though, because engraining something into your subconscious enough that it operates in the background takes a long time. But, your headcount is currently small enough that it will be WAY easier for everyone to get accustomed to it than if yall had a lot more than could reasonably practice. For us, it also helps to have a designated "fronting room" that you can't see out of without using a headspace body/mindform, so that headmates can walk out the door and leave front without just kind of poofing. A lot of little mental indicators like this can help bridge the gap to certain mental goals.

I used this amazing audio guide by a tulpamancy youtuber in order to create our wonderland - everything from sections 2 (the fourth video) through 6 is completely focused on creating deeply immersive wonderlands, with objects that have internal structural identity and places that stick with you when you're not actively thinking about them, as well as how to use your own mindform and interact with your own inmer world. You can even get your headmates in on this too, having them interact with the innerworld around you as well in order to help reinforce a sense of space, tangibility, and the feeling that they can reside there when out of front. Especially because you have less people to work with, engraining this early helps later on!

This has been successful to the point where we rediscovered a headmate that had dropped off the face of front for months and months because someone else casually told us he'd had a fling with her in headspace

But hesdspace stuff isn't all you can do! There will be some headmates that are naturally drawn towards your innerworld and some that will be drawn to front, especially with large systems. We've found that a strict "schedule" works out less well than simply having reminders up for who wants to do what when. Like we have a little whiteboard hanging up we can write on when we want to do something (we keep it someplace visible because we have adhd). So if someone is feeling bored or antsy, we can check it and see what kind of activities others of us want to do, and from there see who we can call up to front!

Another thing we do is try our best to ask headmates who don't show up as often if there's anything they want in the future. Something in headspace, something in front, if they need anything, how they're doing, etc etc- some things end up going on the board, but often there are requests to be front summoned more often, so we keep those in a separate list we can try and get ppl from if things are quiet.

We hope this helps out some! Good luck with getting things sorted, and make sure to listen to your headmates' ideas too!

[fromfiction]

Sorry if this isn't the smartest thing to ask, but do you happen to know how I can hear my soulbond better/more often, see them or let them front through me? Apologies if I'm not using the right terms, though I truly just am curious cause as someone with several soulbonds, I only really hear them occasionally and they're quite low. I talk to them often, so we have okay-ish amounts of communication though I feel like I just need help understanding if there's a possibility to strengthen the bond enough to hear, see and feel them clearly.

Hey friend! This is a problem a lot of people have, and I get that question frequently.

Here's my biggest tips, which are also on my website:

Communicating with Bonds

Soulbonds express themselves in a variety of ways. I’ve had, and heard of people having bonds that never speak, but only make themselves known through feelings and emotions. Some people have even had soulbonds who initially reached out to them and communicated with them through dreams. 

Its often hard to ‘hear’ them at first.

One thing to keep in mind is that not all bonds ‘speak’ in ‘words’. Some soulbonds communicate their bonders in the form of strong emotions, or in images, etc. When a bond is in the early stages esspecially, one should be on the lookout for feelings you get during the day that seem to come from them; any kind of non verbal communications like impressions of images, facial expressions, emotions, etc.

The best way to strengthen your bond is to communicate, even if you hear nothing back. Talk mentally to your bond during the day, even if you don’t ‘hear’ anything back from them at first.  Ask questions, be friendly. You can also do this on paper or at the keyboard like a writing exercise!

Spending Time with your Bonds

Some great ways to interact and spend time with your bond:

Talk about your day, or whatever you’re doing with your bond. This works great while doing a mindless activity like doing dishes, or taking a shower

go to the grocery store or out to eat with your bond and let them pick out a meal.

create a blog for your bond and reblog things for them, or let them reblog things they like

visualize yourself in headspace with your bond and have a cuddle session (or a friendly fistfight, whatever you and your bond prefer)

get into an rp (esspecially with another soulbonder!) and let your bond ‘roleplay’ themselves.

Play a two player boardgame with your bond (works best with games that involve chance)

go clothes shopping or thrift shopping with your bond and let them dress you up.

if your bond has a hobby or special interest, get the supplies and get into it with them

[you-can-be-plural]

Hey! I'm not sure if this is the..right blog to ask this? But im not following many created plurality-centric blogs so

Ive been working on the creation of my headmate and as a result of the past couple of days its been getting a lot better! I don't have many people around me who know about him to kind of share the small joys and accomplishments we make together which kind of inspired me a little. Do you think itd be cool to create a blog that centers on like a willomancer community kind of sharing experiences of the creation process and like kind of noting down accomplishments, big or small to share with others? Im not sure if this makes sense im really tired rn but yeah !

