" With those teachings, though, von List blended popular notions about the superiority of the white race and of Germanic
peoples in particular. From his work sprang a movement that called itself Ariosophy-
"the wisdom of the Aryans"-that borrowed
heavily from Theosophy but reworked it to
support an agenda of pan-German racism.
In the years before his death in 1919, von List proclaimed that a mighty leader, "the Strong One from Above," would soon arise and unite the Germanic peoples. He was, of course, quite correct; the year he died, an Austrian veteran named Adolf Hitler, who was strongly influenced by Ariosophy, began his political career. "
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heavily from Theosophy but reworked it tosupport an agenda of pan-German racism.
In the years before his death in 1919, von List proclaimed that a mighty leader, "the Strong One from Above," would soon arise and unite the Germanic peoples. He was, of course, quite correct; the year he died, an Austrian veteran named Adolf Hitler, who was strongly influenced by Ariosophy, began his political career." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>