Yes. Alters may be taught to group themselves in different patterns at different times or two or more groups of alters may be used to form different patterns. “Back-up” programs are common and much redundancy is built in. Alters may be programmed to self-replicate or may be created by other alters. Not all alters have names; some are numbered, some exist only as fragments. Traditional methods of working with multiplicity are not always successful at recognising the un-named alter systems.

Sometimes many alters are created and arranged in elaborate hierarchical patterns. There are people whose systems resemble a mediaeval feudal village with nobility, peons, knights, and scribes. Other patterns resemble a corporate structure with a CEO and council of advisors guiding the operation of different departments. Some patterns are more abstract and may resemble an occult symbol, like the pentagram or the Tree of Life, a geometric form, mathematical formula, the double helix of DNA, a computer program, or an elaborate video game.