| Attack of the Enemy: The Occult Inspiration Behind Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Contributor(s): Tautz, Johannes (Author) |
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ISBN: 1906999716 ISBN-13: 9781906999711 Publisher: Temple Lodge Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theosophy |
| Dewey: 299.934 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.40 lbs) 90 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The time of Nazi dictatorship in Germany (1933-1945) continues to stimulate more interest than any other period of human history, as witnessed by the countless books and other media on Adolf Hitler and his regime. What is the basis for this enduring fascination? And, does the abundance of available material help us truly to understand the phenomenon? In this clear-sighted study, Tautz concludes that there is an existential need for the human psyche to come to terms with the forces of destruction that broke out during the era of National Socialism. In an attempt to get to the essence of the phenomenon, he employs the method of "historical symptomatology," first developed by Rudolf Steiner. Through these means, "the historical process is perceived as the physiognomic expression of spiritual forces." By viewing events as symptoms, the visible facts become transparent to the hidden influences behind them, and occult aspects are revealed. Tautz focuses on the degenerate elements that inspired National Socialism--their meaning, nature, and methods--and examines their manifestation in earthly events. He reveals the spiritual context in which these adversarial, opposing forces erupted and attacked humanity--at a time when human consciousness had just crossed a new threshold. The Nazi functionaries and their spectral leader, whom he calls "the Medium," willingly served those powers, whereas the bedazzled masses remained largely passive. If we are serious about developing an egalitarian society today that corresponds to the present level of human evolution, he states, we need to understand this period of tyranny in Germany at its deepest levels. In addition to Tautz's classic text, a new appendix by Andreas Bracher brings the reader up to date with a survey of relevant literature on the theme, as well as an insightful review of the Nazis' attitude toward Rudolf Steiner and the anthroposophic movement he founded. Contemporary extracts from the V lkische Beobachter (the Nazi's in-house journal) indicate the viciousness and hatred that the National Socialists directed toward Steiner and Anthroposophy. C O N T E N T S Preface 1. The Third Reich Appendix: The V lkische Beobachter and Rudolf Steiner |