Pierre Arnold Bernard (the Omnipotent Oom)
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| “ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴍɴɪᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴏᴍ” Pierre Arnold Bernard | |
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| Born | Peter Coons or Perry Baker 31 October 1875 Leon, Iowa |
| Died | 28 September 1955 (79) Nyack, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Affiliations | Bacchante Academy (with Mortimer K. Hargis); New York Sanskrit College; Brae Burn Club (of Nyack, New York) and the Secret (or Sacred) Order of Tantriks |
| Known for | Study and teachings of Hatha and Tantric Yoga for American audiences |
| Relative(s) | Theos Bernard (nephew) |
Pierre Arnold Bernard (October 31, 1875 - September 28, 1955), also known as Oom (as in "Oom the Omnipotent", "The Great Oom", and other such accolades), was an American hatha and tantric yogi and occultist.
Selected Bibliography
- Bernard, Pierre Arnold, ed. (1906), International Journal: Tantrik Order, Tantrik Press, https://archive.org/details/InternationalJournalTantrikOrderVolVNo1TantrikOrderInAmerica
- Bernard, Pierre Arnold, ed. (1919), Vira Sadhana: A Theory and Practice of Veda, American Import Book Company, https://books.google.com/books/about/Vira_Sadhana.html?id=WdE2AQAAMAAJ
Reading
Articles
- Boswell, Charles (January 1965), "The Great Fume and Fuss over the Omnipotent Oom", True: 31-33, 86-91
- Urban, Hugh B. (2001), "The Omnipotent Oom: Tantra and Its Impact on Modern Western Esotericism", Esoterica: Journal of Esoteric Studies 3: 218-239
Books
- Love, Robert (2010), The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America, New York: Viking Adult, https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/067002175X/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_0?tag=apopheniacs-20