Who Was Eric?: The Hidden Science of Tulpas, Trauma, and the Healing Power of Imaginary Beings

In the Netflix series Eric, a grieving father conjures a blue monster puppet in the desperate hope of finding his missing son. But what if Eric wasn't a hallucination-or a descent into madness-but something far more real, ancient, and profound?

In this groundbreaking exploration, Dr. Sunayana Pandé-therapist, metaphysician, and trauma scholar-reveals that Eric is a modern expression of an ancient phenomenon: the tulpa.

This book takes you on a journey that bridges science, myth, psychology, and spirit:

• Discover the true meaning of tulpas, and how cultures throughout history have honored them as companions, protectors, and mirrors of the soul.

• Understand how trauma-and the human need for connection-creates inner beings that are not symptoms of sickness, but technologies of survival and healing.

• Learn why Western psychology has pathologized the sacred, and how the mythic mind is reawakening in modern times.

• Explore the physics behind thought as creative force-observer effect, quantum collapse, informational fields-and how your imagination shapes reality itself.

• Dive into the anatomy of Eric: how grief birthed a monster, and how that monster became a guide to wholeness.

• Receive step-by-step practices to consciously engage your own imaginal world-safely, ethically, and with sacred responsibility.

Who Was Eric? invites you to remember what the ancients knew:
That the mind is not a prison. It is a forge.
And the beings we imagine are not fantasy-they are bridges to healing, transcendence, and the next evolution of consciousness.

Whether you've ever had an imaginary friend, been haunted by a dream figure, or simply longed for connection in lonely places, this book will crack open your understanding of reality-and maybe, just maybe, help you summon a guide of your own.

Perfect for readers of:

• Carl Jung

• Rupert Sheldrake

• Joseph Campbell

• Stanislav Grof

• Michael Talbot (The Holographic Universe)

• Fans of Eric, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, and the psychology of the unseen.