Hitler nazism and the occult book

The mixing of nazism, paganism, and occultism is often shrouded in secrecy however the facts are hitler was into the occult. Goodrickclarkes powerful and timely book traces the intellectual roots of nazism back to a number of influential occult and millenarian sects in the habsburg empire during its waning years. Ario germanic religion, border science, and the austrogerman occult revival, 18891914 3 2 from the thule society to the nsdap. The author, nicholas goodrickclarke, is a british professor specializing in the relationship between occultism and rightwing extremism, an admittedly obscure subject. Did the third reich have highly qualified magicians. Nicholas goodrickclarke is the author of several books on ideology and the western esoteric tradition, including hitlers priestess and the occult roots of nazism, which has remained in print since its publication in 1985 and has been translated into eight languages.

This book has provided the first serious account of the way in which nazism was moulded by powerful occult and millenarian sects that thrived in germany and austria at the turn of the century. The books main subject was the racistoccult movement of ariosophy, a major strand of nationalist esotericism in germany and austria during the 1800s and early 1900s. In hitler and the occult, ken anderson delivers a chapterbychapter debunking of many of the theories surrounding hitlers occultic leanings and gives what appear to be logical explanations for some of his actions which have been taken by some to prove his involvement in. This is a dense and scholarly book about one of the pulpiest subjects of the past 70 years the relationship between the nazi party and the occult. Goodrickclarke carefully examined the occult roots of nazism and discovered that a satanic revival had occurred in germany from 18901935, thoroughly preparing the german people to support, love, and respect adolf hitler. Savitri devis influence on neonazism and other hybrid strains of mystical fascism has been continuos since the. He was a key figure in the nazi regime and a powerful player in the german government. The occult roots of nazism and black sun by nicholas goodrickclarke are worth reading, as is levandas book. The occult roots of nazism is not a sensationalist work claiming that hitler was a satanist or demoniac. But that doesnt mean the nazi relationship with this kind of fringey. According to that ideology, subsequent to the fall of the third reich and hitlers suicide at the end of the war, hitler himself could be deified. However, his obsession with the occult has also added a lurid mystery to his life and career. This book tells the complete in the dark dungeons beneath nazi germany, teams of occult experts delved into ancient and forbidden lore, searching for. Sixty years after the defeat of the third reich the complexities of nazi ideology are still being unravelled.

One cannot argue against the claim that the nazi world view and major elements of. I initially downloaded a sample thinking here we go again, another silly book about how adolf hitler was a satanist who was best pals with aleister crowley. Linking national socialism to occultism has served several purposes. In hitlers monsters, eric kurlander reveals how the third reichs relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. This is a serious scholarly book about the supernatural history of the third reich and what they believed and what they used.

As you know, nazism is fundamentally and inextricably connected to the ideology and practices associated with the nazi party officially titled the national socialist german workers party that arose in prewwii nazi germany. Ordered by hitler to discover new weapons that he could unleash on his enemies, the occultists experimented with dark magics, mystical artifacts, and creatures thought only to exist in nightmare. On may 2, 1945, she fled hitlers bunker in berlin with. Some nazi leaders firmly believed that the aryan race descended from the aliens who established atlantis, that satan was really a good guy. Where had it been before the nazi party came to power. He filled his party with plenty of likeminded individuals such as himmler, bormann, goebbels, goering, and hess. Hitlers obsession with the occult by eric kurlanderyale. Occult and esoteric practices four nazis with dark links. It turns out raiders of the lost ark wasnt so far off about the nazis.

The dark forces unleashed by the third reich popular reference by paul roland isbn. The foreword is by rohan butler, who had written the roots of national socialism in the 1930s. Hitler and the occult is a 1995 book about nazi occultism by ken anderson. Belief in pseudoscience extended across the nazi high command, from the fuhrers search for death rays to goebbels reading nostradamus. Himmler is remembered as the infamous author of hitlers socalled final solution. Esoteric philosophies promise access to a deeper reality, a higher truth lying beyond the veil of the ordinary world. Fashioning the nazi supernatural imaginary, 191224 33. Nazism as the tool of dark forces, or nazis as covert masters of the occult. Hitlers monsters is a book ive long been wishing to read. The appeal of these ideas stems from the nature of occultism itself. The idea of the nazis obsession with the occult has been a popular one amongst the public, but theres a lot of misinformation out there about how involved the nazis actually were in the occult.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the occult roots of nazism. Trevor ravenscroft s the spear of destiny was published by that famous british house of occultism, the aptly named neville spearman ltd. Historian nicholas goodrickclarkes 1985 book the occult roots of nazism discussed the possibility of links between the ideas of the occult and those of nazism. Another book which hold that hitler learned many of his occult lesson from avatars in vienna and munich may well be the best known black magical explanation of nazism to have been put forth so far. A fascinating new book by historian eric kurlander, hitlers monsters, shows that nazis were indeed obsessed with mysticism and pseudoscience. Rather than resisting, the greater part of the german church saw hitlers rise in 1933 as an act of gods blessing, a new chapter in the story of god among the german people. New interrogations of hitlers personal secretary gertraud traudl junge, adolf hitlers secretary starting in january 1943, took the dictation for hitlers final testaments on april 29, 1945, the night before hitler committed suicide. Eric kurlander delivers in just about every way possible.

