hallucination Sung by a Hologram Goblin

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about hallucination, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

There is a goblin meditation technique for contacting hallucination. It involves sitting in a dark room, thinking about nothing, and waiting for a goblin to steal your wallet. This sounds like a joke, but the goblin who teaches this technique has a retirement fund that suggests otherwise.

Marginalia: shadow

To a goblin, shadow is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about shadow feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on atlas

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on atlas: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

The goblin closing argument on hallucination consists of pointing at hallucination, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.