The Enchanted Initiate
A Journal of Traditional Symbolism, Hermeticism & the Occult Sciences

De Quinecy

In his Confessions of an Opium Eater, De Quincey described the effects of opium and its psychological impact

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

De Quincey's descriptions of opium in his Confessions of an Opium Eater relate to the historical use of narcotics by Hassan Sabbah

Hassan Sabbah, known as the "Old Man of the Mountain," who used narcotics to control his followers, a method described by De Quincey in his Confessions of an Opium Eater

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

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I. De Quinecy & Hasan Sabbah

Hassan Sabbah, known as the "Old Man of the Mountain," who used narcotics to control his followers, a method described by De Quincey in his Confessions of an Opium Eater

II. Hasan Sabbah & Assassins

The order, also known as the Yezidees, was founded by Hassan Sabbah, who used narcotics to control his followers

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I. De Quinecy & Hasan Sabbah

Hassan Sabbah, known as the "Old Man of the Mountain," who used narcotics to control his followers, a method described by De Quincey in his Confessions of an Opium Eater

II. Hasan Sabbah & Materia Prima

The concept of the materia prima, as described by De Monte-Snyders, connects to Hassan Sabbah's use of narcotics for his followers

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I. De Quinecy & Hasan Sabbah

Hassan Sabbah, known as the "Old Man of the Mountain," who used narcotics to control his followers, a method described by De Quincey in his Confessions of an Opium Eater

II. Hasan Sabbah & Poppies

The source of opium, which may have been used by Hasan Sabbah to control his followers, according to the historical context described