A Tulpamancer creates a Tulpa, similar to an imaginary friend but with a twist.

一个 Tulpamancer 创造出的 tulpa 类似于一个想象的朋友，但又有些不同。

He grew up in a military family and four and a half years ago he created a Tulpa, Ari.

他在一个军人家庭长大，四年半以前，雅各布创造了一个 Tulpa，阿里。

We interviewed Jacob, the Tulpamancer and his Tulpa, Ari.

我们采访了雅各布和他的 Tulpa，阿里。

I think the purpose of a Tulpa fits the completely normal human urge to connect with other people.

我认为 Tulpa 的出现满足了普遍正常人类社交的强烈需求。

So, living with a Tulpa is like sharing a body with your best friend.

所以，与 Tulpa 一起生活就如同和你最好的朋友分享一个身体一样。

Oh, yeah? - Yeah, what if Mordechai is a tulpa?

是什么？- 说不定莫德凯是个Tulpa？

You see, once tulpas are created, they take on a life of their own.

一旦Tulpa被创造出来 它们就能独立存在。

As a product of the Tulpa Effect, Slenderman's abilities can be hard to pin down because they are typically ever-changing as new beliefs about him- or it- are added to the current mythos.

作为 Tulpa 效应的产物，Slenderman 的能力很难确定， 因为它们通常会随着关于他或它的新信念被添加到当前的神话中而不断变化。