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Nazism and occultism describes a range of theories, speculation and research into the origins of Nazism and its possible relation to various occult traditions. Such ideas have been a part of popular culture since at least the early 1940s, during World War II, and gained renewed popularity starting in the 1960s. There are documentaries and books on the topic, among the most significant are The Morning of the Magicians (1960) and The Spear of Destiny (1972). Nazism and occultism has also been featured in numerous films, novels, comic books and other fictional media. Some good examples are the film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and the comic book series Hellboy. Historian Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke analyzed the topic in The Occult Roots of Nazism in which he argued there were in fact links between some ideals of Ariosophy and Nazi ideology. He also analyzed the problems of the numerous popular occult historiography books written on the topic. He sought to separate empiricism and sociology from the modern mythology of Nazi occultism that exists in many books which "have represented the Nazi phenomenon as the product of arcane and demonic influence". He considered most of these to be "sensational and under-researched".

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References

  1. The Occult Roots of Nazism, Introduction.
  2. Goodrick-Clarke 1985: 217.
  3. Goodrick-Clarke 1985: 218.
  4. Goodrick-Clarke 1985: 224,225
  5. Goodrick-Clarke 2004: vi.
  6. Goodrick-Clarke 2002: 6.
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  12. Noakes, Jeremy. 1988. "Review". History 73 (238).364.
  13. Peter H. Merkl. 1975. Political Violence Under The Swastika: 581 Early Nazis. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. 453.
  14. Peter H. Merkl. 1975. Political Violence Under The Swastika: 581 Early Nazis. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. 687.
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  16. Demonic Possession of World Leaders http://www.plim.org/demonleaders.htm
  17. Theodor Schieder (1972), Hermann Rauschnings "Gespräche mit Hitler" als Geschichtsquelle (Oppladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag) and Wolfgang Hänel (1984), Hermann Rauschnings "Gespräche mit Hitler": Eine Geschichtsfälschung (Ingolstadt, Germany: Zeitgeschichtliche Forschungsstelle), cit. in Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (2003), Black Sun, p. 321.
  18. Goodrick-Clarke (2003: 110). The best that can be said for Rauschning's claims may be Goodrick-Clarke's judgment that they "record ... the authentic voice of Hitler by inspired guesswork and imagination" (ibid.).
  19. “Hitler and the Holy Roman Empire” http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?page=book&q=1194.6.0.4
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  21. Kelley, JH. "New Translation of German Book Links Hitler to Satanism" (press release). PRLog, May 17, 2009. Accessed 28 June 2009. http://www.prlog.org/10238075-new-translation-of-german-book-links-hitler-to-satanism.html
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  23. Bailey, Alice A. The Externalisation of the Hierarchy New York:1957 (Compilation of earlier revelations by Alice A. Bailey) Lucis Publishing Co. Page 258
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  26. Safire, William. "On Language; The New, New World Order". The New York Times , February 17, 1991. Accessed 27 June 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/17/magazine/on-language-the-new-new-world-order.html
  27. Historic Results of Hitler's Thule Societies pursuit of the NWO http://www.newswatchmagazine.org/weekly_editor/9.22.00.htm
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  29. Hakl 1997: 205.
  30. Frei 1980: 85.
  31. Nagl, Manfred. "SF, Occult Sciences, and Nazi Myths". Science Fiction Studies. 1 (3): 190.
  32. Nagl, Manfred. "SF, Occult Sciences, and Nazi Myths". Science Fiction Studies 1 (3): 188.
  33. Entry for Hans Thomas Hakl from the German National Library. http://d-nb.info/gnd/123134625
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  35. Hakl 1997: 210.
  36. Hakl 1997: 212.
  37. Hakl 1997: 214.
  38. Hakl 1997: 211.
  39. Goodrick-Clarke 1985: 224, 225.
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  41. Goodrick-Clarke 1985: 219–220.
  42. Goodrick-Clarke 1985: 221.
  43. Goodrick-Clarke 1985: 221–223.
  44. If The Unknown Hitler is quoted correctly in The Vril Society, the Luminous Lodge and the Realization of the Great Work, then this book makes false allegations about Karl Haushofer and G. I. Gurdjieff. http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/NWO/Vril_Society.htm
  45. Chapter 5 of the Free online version of Invisible Eagle is mainly based on Ravenscroft. http://plausible.custompublish.com/getfile.php/217726.476.xauysabydy/invisible.eagle_alan.baker.pdf
  46. The History Channel online Store: The Unknown Hitler DVD Collection http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=76782
  47. Another critique of Hitler documentaries: Mark Schone – All Hitler, all the time http://www1.salon.com/may97/media/media970508.html
  48. "Even with all I know, if in this cell Hitler should come to me and say 'Do this!', I would still do it." – Joachim von Ribbentrop, 1946
  49. Gardell 2003, 331, 332
  50. Hakl 1997: 204
  51. Reinhard Greve: Tibetforschung im SS Ahnenerbe; in: Thomas Hauschild: Lebenslust durch Fremdenfurcht, Frankfurt (Main), 1995, pp. 168–209.
  52. Hitler and the Occult DVD http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=72289
  53. DECODING THE PAST: Nazi Prophecies http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/Conflict/programme_3089.php
  54. Decoding The Past: Nazi Prophecies DVD http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=74536&browseCategoryId=&location=&parentcatid=&subcatid=
  55. Robin Cross, "The Nazi Expedition" http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/n-s/nazimyths.html
  56. Unsolved Mysteries: V1-5 World War Ii (1998) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/6305202885
  57. Unsolved Mysteries of World War II: Decision at Dunkirk/Stalin's Secret Armies DVD http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OKxPi3EdqgwJ:www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/056775007195.html+%22Unsolved+Mysteries+of+World+War+II%22+VOLUME+3&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=5
  58. Unsolved Mysteries of World War II: The Eagle & The Swastika/The Last Days of Hitler (1998) https://www.amazon.com/dp/6305202958
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