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

Hasan Sabbah

Hassan Sabbah's influence on his followers through the use of narcotics is a self-referential relationship, highlighting his central part Founder of the order, also known as the "Old Man of the Mountain," who used narcotics to control his followers

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Hasen SabbahPerson

Hassan Sabbah is another name for Hasan Sabbah, founder of the order

De QuinecyPerson

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

PoppiesSubstance

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

AssassinsSubstance

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

Materia PrimaSubstance

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

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

Hasan SabbahthroughAssassinsilluminatesParacelsus →
I. Hasan Sabbah & Assassins

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

II. Assassins & Paracelsus

Paracelsus was targeted by assassins hired by professional enemies

Hasan SabbahthroughMateria PrimailluminatesFamilial Blood
I. 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

II. Materia Prima & Familial Blood

The concept of MATERIA PRIMA is equivalent to FAMILIAL BLOOD, supplying the necessary essence for the development of the vital body during infancy.