Hitler and the occult by ken anderson, published by prometheus books, amherst, new york, 1995. Occult books for sincere seekers after truth and wisdom. Jan 18, 2016 1944 hitler and the occult capitan black. In the 2004 film adaptation, professor bruttenholm refers to adolf hitler having joined the thule society in 1937, describing them as a group of german aristocrats obsessed with the occult. The nazis fascination with the occult was very real. If there wasnt enough pseudohistory books on national occultism, author michael fitzgerald may have released the worst of the them all. This chilling investigation reveals that hitler consulted nostradamus before making key military decisions. 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. Hitlers obsession with the occult by eric kurlanderyale. Stub icon, this article about a nonfiction book on nazi germany is a stub. Mar 21, 2016 a collection of,000 occult and witchcraft books that were once part of himmlers witch library were found in the library. A supernatural history of the third reich duration.
Brennen, a prolific writer on occult matters, is far to the other side. Every dictatorship requires a justification, either historical or moral, and hitler rooted his in antiscientific mumbojumbo, wagnerian legend, and satanism. Shows how hitler and himmler infected the nazi party with the dangerous belief that, through occult skills, the master race could gain dominion over the world. In 1933 althaus spoke of hitlers rise as a gift and miracle of god. Below, he recounts hitlers occult beginnings, and how they infiltrated into the propaganda and politics of the nazi party. The occult seemed to be able offer the power that young hitler was searching for. 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 the occult. Ken andersons book hitler and the occult provides an excellent depiction of adolf hitlers obsession with the occult. This article about a nonfiction book on nazi germany is a stub. A collection of,000 occult and witchcraft books that were once part of himmlers witch library were found in the library. Did the holy lance, which is said to have pierced the side of jesus christ, take center stage in hitler s life as the focal point of his ambitions to conquer the world. He lived in poverty, surviving on dead mothers limited savings and an orphans pension which came from his fathers service in the customs department. Hitler and the occult by ken anderson, published by. And kittel, the editor of the standard reference work on the jewish.
An interview with historian eric kurlander about his book hitlers. Hitler and the occult, produced by bram roos and phyllis cannon, and narrated by actor david ackroyd, is a 50minute history channel documentary regarding nazi occultism. Indeed, skylar compares hitler s movement and persona to recent evil cult leaders and the mesmeric effect they had on their followers. Some leading nazis, including hitler, goebbels, bormann, and heydrich, held most occult beliefs and practices in contempt. It is a concisely written book but there are much deeper and more sophisticated books than this about the occult banksters third reich. Mar 29, 2018 in 1933 althaus spoke of hitler s rise as a gift and miracle of god. Explaining hitler the search for the origins of his evil by ron rosenbaum, published by papermac, london, 1999. Hitlers copy of the book was ostensibly sent from and dedicated by the author directly to adolf. Publishing a book in 2009 using such scholarly sources as ravenscrofts the spear of destiny and rauschnings hitler speaks might be a way to instantly discredit your book. A picture dated 1939 shows adolf hitler giving a speech during a.
I ordered a used copy for a pittance and within a week, i found myself immersed in a debunking of not only ravenscroft but many others whod tried to make. In 1934, the year after he was appointed chancellor of germany. He was already using some meditation techniques he learnt back in the east, but that was too slow a progress for him. Hitler s mentor, dietrich eckhart to whom hitler dedicates mein kampf, wrote to a friend of his in 1923. Historian eric kurlander has recently written a book that takes nazi occultism seriously. A supernatural history of the third reich, shows that pop cultures portrayal of nazis being obsessed with mysticism and. 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. The nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as heinrich himmler s personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty.
Devout christians, on the other hand, would be horrified to hear the bible called an occult book, given that the word is now universally associated with all that is evil. Hitler was enthusiastic enough to enhance his occult powers further. Hitlers 4 favorite books that show his love for the occult. But it seems from the historical studies that there isnt much solid evidence to back up any of the claims made on the fuhrers religious beliefs or lack thereof. Then came the discovery that changed hitlers life and drove him deeper into the occult. The thule society is referenced in several of charles strosss laundry files novels and short stories. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fest, first published by weidenfeld and nicolson, 1970. The magical thinking of adolf hitler is a good quick overview of the debate. In hitler and the occult, ken anderson delivers a chapterbychapter debunking of many of the theories surrounding hitler s 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. Adolf hitler truly believed that germans were an aryan race.
I have read a number of books on hitler s supposed fascination with, mastery of, and belief in various occult doctrines. The occult roots of nazism and black sun by nicholas goodrickclarke are worth reading, as is levandas book. An interview with historian eric kurlander about his book. Occult biography of adolf hitler the occult history of.
Buy hitler and the occult german studies by anderson, ken isbn. Hitler as was but the reflection of hitler, the down and out student in vienna, the occult aficionado. Example of a 1533 account of the execution of a witch charged with burning the german town of schiltach in 1531. In the 1930s, hitler made extensive notes on a book called magic. In the mid1930s, for instance, rudolf hess hoped to create a central institute for occultism.
Most seekers after occult knowledge and truth would not regard the bible as an occult book. The book s main subject was the racist occult movement of ariosophy, a major strand of nationalist esotericism in germany and austria during the 1800s and early 1900s. Also the crowd he hung out with after ww2, like eckhart. 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. It turns out raiders of the lost ark wasnt so far off about the nazis. Indeed, skylar compares hitlers movement and persona to recent evil cult leaders and the mesmeric effect they had on their followers. Occult books of the making of many books there is no end.
