The Rise of the Fourth Reich - ThereAreNoSunglasses

THE STRANGE CASE OF RUDOLF HESS 39conceal something,” they concluded. “Judging by the fact that they are stilldesperate to conceal it, common sense dictates that they deem this secret tobe unsuitable for public consumption, even after sixty years.”A detailed study of Hess’s flight clearly indicates that it was not just asudden whim of an unstable individual. There is evidence of foreknowledgein Germany. Hess prepared for the flight meticulously over a periodof months, even having famed aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt modifya twin- engine Messerschmitt-110. Hess also received special flighttraining from Messerschmitt’s chief test pilot, as well as Hitler’s personalpilot, Hans Baur—evidence that Hitler had knowledge of Hess’s plans.On his flight, Hess carried the visiting cards of both Haushofer and hisson, Albrecht Haushofer, yet another indication of his intent as a peacemission, since the elder Haushofer had long been an advocate of maintainingfriendly relations with Britain as a cornerstone of German politics.According to the French scholars Michel Bertrand and Jean Angelini(writing under the name of Jean-Michel Angebert), Haushofer passedalong to Hess the names of members of the Order of the Golden Dawn,an occult society in England, as well as names of supporters of a peace initiative,such as the duke of Hamilton, the duke of Bedford, and Sir IvoneKirkpatrick. The Golden Dawn, most popularly connected to En gland’sforemost occultist, Aleister “the Beast” Crowley, was an outgrowth of theTheosophical Society, from which much Nazi mysticism was derived, andhad close ties with the Thule Society.According to some theories, British Intelligence manipulated Hess’sbelief in the occult to provoke his flight to En gland. Oddly enough, thisscheme involved Crowley as well as British Intelligence agent Ian Fleming,who would later write the popular James Bond novels. “Via a Swissastrologer known to Fleming, astrological advice was passed along to Hess(again, via the Haushofers and by Dr. Ernst Schulte-Strathaus, an astrologicaladviser and occultist on Hess’s staff since 1935) advocating a peacemission to En gland,” wrote Levenda. “May 10, 1941, was selected as theappropriate date, since an unusual conjunction of six planets in Taurus(that had the soothsayers humming for months previous) would take placeat that time.” Once in England, Hess was to be debriefed by fellow occultistCrowley.