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What is the objective of glamourbombing?
A glamour bomb is an anonymous act that causes people to feel brushed by the divine, the supernatural, or the realm of faerie, and plants in their minds the sense that maybe there is more to the universe than meets the eye.
The purpose of glamourbombing on a larger scale is to help lift the veil of illusion that causes most people to see the world (and themselves) as limited and ordinary. Every time a sense of wonder is evoked, the gates are opened and the veil is lifted just that much more. Magic flows more freely and is more accessible to all.
Faerie mischief is the inspiration, and when we are making a glamourbomb, the magic of faerie moves our hands. We are simply conduits for this kind of magic. The artifacts we leave in the enactment of a glamourbomb are gifts from the realm of faerie, and are as ephemeral as a sandcastle. They don't have to last or be recorded.
We must not be perceived as the actor in this spell. It isn't about ego. It's all about effect. The most effective glamourbombs are anonymous, and often we don't even stick around to observe reactions...although we can if we don't get caught. Street theatrics, funny constumes, and public shenanigans may elicit smiles and bafflement, but they are something else, not glamourbombing. One must be ubiquitous but unseen**.
**There are (of course) exceptions to this. Cultivating a certain persona or appearance can be a form of glamour but there should be a strong element of authenticity rather than just dressing up, fantasizing or performing. This is possibly the trickiest form of glamour to pull off successfully. The other exception is if you are a master of prestidigitation, and you can do real acts of magic that short-circuit peoples' sense of reality. Bear in mind however that David Blaine doesn't need to dress up in a tutu and butterfly wings.
