My host has been reading up on soulbonds and fictives quite a bit lately to try to figure out just what each one of us is. I decided to have a look myself and i really do have to wonder….what is a soulbond? My host says we dont fall into that sort of thing but ive seen quite a few things that always contradict other articles and such.

The shortest definition I can come up with is this: A soulbond is an externally originating headmate with a fictional origin that has an emotional…

Hi there. So, you’re sort of the closest thing to an authority on soulbonding that I know of, and I have a question. Is it possible for someone to “accidentally” become a soulbonder? As in they didn’t actively seek anyone out, the connection just sort of randomly happened on its own? Because a lot about it seems like the best term for my situation, but I see a lot about actively creating the bonds, and I worry that that’s a sign that this is really something else?

Hello! I’d like to assure you that its absolutely possible, and in some ways ‘normal’ for soulbonds to just happen. A lot (possibly most) soulbonders don’t…

Just a little bit of a correction, tulpas only sometimes fall into the category of headmates. It really depends on the tulpa. A lot of tulpamancers project their tulpas into imaginary friend like things that they can visualize following them and such. Also, quite a lot of tulpas are unable to actually switch (switch places with the host). Some can do what is called possession which is sort of an in between where the tulpa moves one part of the body such as the hands. (1/2)

But for the most part, from my own experiences along with what I have gathered from others, the majority of tulpas seem to exist in…