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

Possession

Possession refers to the state where a person is taken over by a demon or malevolent spirit

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Demon→Substance

Possession occurs when a demon causes madness or bewitchment in a person

Hilarion Tissot treats cases of possession using his therapeutic knowledge

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

PossessionthroughDemonilluminatesParacelsus →
I. Possession & Demon

Possession occurs when a demon causes madness or bewitchment in a person

II. Demon & Paracelsus

Paracelsus was aware that demons can cause bewitchments and possessions

PossessionthroughHilarion TissotilluminatesMagnetism →
I. Possession & Hilarion Tissot

Hilarion Tissot treats cases of possession using his therapeutic knowledge

II. Hilarion Tissot & Magnetism

Hilarion Tissot uses magnetism for its therapeutic effects

PossessionthroughDemonilluminatesBlack Magician
I. Possession & Demon

Possession occurs when a demon causes madness or bewitchment in a person

II. Demon & Black Magician

Black magicians often engage in acts that prevent them from becoming the servant of their own demon in order to prolong their life

PossessionthroughDemonilluminatesEnvoûtement (bewitchment)
I. Possession & Demon

Possession occurs when a demon causes madness or bewitchment in a person

II. Demon & Envoûtement (bewitchment)

The act of envoutement can transform a will into a demon