Walter Siegmeister

For the French esotericist, see Raymond Bernard (esotericist).

Walter Isidor Siegmeister (October 5 or 6, 1903 – September 10, 1965),[1][2][3][4][5] later known as Raymond W. Bernard,[6] was an early 20th-century American alternative health advocate and esoteric writer,[6] who formed part of the alternative reality subculture.[5] He is credited with the merger of the Hollow Earth theory and religious beliefs about UFOs.[6]

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  5. ^ a b Brad Whitsel (2001). Walter Siegmeister's Inner-Earth Utopia. Utopian Studies 12 (2): 82-102. (subscription required)
  6. ^ a b c Folk, Holly (2021). "Raymond W. Bernard, Hollow Earth, and UFOs". In Zeller, Ben (ed.). Handbook of UFO Religions. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 20. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. pp. 312–325. doi:10.1163/9789004435537_015. ISBN 978-90-04-43437-0. ISSN 1874-6691. S2CID 234954448.