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Hello there anon! That's lovely to hear I think this is a great idea, it's always lovely to see progress and positivity blogs for different types of created systems. We've seen them for tulpamancers but none for willomancy yet, so that's even better! We wish you and your new headmate well!

[you-can-be-plural]

Thank you for making this blog - I’m probably outside your target audience a little (I’m a former OSDD system who reintegrated unintentionally and miss my headmate badly even though my mental health improving in other ways is presumably what caused her to vanish) but it’s very meaningful to me to see plurality represented as something desirable and worthy because it’s been so hard grieving over something most people think I should celebrate.

This is so sweet, thank you for the message! We hope you're able to move on in your journey in what way you desire.

If we may be so brash as to mention, many disordered systems use created system techniques - mainly willogenic techniques, from what we've seen - to turn fragments into fully fleshed out headmates. Perhaps something similar could be possible for your own headmate?

No matter what, we wish you well. Take care of yourself 🤝🏽

[you-can-be-plural]

...hey so. If someone (me) has kin experiences that feel close to plural (not enough to count as median but close-ish?) (Esp like. The main symptom of plurality that proves it is voices seperate. I dont have that) (additonaly. Like. i question plurality every few months and go: probably not) and would. Like. Theoretically. To be more seperate. is that? Good? (And whats the best way to do. that)

Oh god that's a lot of brackets. And the word 'like'. sorry

Also. Thank you for having this!

Hello! There are a few things to go through here.

- Not all plurality involves hearing someone else's thoughts internally; many systems experience the sensation of "becoming" another instead of "switching out". You don't necessarily have to hear others' internal monologues to be plural! From our experience, it can feel similar to a very intense 'kin shift, and can be hard to differentiate between the two sometimes.

- Having 'kin experiences that feel close to plurality is more common than you think. You can be 'kin and plural, one doesn't invalidate the other! Median systems are defined as feeling somewhere in between singlet and plural, and often have a connection in identity rather than being completely separate. We recommend looking into kin systems & kingenic members, as well as kinforms & kinselves.

- whether or not more or less separation feels good depends entirely on the individual system and their members. If you want to be more separate, that is something that can be worked towards by focusing on tracking switches, choosing individual names & figuring out identity stuff, doing things that make you feel closer to different identities, etc. However, it's worth considering if you only want this because of outside pressure to be a more "acceptable" type of plural. It's common for newly discovered systems to experience denial - it's easy to want to fit the mold of what everyone else thinks you should be. Before looking to further separate, we would recommend that you work on being comfortable with who you (all) are first.

[you-can-be-plural]

Oh wow the other members of this system haven't done anything active here in a while. Perhaps I should pick up where they left off

[you-can-be-plural]

non-plural person here; is it okay to want to create a headmate mostly because you are very fixated on a specific character and want a version of them in your head with you? i've seen somewhere that creating a headmate because of reasons like that is very bad and something you should not do, but i would appreciate a second opinion

The one who said that is probably thinking about people who essentially just want little more than a autonomous roleplay blog to interact with, which is an extremely dehumanizing way to look at a real person. At its core, there's nothing wrong with wanting a version of a fictional character with you as a fictive! What you need to make sure of is that you're ready to treat them as a *real person*, not just fictional and stagnant. Are you ready to support their interests, help them with their faults, and share your life with them? Are you ready to acknowledge that they'll grow and change over time just like anyone else? If so, then we believe you'll have nothing to worry about.

