Fortean Winds

The Hidden Thread – Part 3: Shadows of the Black Sun

May 20, 2025
Discover the eerie legacy of Nazi occult beliefs and how they spiraled into bizarre post-war programs. From Heinrich Himmler's obsession with witchcraft to the tangled web of Project Paperclip, the influence of these ideologies on modern governance is unsettling. Explore the mind-bending experiments of Cold War psychic research, including MK-Ultra, and the mystery of Hans Kammler's elusive Die Glocke. The connections between past and present reveal a haunting interplay of conspiracy, science, and belief.
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
INSIGHT

Project Hexen's Lingering Impact

  • Project Hexen was a Nazi SS initiative collecting extensive witchcraft and occult knowledge.
  • This archive influenced Soviet psi research after the war, showing occult ideas mutated rather than vanished.
INSIGHT

CIA's Secret Psychic Programs

  • CIA embraced parapsychology research like remote viewing inspired by Nazi and Soviet studies.
  • Government fears of psychic spying kept these programs secret and suppressed popular knowledge.
INSIGHT

Hans Kammler and Die Glocke

  • Nazi SS general Hans Kammler managed secret superweapon programs including mysterious 'Die Glocke' bell craft.
  • This tech pushed boundaries, possibly blending occult and quantum physics concepts for anomalous vehicles.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app