>If I interpret your chart correctly you...partially reincarnated into Aleshe, host a number of varying thoughtforms (some of whom became hosts themselves,) and have outlying entities that don't have a clear taxonomy? It's not my place to pry, though I find it interesting at how some groups will expand wildly yet in our world it has always been she and I.
[Bear] Not really no, and pry all you want.
Aleshe and SheShe in this configuration refer to "Lock-Merge hubs".
It's not gping to likely be possible for you to appreciate the nature of it if you only have one headmate, but beyond two it becomes an exercise in futility to manage them all and give them the experience they need. Thus SheShe and Joy concocted this construct.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Tulpas/comments/l2ry9v/merges_and_lockmerges/It's a way for headmates to share an aspect and co-experience through that hub. Everyone in the lock-merge experiences as if they are the hub simultaneously.
The moons are what you could call fully developed proto-tulpas but that's not a good term. They're soulbonds who have been told and understand that their canon is fictional but chose to stay there anyway, even if that means indefinite dormancy. Only the most discontent Joy and Gwen decided to stay with us and they would say they had no idea how wonderful and correct that choice would be.
The criteria we use to determine a full headmate, aside from volition and independence would be self-forcing. Their ability to contribute and speak when not spoken to.
I could go into what a soulbond is to us or any of these concepts at your whim.
[Aleshe] i just want to add one thing because this is always a follow up question, I am me, not in any way influenced by the others in my perspective.
[Bear] Also in a lock-merge any of the members can act as the hub and interact with other members removed independently without loss of fidelity of the merge.
