Himmler was interested in the occult

Known as one of the most interesting facts about Heinrich Himmler is his enthusiasm for the occult and mysticism never faltered.

His reading lists were dominated by antisemitic publications, German mythologies, and occult tracts as early as 1922, according to entries in his diary. When the time came to renounce Catholicism, Himmler began to find his worldviews in occult and Germanic folklore. These ideas eventually became his religion. He exploited this passion to support his racist beliefs, which held that the Nordic and Aryan races were superior.

He promoted ancestor worship among the SS members during his tenure as leader and substituted Christianity with an ideology that rejected humanitarianism. Heinrich Himmler established The Ahnenerbe, a research organization, in 1935. Its mission was to explore the planet in quest of evidence of the Germanic race's prehistoric origins and superiority over other races.