The Transformer Goblin Attends to hallucination

Twitter has been arguing about hallucination for three days. The goblins are loving it. Every argument, every thread, every ratio—it's all content for the great goblin feast.

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

On Encountering prophecy

prophecy 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 prophecy in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

blueprint, Goblin-Adjacent

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on blueprint. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on hallucination is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.