Living in the Magical Mode: Notes from the Book of Minutes of a Guild of Shy Sorcerers

A handbook for covertly becoming a Qualia Knight or Goblin Queen in a time of catastrophes.

Are you feeling alienated in a hyper-productive world, drained of vitality and meaning? This mythogeographic guide offers a way to reclaim your sensitivity and live authentically. Explore the concepts of Qualia Knighthood and Goblin Royalty as undercover ways of being, resisting the forces of transhumanism and climate catastrophe.

Discover how to honor your feelings, connect with the unhuman world, and navigate the complexities of desire and attention. This book provides a framework for:

• Embracing impostorhood as a path to authenticity
• Re-wilding humans through animal-like sensitivity
• Redeploying medieval codes of chivalry for resistant thought and action

Will you accept the quest from your Goblin Queen and join the invisible resistance?

Dr. Phil Smith is a performance-maker, writer, and academic researcher, specialising in work around walking, site-specificity, mythogeographies, and counter-tourism. He is an Associate Professor (Reader) at the University of Plymouth.