12-10-2009, 11:01 AM
It is useful in this case to remember that there is sound evidence that Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, probably did not commit suicide as was reported by the British, but disappeared into the future - as suggested by the highly credible Hugh Thomas in his book SS-1 The Unlikely Death of Heinrich Himmler.
Bormann also got out via the Ratlines by leaving at least one badly mutilated body behind him to convince the allies he had died in the last days of the battle for Berlin.
Why not Hitler too? Stalin was indeed captivated by the idea that Das Fuhrer had escaped justice. Was this paranoia or the fact that he had good reason to suspect allied treason in all sorts of matters?
Personally, I think it likely Hitler did commit suicide - or was murdered at the end. He was a trembling morphine addict who was no longer presentable and had, in any case, outlived his usefulness.
Bormann also got out via the Ratlines by leaving at least one badly mutilated body behind him to convince the allies he had died in the last days of the battle for Berlin.
Why not Hitler too? Stalin was indeed captivated by the idea that Das Fuhrer had escaped justice. Was this paranoia or the fact that he had good reason to suspect allied treason in all sorts of matters?
Personally, I think it likely Hitler did commit suicide - or was murdered at the end. He was a trembling morphine addict who was no longer presentable and had, in any case, outlived his usefulness.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14