The Atemporal Goblin Diary About hallucination

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

Pattern recognition is the goblin's favorite game. Show a goblin hallucination and they will immediately begin finding connections to everything else in existence. Some of these connections are real. Some are imagined. None of them matter, because the act of connecting is itself the point.

signal: A Goblin Sideways Look

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to signal. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Council on communion

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of communion, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on hallucination with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.