Kurlanders book charts a judicious path through this wildest of territory, finding traces of the occult in nazi film, mass media, and, most chillingly, in the preparations for the holocaust. The nazis fascination with the occult was very real. After 1945, a consensus held that occultism an ostensibly antimodern, irrational blend of pseudoreligious and scientific practices and ideas had directly facilitated nazisms rise. O n this podcast we scour the world on the trail of hitler and the nazi occult conspiracy theories. Rising from the ashes of the greatest conflict of modern times came tales of satanic ritual, blood magic and occult symbology. Secret aryan cults and their influence on nazi ideology ebook written by nicholas goodrickclarke. The magical thinking of adolf hitler is a good quick overview of the debate. Some nazi leaders firmly believed that the aryan race descended from the aliens who. I have read a number of books on hitlers supposed fascination with, mastery of, and belief in various occult doctrines.

Some leading nazis, including hitler, goebbels, bormann, and heydrich, held most occult beliefs and practices in contempt. Such groups adhere to an extreme, authoritarian, white nationalist ideology known as fascism. An interview with historian eric kurlander about his book hitlers. Rather, its a perfectly serious and scholarly work. Explaining hitler the search for the origins of his evil by ron rosenbaum, published by papermac, london, 1999. Their ideas and symbols filtered through to nationalistracist groups associated with the. This is the real secret history of nazi germany and its dark messiah adolf hitler. Also the crowd he hung out with after ww2, like eckhart. It shows the theosophical roots of nazi ideas about the superiority of the aryan race and explains how a twisted appropriation of catholic symbols motivated the failed artists who made up the upper echelon of those manufacturing nazi mythology created a potent brew that. Appendix e of goodrickclarkes book is entitled the modern mythology of nazi occultism. A look at nazism in popular culture is a pretty broad look at the influence of the third reich on our media. Devi connected hitlers aryanist ideology to that of the panhindu part of the indian independence movement, and. Frenchborn greekenglish writer savitri devi was the first major postwar exponent of what has since become known as esoteric hitlerism.

He writes regularly for european and us journals and has contributed to several films on the third reich and world war ii. Fest, first published by weidenfeld and nicolson, 1970. The nazi relationship to the occult was thus ambiguous and complicated, as i explain in detail in my new book hitlers religion. Hitler was not the only one who dabbled spirits, astrology, ancient relics, seances, and the paranormal. Central to the nazis mystical beliefs was world ice theory, propounded in the.

The occult roots of nazism first off, the occult roots of nazism is a pretty serious book. Nazis and the occult by paul roland is a nonfiction book about the major influence the dark arts played throughout hitlers regime. While there are plenty of outthere theories about the nazis involvement with the occult, there is also a kernel of truth to them. Now that its been written, i couldnt be more delighted.

Twisted relations between nazis and occult realclearhistory. Savitri devi, the hinduaryan myth and neonazism by nicholas goodrickclarke book description. This book belongs alongside the incredible british television broadcast, the occult history of the third reich. The dark forces unleashed by the third reich 9781848588387. Stub icon, this article about a nonfiction book on nazi germany is a stub. Evil hitler and the nazis were obsessed with witchcraft and the occult adolf hitlers nazi ideology was so steeped in the occult that the ss had a division dedicated to learning the. This book examines the evidence as to whether hitler really did fall under the. Hitlers mentor, dietrich eckhart to whom hitler dedicates mein kampf, wrote to a friend of his in 1923. The ariosophists of austria and germany, 18901935 is a book about nazi occultism and ariosophy by historian nicholas goodrickclarke, who traces some of its roots back to esotericism in germany and austria between 1880 and 1945. Scholars have debated the role of the occult in nazism since it first appeared on the german political landscape in the 1920s. Its very academic though, and its interesting in a historical way rather than a spooky way.