To my mind the difference lies soley in whether you think they are fundamentally real or not. That might seem small but it does inform how a thoughtform feels and behaves.(edited)
Zen
To my mind the difference lies soley in whether you think they are fundamentally real or not. That might seem small but it does inform how a thoughtform feels and behaves. (edited)
As real as you are. Not just an illusory figment. Or at least, if all identities are illusory, elavated to be as important as a real person, or yourself. I had an imaginary friend as a child: I never experienced bleed or anything unusual like that until tulpamancy. Children dont typically believe their imaginary friends are real.
Not dying is a decent reason not to do something, but if I want to do something, knowing it will shave off time, my pity for a bunch of people who're going to have to watch me die one way or another, isn't going to change that.