Jan Udo Holey (born 22 March 1967 in
Dinkelsbühl), and often known by his pen name Jan van Helsing, is a controversial German author who embraces
conspiracy theories involving subjects such as world domination plots by
freemasons
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
,
Hitler's continuing survival in
Antarctica following
World War II, the structure of the
earth as
hollow, and others. His theories draw from sources such as ''
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion''.
[ Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz]
''Argumentationsmuster im rechtsextremistischen Antisemitismus''
. November 2005, p. 10f.
His books ''Geheimgesellschaften'' (''Secret Societies'') and ''Geheimgesellschaften 2'' have been banned in Germany, France and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
for inciting
anti-semitic
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism.
Antis ...
hatred.
The majority of his books, such as ''Die Kinder des neuen Jahrtausends. Mediale Kinder verändern die Welt'' (''Children of the New Millennium, and how They Change the World'') are non-political and deal exclusively with
esoteric subjects.
Life
Holey was the middle child of a wealthy family. His mother called herself a
clairvoyant, and his father wrote three books dealing with
gnostic and
esoteric subject matter. Holey claims to have attended schools in
Crailsheim,
Bammental (near
Heidelberg),
Cambridge (in the United Kingdom), and
Munich.
Holey chose his
nom de plume "van Helsing", after he read
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...
's vampire-novel ''
Dracula
''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking ...
'' at the age of fourteen.
Today, Holey runs his own publishing house, which publishes his own works as well as of others holding similar interests and viewpoints.
The (the
State Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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In seven federal states of Germany, it is a semi-independent agency called and reports to th ...
of
Baden-Württemberg) first referred to Holey in a 1996 report entitled "Rechtsextremistische Einflußnahme auf die Esoterikszene" (Right-Wing Extremist Influences on the Esoteric Scene).
Political opinions
Holey draws from many esoteric and conspiracy theories, many of which originate in the United States of America. His writings encompass such varied themes as
Nostradamus,
reincarnation, conspiracy theories regarding
John F. Kennedy and
Uwe Barschel's murders. According to his detractors, Holey's books are largely plagiarized from other sources, many of which are conspiracy theorists of questionable repute. The author believes he is banned as part of a larger conspiracy.
In ''Geheimgesellschaften'', Holey combines science-fiction,
esotericism,
Nazi-mythology,
ufology and "
Zionist global domination" theories. He also employs ''
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' as a source. He believes the
Rothschilds
The Rothschild family ( , ) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of F ...
head a Jewish conspiracy to rule the world and associates them with a mysterious cabal called the
Illuminati, who plan a
New World Order. Holey and his followers claim that they are not anti-semitic, but rather that they speak out against powerful Jewish interests in high finance and politics.
''Van Helsing: Ideologischer Kern unverändert''
("Van Helsing: Ideological core unchanged", article in a Swiss antiracist publication 1999)
Publications
Books published under his pen name ''Jan van Helsing'':
* ''Geheimgesellschaften und ihre Macht im 20. Jahrhundert'', 1995,
* ''Geheimgesellschaften 2 (das Interview)'', 1995,
* ''Buch 3 – Der dritte Weltkrieg'', 2005,
* ''Unternehmen Aldebaran'', 1997,
* ''Hände weg von diesem Buch'', 2004,
* ''Wer hat Angst vor'm schwarzen Mann...?'', 2005,
Books published under his real name ''Jan Udo Holey'':
* ''Die Akte Jan van Helsing'',
* ''Die innere Welt'',
* ''Die Kinder des neuen Jahrtausend'', 2005,
References
External links
Jan Udo Holey's Website
(German)
Article debunking ''Geheimgesellschaften (Part 1)''
(German)
Article debunking ''Geheimgesellschaften (Part 2)''
(German)
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1967 births
Living people
Occultism in Nazism
German conspiracy theorists
Antisemitism in Germany