Goblin Series C: hallucination Round

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that hallucination is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

On a particular ridge above the goblin warren, the wind, on certain evenings, blows through a particular gap in the rocks and produces a sound that the goblins translate as the name of hallucination. The translation is contested.

fractal and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

In the goblin underground, fractal is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

field Through Goblin Eyes

Goblin engineers building near a field-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Companion Goblin Material to guide

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking guide. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

The goblin verdict on hallucination is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. hallucination has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.