The secret king

Sinister tales circulate about the occult roots of Nazi Germany, but little documentation has ever been uncovered — until now. The Secret King reveals the true story of Heinrich Himmler’s “Rasputin,” the magus Karl Maria Wiligut, commissioned by Himmler to write private reports on runes and ancient Germanic traditions, and to preside over secret SS ritual ceremonies.

The basis of this book revolves around obscure texts of the little-known and enigmatic figure of Karl Maria Wiligut, a name first encountered back in the early 90s from an interview with co-author Michael Moynihan. He expressed plans to publish Wiligut's writings and in 2001, Dominion press finally released The Secret King.

So, who would want to read about nearly century-old German mystical texts that were not widely distributed even during the historical era in which they were penned? Evidently, thousands of readers, as the authors assert judging from the sales of The Secret King's first edition that sold largely on word-of-mouth alone. Nazi occultism: the majority of books on this nebulous subject trump sensationalism over scholarship. However, the Pagan and non-Christian spiritual currents did exist within the Third Reich, and The Secret King gives a fascinating overview of a number of occultist individuals, many of whom were well-received in Nationalist Socialist circles.