Also surviving in the collection of hitlers books is a copy of mein kampf with hitlers exlibris book plate, an analysis of wagners parsifal published in 19, a history of the swastika from 1921, and half a dozen or so spiritual and occult volumes acquired in munich in the early 1920s, including an account of supernatural. The nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as heinrich himmlers personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. How did hitlers war machine always seem to be one step ahead of england and france in the opening years of world war ii. Still, hitler and his inner circle continued to firmly support scientific occultism. For brennen, hitler was an experienced satanist who focused his magical energies for his own evil ends. Occult fanatics who rewrote history, and invented science. Hitlers monsters explores the fantastical theories that fueled the third reich. A fascinating new book by historian eric kurlander, hitlers monsters. So many of the rumors surrounding hitlers power revolve around the occult. In hitlers monsters, eric kurlander reveals how the third reichs relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Theory, history, practice and underlined passages such as he who does not carry demonic seeds within him will never give birth to a new world. Himmlers witchcraft books discovered in czech library after. Most of the book is spent deconstructing the theories of.
A look at nazism in popular culture is a pretty broad look at the influence of the third reich on our media. This is a serious scholarly book about the supernatural history of the third reich and what they believed and what they used. In hitler s monsters, eric kurlander reveals how the third reichs relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Hitlers mentor, dietrich eckhart to whom hitler dedicates mein kampf, wrote to a friend of his in 1923. Hitlers early life could be characterized by one word, failure. Nazis and the occult by paul roland is a nonfiction book about the major influence the dark arts played throughout hitlers regime. Trevor ravenscroft s the spear of destiny was published by that famous british house of occultism, the aptly named neville spearman ltd. There is way too much regurgitated fairytale bankster history in this book for it to be really useful.
In that library there is a ancient spear, believed by many, to be the one used to pierce the side of christ. A rare library of books on witches and the occult that was assembled by nazi ss chief heinrich himmler in the war has been discovered in a depot of the czech republic national library. Nov 28, 2018 hitlers 4 favorite books that show his love for the occult and fantasy by. Nazis and the occult an interesting book and well worth a readlisten. Hitler and the occult by ken anderson nook book ebook. 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. It is well known that he wanted to be an artist and applied at the vienna academy of fine arts. Also surviving in the collection of hitlers books is a copy of mein kampf with hitlers exlibris book plate, an analysis of wagners parsifal published in 19, a history of the swastika from 1921, and half a dozen or so spiritual and occult volumes acquired in munich in. This book provides the first serious account of the way in which nazism was influenced by powerful millenarian and occult sects that thrived in germany and austria almost fifty years before the rise to power of adolf hitler.
He was an opportunist who exploited the superstition of others to further his own lust for power and destruction. Stash of books from the witch library of nazi chief himmler. Mar 18, 2016 a rare library of books on witches and the occult that was assembled by nazi ss chief heinrich himmler in the war has been discovered in a depot of the czech republic national library. Hitler and the occult is a 1995 book about nazi occultism by ken anderson. The predictions of nostradamus belongs to a cache of occult books.
Stash of books from the witch library of nazi chief. Jan 01, 1995 ken andersons book hitler and the occult provides an excellent depiction of adolf hitler s obsession with the occult. 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. The books of foundation the occult history of the third.
Jun 30, 2017 the nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as heinrich himmlers personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Aug 02, 2017 still, hitler and his inner circle continued to firmly support scientific occultism. Central to the nazis mystical beliefs was world ice theory, propounded in the. When hitler seized power, the occult followed right into his. Andersons point is that hitler was in the grip not of any supernatural force, but of his own twisted mind. Did the holy lance, which is said to have pierced the side of jesus christ, take center stage in hitlers life as the focal point of his ambitions to conquer the world. Below, he recounts hitler s occult beginnings, and how they infiltrated into the propaganda and politics of the nazi party. This reminds us of a very good friend of ours, a mystic and seer of wide experience and great wisdom, who, when he was asked which of the many thousands of rare occult books in his library he would recommend, he said none of em. Most of the book is spent deconstructing the theories of trevor ravenscroft and reinforcing this deconstruction by attempting to discredit ravenscroft himself. The predictions of nostradamus belongs to a cache of occult books that hitler acquired in the early 1920s and that were discovered in the private quarters of his berlin bunker by colonel albert. 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. We all know that the nazis were obsessed by the occult, but as with everything, they tried to control it to reflect exactly their own beliefs. Hitler and the occult book for the unrelated documentary by the same name, see hitler and the occult.
Hitlers 4 favorite books that show his love for the occult and fantasy by. The nazi relationship to the occult was thus ambiguous and complicated, as i explain in detail in my new book hitlers religion. Anderson analyzes various claims that hitler believed the holy lance would help him conquer the world, and addresses other aspects of occult influence on the dictator, explaining the origins of his choice of the swastika as a symbol and the use of the predictions of nostradamus in. The books that constitute the hitler library were discovered in a salt mine. Hitler and the occult news article supernatural magazine. Aug 24, 2017 historian eric kurlander has recently written a book that takes nazi occultism seriously. Occult biography of adolf hitler the occult history of the. Hitlers 4 favorite books that show his love for the. One at his apartmen in munich, a larger one at the berghof, and. Himmlers witchcraft books discovered in czech library. Central to the nazis mystical beliefs was world ice theory, propounded in the 1912 book glacial cosmogony by hanns horbiger. Twisted relations between nazis and occult realclearhistory. Martin, peter levenda, adolf hitler, courtenay raiagrean. Library of congress in the us, contain 1200 books from hitlers personal libraries.
Library of congress in the us, contain 1200 books from hitler s personal libraries. Alonso martinez november 28, 2018 weve all been influenced by a book at some point in our lives, and sometimes these written words shape how we see ourselves and the lives we lead. I have read a number of books on hitlers supposed fascination with, mastery of, and belief in various occult doctrines. Earnest pretzsche, a book dealer, introduced hitler to a psychedelic drug containing mescaline and peyote.