Occultism in Nazism

German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS & main architect of the Holocaust (1900–1945)

German Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio (1894–1987)

The '''' (, "Ancestral Heritage") was a pseudoscientific organization founded by the Schutzstaffel in Nazi Germany in 1935. Established by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler on July 1, 1935 as an SS appendage devoted to promoting racial theories espoused by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, the Ahnenerbe'' consisted of academics and scientists from a broad range of academic disciplines who fostered the idea that Germans descended from an Aryan race which was racially superior to other racial groups.

Greek-French writer (1905-1982)

thumb|upright=1.4|Thule as Tile on the Carta marina of 1539 by [[Olaus Magnus, where it is shown located to the northwest of the Orkney islands, with a "monster, seen in 1537", a whale ("balena"), and an orca nearby]]

historical secret occultist and nationalist group in Bavaria

The Black Sun is a type of sun wheel symbol originating in Nazi Germany and later employed by neo-Nazis and other far-right individuals and groups. It first appeared in Nazi Germany as a design element in a castle at Wewelsburg, remodeled and expanded by the head of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Heinrich Himmler, which he intended to serve as the SS's center. The symbol appeared nowhere else in Nazi Germany. The symbol's design consists of twelve radial sig runes similar to those that made up the SS logo.

alt=Refer to caption|upright=1.2|thumb|An illustration of Agartha within the hollow Earth, from Walter Siegmeister's 1960 book Agharta Agartha (variously spelled as Agharta, Aghartta, Agharti, among many other spellings) is a legendary kingdom said to be on the inner surface of the Earth. Though the story has many different versions, Agartha is usually said to be in Central Asia and led by a powerful figure sometimes called the King of the World, who secretly influences the surface. Later versions connect it to the belief in a hollow Earth. The idea of Agartha has been a popular subject in eso

British Army general (1878-1966)

conspiracy theories alleging connections between UFOs and Nazi Germany

German antisemite, freemason and founder of the Thule Society (1875-1945)

spiritual and religious beliefs held by the German leader from 1933 to 1945, Adolf Hitler

speculation about Nazism and occultism

Chilean diplomat, nazi and Holocaust denier (1917-2009)

research expedition

fictional secret society in Germany

SS general (1866-1946)

fictional Nazi technological warfare device

In Nazi Germany, gottgläubig () was a Nazi religious term for a form of non-denominationalism and deism practised by those German citizens who had officially left Christian churches but professed faith in some higher power or divine creator. Such people were called Gottgläubige ("believers in God"), and the term for the overall movement was Gottgläubigkeit ("belief in God"); the term denotes someone who still believes in a God, although without having any institutional religious affiliation. These Nazis were not favourable towards religious institutions of their time, nor did they tolerate ath

Post-WW2 mystical or occult beliefs that view Adolf Hitler as a supernatural saviour or divinity

set of modern runic letters created by Guido von List

American neo-Nazi politician and marine (1935-2014)

thumb|Two Turmleuchter type ceramic candle-holders—the right one replicates the design of the SS Julleuchter, itself based on an early modern candle-holder from southern Sweden.

German politician, journalist and diplomat (1892-1945)

overview about religious aspects of Nazism

French-Argentine Anthropologist

organization

Swiss astrologer (1900-1945)

The Hexenkartothek (known as the "H-special order" project) was an investigation into witch trials led by SS-Untersturmführer Rudolf Levin under the orders of Heinrich Himmler.

historical movement aimed at studying German history to strengthen nationalism

German linguist (1897–1958)