As you know we have recently discussed this at length on the Nazism talk page As I said there the Nazi movement centered around messianic destiny God s will for the German people Historian Chris McNab writes that Nazi rituals were akin to high church ceremonies Some Party members explored and encouraged Nordic paganism as a form of Germanic replacement for Christian faith He then has a chart as to how certain Norse Mythology ties into Nazi symbolism And mainly Himmler tried to incorporate aspects of it into the SS However it should not be missed that he goes on to state Yet while some scholars have attempted to forge substantial links between Nazism and pagan or even occult practices the link should not be taken too far Hitler actually frowned on overt occultism Looking at Nazism for signs that it was an organized religion or cult is misguided The Nazis did have a spiritual relationship to their symbolism it was powerful imagery So it was mainly the symbolism that was used by the Nazis Source McNab Chris The Third Reich pp 182 185