I wouldn’t necessarily say separate systems but a tulpa is something much more complex than a simple voice. If you get a decent trance state you can get a voice with a simple suggestion.
Note, all of the auditory hallucinations Jaynes reports are attributed to recurring characters like Zeus, personal spirits, Osiris, they’re always more complex than a disembodied voice as well.
I don’t think the average person in our times who reports that they hear the voice of Jesus has something as complex as a Tulpa (the way it’s described by the Tupla people).
A tulpa is a lot more than a hallucinated voice. People hearing voices in their heads is quite common.
Mm, you’re right, they may be a completely separate systems, though I’d expect there to be some coincidence.
I wouldn’t necessarily say separate systems but a tulpa is something much more complex than a simple voice. If you get a decent trance state you can get a voice with a simple suggestion.
A tupla takes a lot more work.
Note, all of the auditory hallucinations Jaynes reports are attributed to recurring characters like Zeus, personal spirits, Osiris, they’re always more complex than a disembodied voice as well.
I don’t think the average person in our times who reports that they hear the voice of Jesus has something as complex as a Tulpa (the way it’s described by the Tupla people).