Black Sun (occult symbol)

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The term Black Sun (German Schwarze Sonne), also referred to as the Sonnenrad (English Sun Wheel), is a symbol of esoteric or occult significance, notable for its usage in Nazi mysticism. Today, it may also be used in occult currents of Odinism without necessarily implying involvement with Nazism. ^[1]

Contents 1 The Wewelsburg mosaic 2 Nazi significance 3 Esotericism and popular culture 3.1 Music 3.2 Fiction 3.3 Other 3.4 Movies 3.5 Religion and Esotericism 4 See also 5 References 6 References 7 External links

[edit] The Wewelsburg mosaic

The shape of the symbol as used in Neo-Nazism is based on the design of a floor mosaic at Wewelsburg castle, in the room used by the SS for occult meetings. It is not known whether or not this symbol was placed in the floor at Wewelsburg before or after the National Socialist Regime and the taking over of the castle by Himmler.^{[citation needed]} The design has loose parallels in Migration Age Alemannic brooches, possibly a variation of the Roman swastika fibula, and also thought to be worn on Frankish and Alemannian womens belts, interpreted as "solar wheels. ^[2]

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke has said that "The design [Wewelsburg mosaic] is based on a ninth-century Germanic ornament."^[3]

There is, although its origins are unknown, an identical rendition of the Wewelsburg Schwarze Sonne in a wall painting at a World War II military bunker memorial of Bismark at Hamburg below a statue of Bismark. ^{[4] [5] [this source's credibility needs verifying]}

[edit] Nazi significance

The term Black Sun may originate with the mystical "Central Sun" in Helena Blavatsky's Theosophy. This invisible or burnt out Sun (Karl Maria Willigut's Santur in Nazi mysticism) symbolizes an opposing force or pole. ^{[citation needed]} Emil Rüdiger, of Rudolf John Gorslebens Edda-Gesellschaft (Edda Society), claimed that a fight between the new and the old Suns was decided 330,000 years ago, and that Santur had been the source of power of the Hyperboreans. ^{[citation needed]}

The Wewelsburg symbol can be deconstructed into three swastikas; a "rising", a "zenith" & a "setting" one, the design is popular among German Neo-Nazis as a replacement for the outlawed singular swastika symbol. Another interpretation is that the symbol incorporates twelve reversed "Sig runes" of the Armanen runes.

Allegedley, the design was drawn for Heinrich Himmler from an "old aryan emblem",[1] and was meant to mimic the Round table of Arthurian legend with each spoke of the sun wheel representing one "knight" or Officer of the "inner" SS. According to James Twining, "The symbol of the Black Sun unites the three most important symbols of Nazi ideology - the sun wheel, the swastika and the stylised victory rune." and that it is symbolic in its form representing "the twelve SS Knights of The Order of the Death's Head and their three retainers). ^[6]

Today the symbol can also be seen as a logo for the Widerstand [2]

[edit] Esotericism and popular culture

[edit] Music

It is used as well as in the in lyrics of the experimental music groups Coil, Death In June, Von Thronstahl and as the title of a song by Dead Can Dance.

In 1996 Holger Fiala (Holger F.) of the band Belborn published, under the alias "Beltane" two designs, a Krucken-kreuz [3] and a Black Sun, [4] in the inlay book to one of their CDs in honours of Leni Reifenstahl.

The Black Sun was recently used on the cover of the Lord Wind album Atlantean Monument[5]

It also refers to Black Sun Empire - a DJ organisation.

The band Staatsfein used th sybol on their album cover 'Democracy' [6]

[edit] Fiction

Science Fiction author J.G.Ballard uses the term in "The Day of Forever"

In the novels of the film "Star Wars" the "black sun" is the name of the most powerful criminal organisation which supports the galactic empire.

The symbol is used on the cover of the fictional novel "Black Sun" by James Twining [7] [[8] and is mentioned extensively. Although, on the cover of the book the the image is incorrect facing in the wrong direction.

The symbol is also used on the cover of the fiction novel "Black Order" by James Rollins and is mentioned extensively in it as well.

It is mentioned in the novel Black Sun Rising by Celia S. Friedman

[edit] Other

Black Sun Rising is the name of a chocolate company. [blacksunrising.or]

[edit] Movies

In the film "The Fifth Element by Luc Besson the term "Black Sun" emerges as an unknown power, which will destroy the universe.

[edit] Religion and Esotericism

Black Sun Oasis is a chartered local body of Ordo Templi Orientis, (located in Akron, Ohio).

The symbol has been used by a variety of esotericists; for example, as the name of the well-known Black Sun Press of Mary Phelps Jacob

Occasionally, and unscientifically, black dwarfs are referred to as black suns. This is not entirely unrelated to the esoteric meaning, since ariosophy alleges a burnt out sun that was the source of power of the Aryans in some mystical past (see also Karl Maria Willigut). Others regard the Black Sun as a black hole; before the term black hole was invented in 1967, black holes (then still theoretical) were sometimes called black stars or dark stars (In episode number 21 of the original Star Trek, Tomorrow Is Yesterday (TOS episode), made before the term black hole was invented, what we today call a black hole was termed a "black star".). Still others, such as Miguel Serrano, think of the Black Sun as a wormhole. Uses of the term in science fiction and fantasy literature are influenced by a combination of the esoteric and the astronomical meaning, see Black Sun (disambiguation) for examples of the term as used in popular culture.

[edit] See also

• Black Sun (book by Goodrick-Clarke)
• Fascist symbolism
• Nazi Mysticism
• Thule-Seminar
• Karl Maria Willigut
• Suns in alchemy

[edit] References

1. ^ 'Heathens Against Hate 'Also see the HAH Main website
2. ^ 'Derhain website article on the Schwarze Sonne; 'Personal website' of James Twining.; Artfond website article on the Schwarze Sonne
3. ^ 'Black Sun (book by Goodrick-Clarke): : Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism and the Politics of Identity' by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke.
4. ^ 'Die Schwarzesonne (Revised)' by Steve Anthonijsz (Radböd Ártisson).
5. ^ 'German Wikipedia article on Bismarck-Denkmal (Hamburg)'.
6. ^ 'Personal website' of James Twining.

[edit] References

Scholarly

• Rüdiger Sünner: Schwarze Sonne. Entfesselung und Missbrauch der Mythen in Nationalsozialismus und rechter Esoterik. Freiburg i.Br. Verlag Herder/Spektrum, 1999, ISBN 3451271869. Sünner also produced the DVD documentary of the same name to accompany htis book.
• Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas: Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism and the Politics of Identity. New York University Press, New York 2003.
• Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas: The Occult Roots of Nazism
• Friedrich Paul Heller, Anton Maegerle: Die Sprache des Hasses. Rechtsextremismus und völkische Esoterik. Schmetterling-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001
• Friedrich Paul Heller, Anton Maegerle: Thule. Vom völkischen Okkultismus bis zur Neuen Rechten. 2. Aufl. Stuttgart, Schmetterling-Verlag 1998
• Cook, Stephen, Heinrich Himmler's Camelot: Pictorial/documentary: The Wewelsburg Ideological Center of the SS, 1934-1945 (Kressmann-Backmeyer, 1999) [9]

Occult

• M. B. Hasler, Die Schwarze Sonne. Göttliches Licht der Erkenntnis, ISBN 3980879402
• Rudolf J. Mund, Mythos Schwarze Sonne, ISBN: 3833411228

[edit] External links

• ADL entry
• Alt Religions entry for the Black Sun
• James Twining on the black sun