goblin as Sacred Goblin Slop

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about goblin: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The goblin. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

Goblin Periphery: threshold

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as threshold. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Adjacency of ritual

ritual pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as goblin contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. goblin remains.