---
aliases:
- Ernst Schulte-Strathaus
category: Scientists & Researchers
created: 2026-05-15
summary: Ernst Schulte-Strathaus was a German astrologer reportedly involved with
  Karl Krafft in constructing star charts that influenced Rudolf Hess's May 1941 flight
  to Scotland, after which he was arrested in the mass crackdown on astrologers and
  occultists ordered by Hitler following the incident.
tags:
- Person
- Astrology
- NaziGermany
- RudolfHess
- 1940s
title: Ernst Schulte-Strathaus
updated: 2026-05-17
---

Ernst Schulte-Strathaus was a German astrologer who, alongside [Karl Krafft](/people/karl-krafft/), was reported to have constructed star charts that influenced [Rudolf Hess](/people/rudolf-hess/)'s decision to undertake his rogue flight to Scotland in May 1941. Hess, the Deputy Führer of [Nazi Germany](/places/nazi-germany/), reportedly chose this date based on astrological advice, believing it to be cosmically suited for his secret mission[^1].

Like other practitioners of the occult, Schulte-Strathaus would have been affected by "Special Action Hess" (Sonderaktion Heß), the mass arrest of astrologers and other occultists initiated by [Adolf Hitler](/people/adolf-hitler/) following Hess's flight[^1]. This crackdown aimed to suppress belief systems outside the official Nazi ideology, despite some high-ranking officials like [Heinrich Himmler](/people/heinrich-himmler/) maintaining private interests in such fields[^1].

[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.