Steve this is very on the money as far as I can tell. The "SS Religion" -- Deutschgläubig? -- was still being researched and developed, it was not formalized, dogma was evolving and it was not evangelizing the masses yet. I like your "ran out of time" remark.
Yes, there is a danger that it is easy to sensationalize this area, and we have all seen the occult exploitation books. We should keep these discussions grounded in the known knows and that there is no evidence of sensationalistic dark practices.
Himmler and his pagan braintrust were working toward defining a "new religion." The Ahnenerbe was scouring the Earth for Aryan artifacts while the the Willigut types were busily scrying in the hopes that this religion would reveal itself through the metaphysical aether.
I can imagine the core intent was to gestate the belief system and ritual/celebratory aspects within an inner elite of the SS. Had Germany won the war -- I believe Hitler would have been deified like Ceaser -- He and Speer were turning Berlin into a "holy temple city" for him.
Some new "epic poem" would have been written, a new "Edda" or "Gilgamesh" -- that plus Mein Kampf, and the developing ritual cycles created by Weitzel and Himmler would have coalesced into the new State Religion.
I am deep in the land of "what if" at this point. It is certain the men creating this new religious movement were fighting existing culture and tradition. Just imaging a young SS officer sitting across from the dour and bewildered father of his bride as he explains that he wants an SS ceremony and not a church wedding. I'm sure that never went over well.
And thank you everyone for the fantastic artifacts appearing on this thread!
Yes, there is a danger that it is easy to sensationalize this area, and we have all seen the occult exploitation books. We should keep these discussions grounded in the known knows and that there is no evidence of sensationalistic dark practices.
Himmler and his pagan braintrust were working toward defining a "new religion." The Ahnenerbe was scouring the Earth for Aryan artifacts while the the Willigut types were busily scrying in the hopes that this religion would reveal itself through the metaphysical aether.
I can imagine the core intent was to gestate the belief system and ritual/celebratory aspects within an inner elite of the SS. Had Germany won the war -- I believe Hitler would have been deified like Ceaser -- He and Speer were turning Berlin into a "holy temple city" for him.
Some new "epic poem" would have been written, a new "Edda" or "Gilgamesh" -- that plus Mein Kampf, and the developing ritual cycles created by Weitzel and Himmler would have coalesced into the new State Religion.
I am deep in the land of "what if" at this point. It is certain the men creating this new religious movement were fighting existing culture and tradition. Just imaging a young SS officer sitting across from the dour and bewildered father of his bride as he explains that he wants an SS ceremony and not a church wedding. I'm sure that never went over well.
And thank you everyone for the fantastic artifacts appearing on this thread!
Originally posted by Steve T
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