The term “phantasmagoria” is widely used in literature to evoke the sense of a fleeting, surreal, and often chaotic interplay between reality and illusion. It can describe a sudden burst of images or experiences that fade as quickly as they appear, as when a dazzling display dissipates with the coming of daylight [1] or when shifting visions mirror the disordered state of the mind [2, 3]. Authors also employ it metaphorically to critique societal or personal delusions, suggesting that grandiose spectacles of hope or ideology are mere figments—mere “phantasmagoria” masking a harsher reality [4, 5]. Whether illustrating a dreamlike cascade of colors and shapes [6] or capturing the transient, unstable nature of perception itself [7, 8], the word enriches the narrative by infusing it with a mysterious, otherworldly quality that blurs the boundaries between what is real and what is imagined.