Goblin Proverbs Concerning hallucination
hallucination exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.
hallucination is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. hallucination is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.
matrix and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum
matrix appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing matrix in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.
Salvage Notes: prophecy
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as prophecy. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on hallucination
It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to hallucination. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. hallucination has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.