Manhunter, The Story of the Swedish Occultist and Serial Killer Thurneman

Product Description In the 1930s, there was a series of robbery-murders in the Swedish town of Sala. When the perpetrators were caught, it turned out that they were part of a secret occult organization called The Magic Circle. The Sala gang, as they were also known, was led by a charismatic hypnotist and serial killer who took on the name Thurneman, being an anagram for Manhunter. Thurneman claimed that the robbery-murders were related to black magic rituals and that he was in contact with dark entities on the astral plane. The Magic Circle conducted seances, led by Thurneman, under the spell on incense made from henbane. Table of contents: Introduction. Part I. Cult and Terror Terror in Sala Thurneman The Meeting with the Master The Magic Circle Spiritual Abilities Mind Reading Nocturnal Seances The Taxi Homicide The Double Homicide The German Military Intelligence Service Abwehr The Gas Homicide The Robbery-Homicide in Sala The Trial Part II. Ideology and Inspirational Sources Thurneman and the Left-Hand Path Tantrism and Advaita Vedanta Thurneman and Buddhism Blood is a very Special Fluid Nietzschean Murderers as Role Models Baron von Reichenbach and the Od-force The Power of Hypnosis The Witch Drug Henbane Appendices References First published in Sweden by Alruna in 2013 as Thurneman: ockultist och seriemördare 2020 edition © by Ajna Bound. Design by Heresie Graphics "Manhunter reveals the full story of the enigmatic Swedish occultist Sigvard Thurneman (1908-1979) and his secret organization 'The Magic Circle.' Having committed a string of murders between 1930-1936, Thurneman and his associates became known as the 'Sala Gang' when the group was finally arrested by the police in 1936. As discussed at length in this engaging book, the criminal activities of the Sala Gang were rooted in a radical interpretatioin of Theosophy, tantra, Advaita Vedanta, hypnotism and spiritualism, and as such Thurneman and his associates stand out as a unique early example of radical occultism." Henrik Bogdan, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Gothenburg, author and editor of numerous works, including Occultism in a Global Perspective (2013) and Western Esotericism in Scandinavia (2016). Review “Recommended reading for anyone with an interest in antinomianism and dark side of occultism. While other books are always packed with various (often) sensationalized factual errors directed exclusively on Thurneman's criminal activities, Wulvaricht instead put a spotlight on his esoteric practice. – which was both deep and complex – to illuminate this as Thurneman's ideological Primus Motor, in which the criminal activities were more of a spirito-practical temporary stage in an advanced magical transmutation process, rather than the ultimate goal. Behind the book in question are years of research by persistently rummaging through archives, field studies and conversations with people in Thurneman's immediate vicinity. Both Thurneman and the Sala-gang are set in a whole new light.” G.A. Eriksson --facebook