[NAZI OCCULT]: [DARRE RICHARD WALTHER]: (1895-1953) Argentinean-born SS-Obergruppenfuhrer of World War II. Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture 1933-42. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Darre, unsigned, featuring his printed name (‘R. Walther Darre’) to the centre, as Reichsminister fur Ernahrung u. Landwirtschaft, and with his address (‘Berlin’) to the lower right corner. Accompanied by the original typed envelope addressed to Herr Oberst Weisthor (Karl Maria Wiligut) in Berlin. Some minor staining to the envelope, the visiting card VG

Karl Maria Wiligut (1866-1946) Austrian occultist and SS-Brigadefuhrer. Wiligut, who also used the alias Weisthor, was employed within the personal staff and offices of Heinrich Himmler and Karl Wolff, and claimed to be in the tradition of a long line of German mystic teachers, reaching back into prehistoric times. He also claimed to have spiritual powers that allowed him direct access to genetic memories of his ancestors thousands of years in the past. Wiligut contributed significantly to the development of Wewelsburg as the order-castle and ceremonial centre of SS pseudo-religious practice and also designed the Totenkopfring, which Himmler personally awarded to prestigious SS officers.