Hashish

The Narrator

Hashish is the central intoxicant and catalyst for the Narrator's visionary and often terrifying mental journeys.

The Narrator

Hashish is the central intoxicant and catalyst for the Narrator's visionary and often terrifying mental journeys.

The Hashish Eater

The substance consumed, central to the chapter's events and the altered state of consciousness.

I: The Night Entrance

The substance ingested, leading to altered states and terrifying hallucinations.

II: Under the Shadow of Esculapius

The substance taken by the narrator, causing altered states and sensory intensification.

Cashmere and Cathay by Twilight

The drug that induces the visionary states and altered perceptions central to the chapter.

V: The Hour and the Power of Darkness

Referenced as the 'drug of travel' and the cause of the narrator's ecstatic and terrifying experiences.

VI: The Mysteries of the Life-Sign Gemini

Implied as the agent that induced the vision of duality, though not explicitly named in this chapter.

IX: The Shadow of Bacchus, the Shadow of Thanatos, and the Shadow of Shame

The agent that induces the entire sequence of visions and temptations.

X: Nimium—The Amreeta Cup of Unveiling

The substance taken in two doses (15 grains then 5 grains) that triggers the prolonged visionary and torturous experience.

XI: The Book of Symbols

The agent that enables the altered state of consciousness where symbols and sensory interchange occur.

XII: Today, Zeus; Tomorrow, Prometheus

The drug that induces the narrator's visions and suffering; its effects are now mingled with bitterness.

XIV: Hail! Pythagoras

The agent of the vision; described as providing 'apocalyptic draught' and 'terrific quickening' that reveals hidden harmonies.

XV: “Then Seeva Opened on the Accursed One His Eye of Anger”

The drug that induces these visions; the narrator notes that ecstasy always follows pain, weakening his resolve to quit.

An Oath in the Forum of Madness

The drug that induces the narrator's altered state and visions.

Down with the Tide

The drug that the narrator battles against and ultimately resumes in reduced doses.

My Stony Guardian

The narrator left his hashish boluses behind and experiences longing for the 'former music and ecstatic fantasia' during withdrawal.

XIX: Resurgam

The substance that has held the narrator in bondage; its allure and horrors are central to his struggle.

Concerning the Doctor; Not Southey’s, but Mine

Referenced as the substance the narrator has abandoned, which had previously granted him a 'kingship' over an inner world.

The Visionary; To Which Chapter There Is No Admittance Upon Business

Mentioned as a powerful stimulant that leads to exhaustion and poisonous wildernesses; the narrator warns against its use.

Notes on the Way Upward

The removed stimulus that had previously fueled the narrator's fiery activity and imaginative sense; its absence leads to his lethargic state.

Endnotes

The central subject of the endnotes, described in its various forms (charas, gunjah, bhang) and its medical applications.