1 The reader may be interested to know that, contrary to common perception, Adolf Hitler’s actual star sign was Taurus with Libra rising, as determined by the ‘Austro-Hungarian’ astrologer Louis de Wohl in Secret Service of the Sky (London: Cresset Press 1938), p.256.
2 Intelligence at the Top: The Recollections of an Intelligence Officer, by Major-General Kenneth Strong (London: Cassell 1968), p.69.
4 Percy Cradock, Know Your Enemy: How the Joint Intelligence Committee Viewed the World, John Murray, London, 2002, p.11.
Room 39: Naval Intelligence in Action, by Donald McLachlan, 193945 (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1968).
Colonel P.B. Earle, Volume II, January 1945December 1945, 9 Montgomery Collections: Ancillary Collections (Imperial War Museum, London).
11 As previously stated, de Wohl released Secret Service of the Sky in 1938. (note 1). De Wohl published another book, The Stars of War and Peace (note 3), seven years after the war ended, in which he discussed his wartime work with the British government. See, for example, pp.1762.
12 Ellic Howe, Urania’s Children: The Strange World of the Astrologers, William Kimber, London, 1967, p.1.
14 The Daily Telegraph, 23 October 1991, obituary of Ellic Howe, who worked for both the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Political Warfare Executive (PWE) fabricating documents and disseminating black propaganda.
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19 De Wohl stated in his book The Stars of War and Peace (note 3) that he was commissioned into the British Army, given the rank of Captain, and sent to the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London-based ‘The Psychological Research Bureau.’ See p.24 for more information.
Very Special Admiral: The Life of Admiral J.H. Godfrey C.B. (London: Hamish Hamilton 1980), p.186. 25 Patrick Beesly, Very Special Admiral: The Life of Admiral J.H. Godfrey C.B. (London: Hamish Hamilton 1980), p.186.
28 ADM 223/84, report by Louis de Wohl, 14 September 1940, ‘The Astrological Tendencies of Herr Hitler’s Horoscope, September, 1940April, 1941.’
WO 208/4475, ‘Report about General von Brauchitsch,’ 21 January 1941, by Louis de Wohl.
The Nemesis of Power: The German Army in Politics, 1918-1945, by Sir John Wheeler-Bennett (London: Macmillan 1980).
WO 208/4475, ‘Report on General Keitel,’ 21 January 1941, by Louis de Wohl.
‘Comment to the Calendar of Transit Aspects March 18May 18, 1941,’ WO 208/4475.
47 Strange Victory: Hitler’s Conquest of France, by Ernest R. May (London: I.B. Tauris, 2000), pp.2122.
Ibid., p.4. 51 Ibid., p.4. De Wohl’s book, The Stars of War and Peace (note 3) pp.2123 and Howe’s Urania’s Children (note 12) p.208 provide a more thorough account of this supposed meeting with Lord Halifax.
62 I’d like to express my gratitude to Ms Penny Prior of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for declassifying this document on my behalf.
Mr Thomas Lloyd’s memo to fellow Colonial Office employees, 64 CO 875/9/10, 23 April 1941.
Telegram from the Colonial Office to all colonial governors, 1 May 1941, 65 CO 875/9/10.
66 De Wohl continued to submit astrologically inspired intelligence reports to the War Office well into 1943, according to Howe, although it’s unlikely they were taken seriously. See p.216 of Urania’s Children (note 12).
67 There is some dispute in secondary sources about which Whitehall organizations de Wohl was posted to and when in his employment for British intelligence. In late 1940 and early 1941, de Wohl worked for the Admiralty, the War Office, and SOE, according to Ellic Howe in Urania’s Children (note 12). See pp.209216 for more information. In the second volume of his diaries, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart reported that the Security Service, MI5, attempted to’sell’ de Wohl to the PWE in mid-1942 for an unspecified reason. p.187 in Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart’s Diaries, Volume Two, 1939-1965 (London: Macmillan 1981).
68 ‘Louis de Wohl: SOE and Astrological Propaganda,’ SOE War Diary 1941. See also ‘SOE War Diary: Survey of Global Actions,’ HS 7/216HS 7/223, which chronicles de Wohl’s subversive activities in the United States from May 1941 to December 1941, albeit in a piecemeal way.
69 See Nigel West’s introduction to The Secret History of British Intelligence in the Americas, 194045. (New York: Fromm International 1999).
71 The SOE personnel file for Miss Alice June Bambridge, HS 7/73, remains closed, which is unfortunate for the historian.
72 I owe a debt of gratitude to Ms. Gill Bennett, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Chief Historian, for providing me with this information about de Wohl’s work with SOE and PWE.
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What is God’s sign?
Swipe your dominant hand in front of your head, touching your forehead with your thumb, then draw downward to your chest area to indicate God. It’s like one-half of two praying hands joined together. In ASL, only doing the first part – placing the thumb of a flat open hand to the forehead – is sufficient to indicate God.
What is Japan’s zodiac sign?
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar are the 12 zodiac animals of Japan, in order.
The Chinese zodiac signs were directly influenced by Japan’s. The only variation is that in Japan, the last animal is a Boar, while in China, it is a Pig. Since the lunar calendar was abandoned in 1872, the Chinese zodiac is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, but Japan’s is based on the solar calendar.
Russia’s zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Iran, Finland, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden, Syria, Ethiopia, The Holy Vatican City, and Sri Lanka are all ruled by Aquarius.
What is the full name of Adolf Hitler?
Adolf Hitler, often known as Der Fhrer (German for “Leader”), was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889.
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Is the 20th of April a Taurus or an Aries?
The date April 20th marks the transition of the Sun from the sign of Aries to the sign of Taurus, and it is best defined as the birth of physical love. It’s the beginning of all joys, the point at which energy transforms into substance and unpleasant feelings are transformed into forgiveness and love. It is a place of profound personal transformation, particularly on physical and emotional levels, and it will represent rebirth in the lives of those born at this time.
things.” Zuckerberg is also an intriguing case because, while Taureans are known for their aesthetic concerns, Zuckerberg is well-known for his love of hooded sweatshirts and bad haircuts. But, in fact, this is a sure sign of his Taurean self, because making such purposefully bad aesthetic choices is still a deliberate aesthetic choice, and thus a clear indicator that Zuckerberg cares about how he looks, just not in the same way that other people do with mirrors.
But enough about all those evil Taureans plotting to destroy the world. Yes, they’re an example of what can happen when powerful people get their way; they should serve as warnings to the rest of us, but every sign has at least a few rotten apples (with some just having more than their fair share). Because the truth is, for every bad Taurus apple, there is at least one golden apple (not to be confused with the famous Apple of Discord, which Paris presented to Venus/Aphrodite in an ill-conceived contest to determine who was the fairest of all the goddesses; this led to the Trojan War, which was bad).
Anyway, if I have a point, it’s to emphasize that Taureans enjoy gold and shiny, pretty things! Gold apples, for example. And there’s lip gloss. And it’s good to have people in this world who care about the way things are, not just the way they could be. It’s great to have people who care about beauty, grace, and getting stuff done. It’s nice to have people who aren’t afraid to clone their dogs because, after all, that’s what love is sometimes, right? And love has no rules, but if it did, they’d be written by a Taurus, and you’d follow them and love them even more for it, even if the rest of the world went to hell. You’d know you’d be fine if you just stayed close to the Taurus in your life, and let them tell you what to do, even if it was drinking the Kool-Aid. Nothing had ever tasted so good, you’d swear.