This is a pretty good explanation of how the nazi ideology evolved. Tik history won't talk about this. I did AI generate it.
The evolution of Nazi esoteric gnosticism from Theosophy is a complex process involving various individuals, ideas, and organizations. Here's a simplified timeline to help understand this development:
1. **Late 19th Century: The Theosophical Society is Founded**
- 1875: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott establish the Theosophical Society in New York. They introduce ideas like the ancient wisdom, root races, and the evolution of humanity.
- 1888: Blavatsky publishes "The Secret Doctrine," which elaborates on her esoteric ideas and influences later occult movements.
2. **Early 20th Century: Germanic/Aryan Theosophy**
- Early 1900s: Guido von List, an Austrian occultist, adapts Theosophical ideas and combines them with Germanic folklore, runes, and nationalism. He develops Armanism, a form of Germanic mysticism.
- 1908: Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, a former Cistercian monk, founds the Order of the New Templars (ONT), which combines Theosophical and Christian ideas with Aryan supremacy.
3. **1910s-1920s: The Development of Ariosophy**
- Ariosophy, a term coined by Lanz von Liebenfels, becomes a synthesis of Aryan supremacist ideas and occultism, drawing from Theosophy and other esoteric traditions.
- Various Germanic occult groups and ideas flourish during this period, including the Thule Society, founded in 1918 by Rudolf von Sebottendorf.
4. **1920s-1930s: Nazi Occultism**
- Early Nazi Party members like Rudolf Hess, Alfred Rosenberg, and Heinrich Himmler show interest in esoteric ideas, including Ariosophy and Theosophy.
- 1928: Alfred Rosenberg publishes "The Myth of the Twentieth Century," which presents a pseudohistorical, pseudoscientific background for the Nazi ideology, drawing from Ariosophy and Theosophy.
- 1935: Heinrich Himmler founds the Ahnenerbe, a Nazi research institute that studies archaeology, anthropology, and occultism to support Nazi ideology.
5. **1930s-1940s: Nazi Esoteric Gnosticism**
- Some Nazi esotericists develop a form of gnosticism, focusing on the spiritual struggle against Jewish influence and promoting the divine destiny of the Aryan race.
- Key figures include Karl Maria Wiligut (also known as Himmler's Rasputin) and Otto Rahn, who searches for the Holy Grail and studies Catharism.
- 1938: The Nazi Party launches the Reich Agency for the Investigation of Occult and Faith-related Doctrines to suppress and control occult activities.
6. **Post-WWII: Esoteric Ideas Surface in Neo-Nazism**
- After the fall of the Third Reich, some neo-Nazi groups and individuals continue to promote esoteric and gnostic ideas inspired by the earlier Nazi occultism.
- Miguel Serrano, a Chilean diplomat and esotericist, develops Esoteric Hitlerism, which combines Nazi esotericism, Gnosticism, and Eastern spiritual traditions.
