[Aquinasfan]

Whatever he was looking for, he thought of as essentially a magical means to gain power, not as the goal of a religious quest.

Right. What I found most interesting in the History Channel special was the assertion that Hitler and his inner circle of 12 SS men "channeled" on a regular basis in Wertzberg (sp?) Castle.

The photo of the circular, basilica-like meeting room with a round central stone table and twelve stone chairs was truly eerie.

There seems to be hard evidence that Himmler was deeply involved with the occult. There doesn't seem to be any direct evidence conclusively linking Hitler with specific occult practices, although it's not hard to imagine.

[Doctor Doom]

There was also a rebirth of the Thule cult among the inner circle of the SS in their nasty little haven in Bavaria, and some degree of the revival of the Hollow Earth theories.

Them Nazis were sooo crazy.

[steve-b]

To all indications, Himmler was the big occultist in the Nazi inner circle. Hitler recognized the utility of the symbolism and ritual, but seems not to have been a true believer.

[KC_Conspirator]

Right. What I found most interesting in the History Channel special was the assertion that Hitler and his inner circle of 12 SS men "channeled" on a regular basis in Wertzberg (sp?) Castle.

Thats Wewelsberg (VAY-BELLS-BERG) Castle. Himmler used to initiate SS officers in a secret room called Valhalla where it was supposed that the SS communed with long dead Teutonic knights, warriors, and kings.

Himmler also supposedly brought the Spear of Destiny back to Germany, the same spear that pierced the side of Jesus when he was on the cross. He also sent archeologists to India to find the original Aryans who lived there thousands of years ago. A group of these Ahnenerbe were also sent to fidn the lost city of Atlantis.

[Elihu Burritt]

There seems to be hard evidence that Himmler was deeply involved with the occult. There doesn't seem to be any direct evidence conclusively linking Hitler with specific occult practices, although it's not hard to imagine.

Hitler had his Astrologer. Woodrow Wilson was into the occult though. Hillary likes to think she was talking to Eleanore, but Eleanore actually had some class. Hillary was really talking to Edith about how to take over in case Bill got a stroke. Bill saw it coming though. Colonel House tipped him off.