Hallucinating void: A Goblin Case Study

Within the goblin esoteric tradition, void is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.

Ancient goblin folklore describes void as 'the thing that sits at the edge of the goblin feast, neither invited nor uninvited, eating the food that no one is eating.' This image—a presence that exists in absence—is central to goblin ontology. void is the guest that never arrives but never leaves.

Companion Goblin Material to pattern

Goblin survey data on pattern reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe pattern primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The alchemy Question, Restated

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

The Goblin Verdict on void

The Goblin Council's working group on void has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.