[talon-dragonbeast]

so if daemons are you- what exactly are they? are they alive and have a consciousness? is it like talking to yourself or can they speak? Is there a pretend aspect to it? do u decide what animal they are? I have a lot of questions about it lol. like how do I go about creating one?

those are very good questions! i dont have a lot of experience with the daemonism community as i prefer to do my own thing in my little corner, so take all of this with a huge grain of salt and keep in mind that im only answering with how it is for Atticus (my daemon) and me

what exactly are daemons? the definition of daemon is "A personified other half of one’s internal dialogue, which usually has a name, gender and personality that often differs from that of said person. Daemons are usually imagined (or projected) in animal forms." so, imaginary animals that represent your internal voice.

are they alive and have a consciousness? yes... and no. it depends on the daemian honestly; some daemons are fully autonomous, while others are completely controlled by their human. my Atticus is somewhere in between: while most of the time hes me and says things that i would say, hes begun showing his own personality, sometimes even saying things that surprise me!

is it like talking to yourself or can they speak? both! its basically talking to yourself yeah, but "the other you" talks back. so for example, a non-daemians internal monologue could be something like this:

oh, i gotta to go to the shop soon, im running out of milk and eggs. oh, and i should grab some coffee while im at it, ive been meaning to try that new fancy brand. ill write it down so i dont forget.

while a daemian would separate this monologue in a dialogue, like this:

daemon: oh, were running out of milk and eggs.

daemian: yeah, we gotta go to the shop soon.

daemon: we should grab some coffee while were at it! that new brand weve been meaning to try.

daemian: ooh yeah the fancy one! ill write that down so we dont forget.

is there a pretend aspect to it? absolutely. in a nutshell, all you have to do to find your daemon is listen to yourself think and play pretend.

do you decide what animal they are? so, talking to your daemon is only half of what daemonism is. the other half is something called "form finding". a form is just the shape your daemon takes; in most cases this will be an earthly animal, but not necessarily. in daemonism form finding consists in analysing your personality and finding an animal that fits you based on it. from the Daemon Page:

"Currently, there are two common form finding methods, analytic and Pullman (symbolic), but the goal in both of them is to find a form that describes us best. The first system systematically analises animals' behaviours and interprets them into personality characteristics - for example, analytically, a nocturnal animal would fit a person who avoids attention. The other method focuses on cultural associations with a species, which means that a person with an owl form will be in some way connected to knowledge and wisdom. To be clear, a well-fitting form will describe not just one aspect, but most or, ideally, all of your personality or identity. Form finding is essentially a personality typing system along the same lines as Enneagram or MBTI, except the possible outcomes are almost as numerous as the number of animals on Earth."

how do i go about creating one? good news! you already have one! everyone does. you just have to find it! look into yourself: how do you naturally think? is it a fully fleshed monologue? is it a dialogue? is it a collection of images and concepts? is it flashes too fast and scattered for you to catch?

in the first two cases, finding your daemon will be easy: you just have to give your thoughts a name, imagine an animal saying them, and boom! there you have it, your daemon.

but if youre like me, it will be a little more tricky. you will have to pay very close attention to your thoughts, get used to repeat them more slowly, even if it feels pointless or forced at first. with time, hopefully it will feel more natural for you. but if that truly doesnt work for you, you can always try to find alternative ways of communication: writing, texting, drawing...

aaand thats it! if you want more information on the topic, i strongly recommend visiting the Daemon Page or the Daemon Forum; they explain the topic much more clearly than i do lol. have a good day!

[the-sour-patch-crew]

You did good, no worries. I may have skipped over it by accident, but it's important to know some daemon forms are chosen by the daemon or daemian and do not have to come from any form-finding system.

Another resource on daemons is our website Daemonism 101

[oughtful]

Another thing I'd tack onto this for info purposes (for anon's benefit!) is that daemonism is an incredibly diverse practice, and as a concept it can encompass so many different experiences. It's deeply personal!

The "animal companion as an embodiment of an aspect of your mind" kind of daemonism is what I've taken to calling a "conventional daemonism". That's the kind that has been most discussed and established in the community, especially after there was a push away from spiritual explanations (which was before I joined, so pre-2013 at least).

Not all daemians experience it like that, though. Sometimes folks meet their dae through ~conventional~ methods but then their daemon diverges from the established norm there. They might find their daemon has spiritual aspects, or that their daemon feels like an external guide taking a daemon role. Some daemians feel like their daemon is very literally an aspect or representation of their soul / higher self, or is a spirit bound to them (sometimes called a eudaemon iirc).

And other folks find that their daemon is actually less a part of their own self, and more a system member they weren't aware of yet (that's us!). Or their daemon might be another kind of mental presence that just doesn't quite fit into the "imaginary friend" version of the concept - or might grow into one over time, as they gain more autonomy and a sense of their own identity and personality.

