Alcohol, the monster.
The origin of the word āAlcoholā comes from the Arabic āAl- Kuhlā literally meaning 'monster'. A monster as per Middle East folklore that seizes and consumes the Spirit, and is the origin of the English term 'ghoul'. In alchemy, just as alcohol extracts essential oils from substances, drinking alcohol has the same effect of drawing out the human spirit. As a result it renders the body more susceptible to harmful foreign energies. This is why distilled alcohol beverages are