New Discourses The Myth of the Blood, Vol. 1: Pseudo-Traditionalism and the Nordic Science
May 1, 2026
A deep dive into Alfred Rosenberg's racial mythology and its roots in Ariosophy and Theosophy. A look at how the Aryan–Jew binary and claims of Nordic science shaped a pseudo-traditional worldview. Traces of 19th-century science, cultural upheaval, and calls for racial rebirth and purity are explored. Parallels to modern movements and warnings about ideology-forming technologies are noted.
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Young Nazis Rejected The Myth According To Witness
- Lindsay recounts Melita Moschmann's experience that most young Nazis considered the Nordic race mythology crackpot, though leadership embraced it.
- Moschmann's testimony illustrates a gap between party leadership ideology and rank-and-file belief.
19th Century Science Fueled Racial Mysticism
- Lindsay links early 20th century pseudo-scientific racialism to the 19th century's scientific maturation and global travel that destabilized old worldviews.
- He explains eugenics, Theosophy, and Ariosophy arose from attempts to reconcile Darwinian ideas, Mendelian breeding, and mystical racial doctrines.
Myth Of The Blood As Racial Religion
- James Lindsay summarizes Rosenberg's Myth of the Blood as a racial-religious worldview that makes Nordic blood the divine basis of culture and science.
- Rosenberg claims defending Nordic blood equals defending humanity's divine nature and that blood determines character, faith, science, and art.