And then there's other folks who already knew their daemon, and even if they don't match the conventional idea, they still feel like "daemon" is the best word for them!

Since daemonism is so personal and individual, having a different experience of it doesn't invalidate it or make it "not daemonism anymore". You get to choose that part! Sure, some folks might find "daemon" isn't the right word for their companion anymore - but that's not always the case. The community has a lot of members whose daemons don't fit the "conventional" concept, but are still daemons - and their person still a daemian. ^^

The way I personally define daemons are as a mental presence (whether thoughtform or otherwise) that is deeply and intrinsically connected to you, usually in a way that is uniquely affectionate and loving. Though ofc the shape that takes is varied - some daes are snarky tough love types! Some daes encourage you to confront difficult truths! And some dae/mians have a kind of sibling dynamic where the love can come in the form of being an annoying little menace COUGH COUGH Aka COUGH..

Daemons often act as a sidekick, advisor, guide, or similar. There's a concept of a "daemon role" which I see as, basically, them taking a supporting role for their daemian - their purpose is to support you and they are happy with that, it's what they want to do! Which is where even very separated and autonomous daemons differ from other types of headmate; they don't have their own goals and aspirations separate from their daemian. Your life is shared; your aspirations are also theirs! (This is one of the reasons Aka still identifies as a daemon. Ae loves being a sidekick!)

[positivitygenic]

it's okay to want to be plural, and it's okay if you are happier being plural. your feelings and existence aren't a commentary on experiences of anyone else.

[moonpool-system]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but what's the difference between being a willogenic system and being a tulpamancer? /gen

Hi anon! While willogenic was originally created as an alternate "-genic" term, nowadays there are some differences, in both community and practices.

Tulpamancy is much more catered to singlets and new systems, and has roots outside of old multiplicity movements. Tulpas are generally created over several months from the ground-up by specific methods of focusing on their essence, working on a mental form and a wonderland (headspace) to support it, and introducing them to different stimuli/things to do until they begin responding independently. The tulpamancy community writes up tons of guides, has lots of distinct terminology & specific methods, and is very structured, as a whole - though modern communities have become more separate thanks to losing many older forums and accessible online groups.

Willogenic headmates and the practices around it, on the other hand, are more freeform, and tend to be catered much more toward plurals already significantly experienced in their systemhood. They can be created from scratch, but they're much more often formed from an initial "base" that the headmate then develops from after latching onto. This tends to take less time than a tulpa due to this, along with the fact that many willogenic headmates are often made within minds that are already plural (though there are purely willogenic systems too!) Additionally, it's rather common for systems with fragments to use willogenesis to help their fragment(s) become a fully-fleshed-out member, shortening the creation time even further. The willogenic process is often described as being created via willpower as a main factor, which is a concept that many tulpas don't resonate with.

I hope this helps! It's what we've observed over the recent boom in the willogenic community. If any other tulpas, tulpamancers, or willogenic systems want to add more, please feel free!

[semiplural]

Being plural is an ocean of "firsts".

First time realizing that you were never alone. First time realizing that you're allowed to exist. First name, first face. First time trying something that your body has done a thousand times before. First time hearing your name from someone else's mouth. First time holding and being held. First memory, first nostalgia, first decision not to go back, first decision to do it all over again. First time choosing yourselves. First time choosing to live.

[prairiemountain]

You need to understand there's no hard line between system and singlet. The line just gets blurrier and blurrier the harder you look. Where's the tipping point from a singlet into a median? What counts as enough dissociation to be called a system? There's no objective, concrete answer to these questions. So if you feel like calling yourself a system makes sense of your life, then just go do it.

[moonpool-system]

if you're otherkin/fictionkin and ur shifts are so intense that you feel the need to change your entire profile, your whole aesthetic, your pronouns, your name, etc, for every time? PLEASE look into possibly being a kin system. You can be kin and plural at the same time, it all intertwining doesn't make you any less your kintype we promise. it's so worth it. you don't have to spend your life floating aimlessly between kin shifts

[plural-this-user-is]

Willogenic inspired userboxes

Free to use by anyone. I don't have a DNI. Credit not necessary, but heavily appreciated.