My father was fascinated with Nazi Germany

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I'm not sure what this means, but some things in this article resonated with me/us.  I know my father was interested in Nazi Germany because he had several books on the subject. 

Nazi Triggers and Dates



Survivorship, Vol. 10 No. 3, Winter, 2000.


Nazi ideology is a component of many abusive belief systems. It can be difficult to identify at first because many of the trigger symbols and dates are similar to ones used in other groups, including satanist, Christian, and pagan groups and people involved in practicing different forms of "magic."


The Nazi party was formed in the early 1900's, but its roots go back much further. Adolph Hitler, the man who guided Nazism into power, had a deep fascination with the paranormal, ancient beliefs and religions, and any practice that could bring him power. He borrowed symbology from ancient Norse and Germanic cultures, from alchemy, from various mystic ideologies, and from his country's history. He vilified anyone he believed opposed him or might oppose him and decreed that their symbols be banned. Survivors thus end up triggered both by symbols of the Nazis and by symbols of other peoples or groups that the Nazis opposed.


Specific Dates
Most of the trigger dates for survivors of Nazi-based abuse correspond to dates important in World War II history -- births and deaths of Nazi leaders, important battles won or lost, political happenings, etc. Other dates were chosen by Hitler himself. Hitler wished to eradicate any public religious observances or holidays and to replace them with a winter and summer holiday and lesser spring and fall holidays corresponding to the equinoxes and solstices.


Individual groups may celebrate certain dates more strongly than other ones and may also add in their own dates, such as the leader's birthday, the date of the founding of the group, the death of an important member, etc.


The basic Nazi Calendar is as follows:


February 14 (may be 15 or 16): I am not sure of the reason behind this one, but some Nazi-programmed survivors report being very triggered on this day.

I'm leaving this one in because early Feb. of 2007 is when we went "psychotic", and went to Missouri and met a woman who said she was a cult survivor.

June 6: D-Day. Any Allied victory/Nazi defeat in World War II is used as a day to renew loyalty to the Nazi cause. Nazi youth are given various trials and punishments designed to make them stronger, and people the Nazis perceive as the enemy are punished. The particular dates emphasized vary from group to group.

I don't know why this date resonates.  But, it does.

Early August through October: Various preparations are done in readiness for October, the month with the largest number of celebrated dates.

For the last several years, we've gotten triggered in August through New Year's.


October 31 and November 1: All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day, thought to be significant in some esoteric traditions.

Halloween has been difficult for several years.

Dates with repeating numbers were very important to the Nazis. For example, 08-08 (August 8); 09-09 (September 9); 8-8-88 is even more important because the year follows the pattern.

We DO notice when a date has repeating numbers.  It's significant to us for some reason.

Symbols and Imagery


The lightening bolt or runic S: This symbol was used by Nazi soldiers and by the secret police. Originally, it stood for the letter "S" in an old Germanic alphabet. It looks very much like a lightening bolt, and some Nazi groups use this similarity as a mnemonic in programming, associating the symbol with programming techniques such as electroshock.

One of our alters expresses herself through pictures of lightning.

The eagle: Eagles are also common in Nazi military decorations and have a similar history to oak leaves.

We do think the eagle is a symbol of bravery and freedom.  We think eagles are strong and magnificant.  We assumed it was because the eagle is an American symbol.

Broken glass: On the night of November 9, 1938, Nazi troops broke into the homes and businesses of all the Jews they could find, destroying, killing, looting, and breaking things. The next morning there was so much broken glass on the streets that the people called the night Krystalnacht, or "Night of Broken Glass." Later Nazi training has used this image as a symbol for destroying anything they consider "bad." People being trained in Nazi groups are programmed to punish themselves by jumping through windows or running head first into plate glass doors if they do or consider doing something against their programming. The sight of cracked or smashed glass can trigger self destruct or obedience programs.

Some of the background pics we've downloaded look like broken glass.  Don't know if that means anything.

Roses: During World War II, there was a resistance organization in Germany known as the White Rose. The Nazis very much wanted to destroy the organization and anyone in it. In representation of this, roses have developed great meaning in Nazi groups. A white rose is a symbol of a traitor or a problem. Blood falling onto a white rose, a red rose, or blood dripping from the thorns of a rose are symbols for destroying the problem. A purple rose is a symbol of death and mourning. A black rose is a symbol of things being all right.

We have a lot of downloaded pics of roses.

Spider webs: The spider web is used in programming as a symbol of a trap. It is sometimes used in conjunction with broken glass programming.

We've downloaded a few pics of spider webs.


We don't know if any of this means anything, but it's interesting.

The full article can be found here:  http://www.survivorship.org/resources/articles/nazi.html