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Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is a book by Savitri Devi. It is a personal account of her pilgrimage to various National Socialist "holy sites" in 1953.
It was published in Calcutta in 1958.
The book is dedicated "To the German People" and opens with quotations from the Bhagawad Gita.
Contents
1. Linz; Leonding
2. Braunau am Inn
3. Berchtesgaden; Obersalzberg; Königssee
4. Munich
5. Landsberg am Lech
6. Nuremberg
7. Martyrs' graves, smoking chimneys and men of iron
8. Hermann's Monument and the Valley of the Eagles
9. The Rocks of the Sun
It was published in Calcutta in 1958.
The book is dedicated "To the German People" and opens with quotations from the Bhagawad Gita.
Contents
1. Linz; Leonding
2. Braunau am Inn
3. Berchtesgaden; Obersalzberg; Königssee
4. Munich
5. Landsberg am Lech
6. Nuremberg
7. Martyrs' graves, smoking chimneys and men of iron
8. Hermann's Monument and the Valley of the Eagles
9. The Rocks of the Sun
355 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1958
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About the author
Savitri Devi
25 books128 followersSavitri Devi Mukherji (September 30, 1905 – October 22, 1982) was the pseudonym of the French writer Maximiani Portas.
She was a pioneering animal-rights activist and proponent of Hinduism and Nazism, synthesizing the two, proclaiming Adolf Hitler to have been sent by Providence, much like an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. Her writings have influenced neo-Nazism and Nazi mysticism. Although mystical in her conception of Nazism, Savitri Devi saw Nazism as a practical faith that did not need metaphysics. Among Savitri Devi's ideas was the classifications of "men above time", "men in time" and "men against time". She is credited with pioneering neo-Nazi interest in occultism, Deep Ecology, and the New Age movement. She influenced the Chilean diplomat Miguel Serrano. In 1982, Franco Freda published a German translation of her work Gold in the Furnace, and the fourth volume of his annual review, Risguardo (1980–), was devoted to Savitri Devi as the "missionary of Aryan Paganism".
Her works, in conjunction with those of Julius Evola, have been major influences on activist Bill White. Far-rightist Italian and self-described "Nazi Maoist" Claudio Mutti was influenced by reading her work Pilgrimage as an idealistic teenager. As a young bodyguard for Colin Jordan, David Myatt enthusiastically embraced the values expressed in her work The Lightning and the Sun. In the U.S., National Socialist James Mason (whose Universal Order bears a strong resemblance to the sentiments of Savitri Devi) paid tribute to her in his work, Siege. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme of the Charles Manson group has endorsed The Lightning and the Sun. Revilo P. Oliver wrote that he saw the potentiality of a future religion venerating Adolf Hitler "in the works of a highly intelligent and learned lady of Greek ancestry, Dr. Savitri Devi."
She was also one of the founding members of the World Union of National Socialists.
She was a pioneering animal-rights activist and proponent of Hinduism and Nazism, synthesizing the two, proclaiming Adolf Hitler to have been sent by Providence, much like an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. Her writings have influenced neo-Nazism and Nazi mysticism. Although mystical in her conception of Nazism, Savitri Devi saw Nazism as a practical faith that did not need metaphysics. Among Savitri Devi's ideas was the classifications of "men above time", "men in time" and "men against time". She is credited with pioneering neo-Nazi interest in occultism, Deep Ecology, and the New Age movement. She influenced the Chilean diplomat Miguel Serrano. In 1982, Franco Freda published a German translation of her work Gold in the Furnace, and the fourth volume of his annual review, Risguardo (1980–), was devoted to Savitri Devi as the "missionary of Aryan Paganism".
Her works, in conjunction with those of Julius Evola, have been major influences on activist Bill White. Far-rightist Italian and self-described "Nazi Maoist" Claudio Mutti was influenced by reading her work Pilgrimage as an idealistic teenager. As a young bodyguard for Colin Jordan, David Myatt enthusiastically embraced the values expressed in her work The Lightning and the Sun. In the U.S., National Socialist James Mason (whose Universal Order bears a strong resemblance to the sentiments of Savitri Devi) paid tribute to her in his work, Siege. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme of the Charles Manson group has endorsed The Lightning and the Sun. Revilo P. Oliver wrote that he saw the potentiality of a future religion venerating Adolf Hitler "in the works of a highly intelligent and learned lady of Greek ancestry, Dr. Savitri Devi."
She was also one of the founding members of the World Union of National Socialists.
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May 9, 2010
Having already read Savitri Devi's "Gold in the Furnace" and "Defiance," her book "Pilgrimage" felt like nothing new.
"Pilgrimage" follows Devi as she tours Europe visiting National Socialist "Holy Sites," historically important places for events in Nazi history. Like in "Gold in the Furnace," Devi encounters both Germans that still holding NS pride as well as idealistic enemies that anger her. Unfortunately, with "Pilgrimage" it seems she ran into much less interesting characters, after all in "Gold in the Furnace" Devi was meeting desperate German individuals still in a state of post-WW2 chaos where they had a hard time even trying to find something to eat.
In "Pilgrimage" Savitri Devi essentially goes on the same idealistic tangents and rants, surely nothing new for those that have a basic understanding of NS ideology as well as Devi's other works. It gets rather old after a while having to hear in detail multiple times about some German woman or man's deep blue eyes and platinum blond hair that Devi encounters (and envies). I can only recommend this book to those completists out there that must read every work by an author they enjoy.
"Pilgrimage" follows Devi as she tours Europe visiting National Socialist "Holy Sites," historically important places for events in Nazi history. Like in "Gold in the Furnace," Devi encounters both Germans that still holding NS pride as well as idealistic enemies that anger her. Unfortunately, with "Pilgrimage" it seems she ran into much less interesting characters, after all in "Gold in the Furnace" Devi was meeting desperate German individuals still in a state of post-WW2 chaos where they had a hard time even trying to find something to eat.
In "Pilgrimage" Savitri Devi essentially goes on the same idealistic tangents and rants, surely nothing new for those that have a basic understanding of NS ideology as well as Devi's other works. It gets rather old after a while having to hear in detail multiple times about some German woman or man's deep blue eyes and platinum blond hair that Devi encounters (and envies). I can only recommend this book to those completists out there that must read every work by an author they enjoy.
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