National mysticism 609649 207017826 2008-04-21T02:34:21Z 70.50.7.237 {{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}} '''National mysticism''' is the use of [[occult]], [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]], or [[pseudohistory|pseudohistorical]] beliefs to back up [[nationalism|nationalistic]] claims. == Connection with occultism and mysticism == The connection with occultism and mysticism becomes evident when noticed that those ideas and claims are usually developed, propagated and promoted by people and organizations whose research, interests or work are related to the (usually highly criticized) areas of [[mysticism]], [[occultism]], [[ufology]], [[astrology]] and so on. == Connection with nationalism == The connection with [[nationalism]] arises when those ideas and beliefs are adopted and promoted connected with nationalist organizations, political [[parties]], [[patriotism]] and so on. The reasons for becoming interested and adopting such points of view by part of a nationalism activists, parties, or even a great part of a nation can vary. One can be sheer political [[propaganda]] and need of strengthening the national feeling of a nation and creating a "passable" historical and cultural background for a particular [[ideology]] . A well known as well as extreme example of this is the mysticism-based [[propaganda]] promoted by the [[Third Reich]]. In that specific case, a great deal of time and resources was spent for researching or creating a popularly accepted "historical", "cultural" and "scientific" background so the ideas about a "superior" [[Aryan]] race could prosper in German society of the time. Mystical organizations such as [[Thule Society]], [[Black Sun (occult symbol)|Schwarze Sonne]], the [[Vril]] organization and others flourished in [[Nazi Germany]], usually connected with elite [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] corps, and adopting specific rituals, initiations, and beliefs. Expeditions in [[Nepal]] and (according to some sources) also in [[Greece]], and [[Antarctica]] were organized in the search for the mythical "Aryan" nation of [[Hyperborea]], whose capital, [[Thule]] was supposedly built by the [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] ancestors of all "Aryan races" who came from the [[Aldebaran]] star, according to some of the "Aryan" theories. Similar, but less spectacular expeditions were organized in the pursuit of semi-mythical objects believed to bring power or granting special powers to their owner, such as the [[Holy Grail]] and the [[Spear of Destiny]]. ==See also== *[[Nazi mysticism]] *[[Epsilonism]] *[[Nationalist archaeology]] *[[Historiography and nationalism]] *[[Permai]] [[Category:National mysticism|*]]