THE RAINBOW SWASTIKA - Scattered Seed Ministries

But under it all, the abject fear was instilled in SS men of being found unworthy of their
exalted status, especially through the sin of independent thinking. The group-think to which
they had been subjected since early childhood sank to new depths to minimize the chances of
such a mishap. A required achievement for SS candidates was Kadavergehorsam, or "deadbody
[unfeeling, robotic] obedience". In merciless drills, they were trained to disregard their
own emotions and consciences by performing acts of brutality on self and others usually
associated with satanic cult rituals. (See descriptions in Sklar, p.96-100) (Such practices in
satanism are meant to produce an altered state of consciousness and, as they believe, to
channel the natural horror response into psychic energy which empowers spells.) In the
resulting numbness, they could carry out the most horrific orders without thinking, and walk
among sickening sights without flinching. Himmler firmly believed in the holiness of this
ultimate devotion, in which the SS suffered and sacrificed more than their victims. For him,
the unsung "glory" of the SS was "to have stuck it out... and to have remained decent
fellows." As for Himmler himself: "I try to reach a compromise in my own life; I try to help
people and do good, relieve the oppressed and remove injustices wherever I can. Do you think
my heart is in all the things which have to be done simply from reasons of state?" The
extreme sacrifices of the SS, he said, were required in part by German racial Karma; an
individual "oughtn't to think of himself". (Sklar, p.90-91) [Undoubtedly, many NAers will
view themselves in precisely the same light when they are required to take part in necessary
future purges. The view is already prevalent in NA that individual human rights must give
way to humanity's rights, and this includes inflicting pain as well as enduring it.] It was also
German Karma, Himmler said, that they be "saved" by "a figure of the greatest brilliance" -
meaning not Hitler, but the spirit "incarnate" in him and possessing him. (Sklar, p.157)
An inner circle of SS officers took on the roles of Teutonic knights, complete with coat-ofarms,
and met regularly at Himmler's Wevelsburg fortress for deep meditation, week-long
visualization sessions (Sklar, p.88) and contacts with disembodied spirit masters. The very
insignia of the SS was loaded with occult meaning; the twin lightning bolts were an ancient
Nordic power rune. [Savitri Devi also focused on the imagery of twin cosmic light sources in
her adoration of Hitler.] The Ahnenerbe branch of the SS invested huge sums in trips to Tibet
to search for an ancient Aryan clan, (Angeberts, p.95) and exhaustive efforts were made to
harness supernatural powers for the Nazi war effort: everything from pendulum divination
and ESP to yoga and Zen Buddhism was investigated. (Sklar, p.101-103) Himmler was
certain that his British adversaries were doing the same kind of research, and possibly with
more success. (In reality, the British were aware of the high regard Himmler and others had
for astrology, and commissioned astrologer Ludwig von Wohl to predict what kind of advice
they were getting from Nazi stargazers.) Hitler's strict vegetarianism was a matter of
principle because of reincarnation of souls into animal bodies. (This was not only Hindu and
Buddhist belief but Cathar as well - Angeberts, p.238) In fact, Nazis were seen to show great
respect for animal life even while slaughtering human beings (see note 6 by Angeberts'
translator, p.281). [This peculiar devaluation of humans below animals is a pillar of Hindu life
as well, where the sacred cows and cobras of India fare far better than the luckless human
born to a low caste. In the West animal rights are threatening to eclipse human rights as well,
reflected in the "Earth First" mentality.]
Yet another ancient belief adopted by the Nazis was the dualist cycle of the universe - a
cosmos full of energies at polar opposites carrying on a continual battle, colliding to bring
temporary balance and transmuting to a higher state of being, evolving into a new
polarization, renewed battle, and on endlessly. Fire and Ice, Light and Darkness, Matter and
Spirit, Good and Evil, the human races all followed this spiral path. Each "new world order"
could not proceed without the destruction of the "old order"; therefore destruction is as