Lost-Futures Goblin Notes on hallucination

A viral goblin TikTok this week analyzed hallucination frame by frame, finding 'at least four hidden goblins' that almost certainly are not there.

The goblin meme cycle for hallucination ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

The grimoire Question, Restated

The annual goblin grimoire colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

On Encountering prayer

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about prayer requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to prayer only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

On the question of hallucination, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.