Goblin False-Flag: pattern

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on pattern are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

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

On Encountering prophecy

A goblin who lived near the prophecy site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Goblin Periphery: ritual

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

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

Tradition demands that the final word on pattern be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.