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	\|race= [[Gods\|God]]		\|race= [[Gods\|God]]

	\|occupation= Deity		\|occupation= Deity
	\|appearance= Changed at will; in [[Book:Small Gods\|Small Gods]] mostly as a tortoise, but in power also as the more traditional human, swan and bull forms.		\|appearance= Changed at will; in [[Book:Small Gods\|Small Gods]] mostly as a tortoise, but in power also as the more traditional human, swan and bull forms.
			\|residence= Wherever he wants, now.
	\|residence= ~~wherever~~ he wants, now.

	\|death=		\|death=
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	\|marital status=		\|marital status=

	\|books= [[Book:Small Gods\|Small Gods]], {{SOD4}}		\|books= [[Book:Small Gods\|Small Gods]], {{SOD4}}
	\|cameos=		\|cameos=
	}}		}}

	One of the more powerful [[gods]] on the [[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]]. (On and off)		One of the more powerful [[gods]] on the [[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]]. (On and off)

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	\|name= Om		\|name= Om
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	* ''ReUnited Free Chelonianists'' (Hubwards Convocation)		* ''ReUnited Free Chelonianists'' (Hubwards Convocation)
	* ''ReUnited Free Chelonianists'' (Rimwards Convocation)		* ''ReUnited Free Chelonianists'' (Rimwards Convocation)
	* ''Very, Very, Very Plain Omnianism'' is practiced by a schismatic group who are described in {{CDA}} as "religious extremists" who fled persecution in the old Omnia and in fact fled as far away as they could, to the [[Great Outdoors]], where they live a nomadic and extremely plain ~~existance~~ in the [[Slaked Plains]], farming the rich bounty of the salt flats and practicing an ultra-strict rule version of the religion. The description suggests they have a lot in common with religious groupings in Roundworld's USA who fled Europe, or in the case of the Mormons the East Coast, to escape religious intolerance of a ~~sprt~~ that ~~dodn~~'t like their sort of religious intolerance.		* ''Very, Very, Very Plain Omnianism'' is practiced by a schismatic group who are described in {{CDA}} as "religious extremists" who fled persecution in the old Omnia and in fact fled as far away as they could, to the [[Great Outdoors]], where they live a nomadic and extremely plain existence in the [[Slaked Plains]], farming the rich bounty of the salt flats and practicing an ultra-strict rule version of the religion. The description suggests they have a lot in common with religious groupings in Roundworld's USA who fled Europe, or in the case of the Mormons the East Coast, to escape religious intolerance of a sort that didn't like their sort of religious intolerance.

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==
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	The most likely precedent for using the word 'Om', however, comes from the syllable chanted ''ad infinitum'' by certain followers of vaguely Buddhist-Hindu traditions - generally with crossed legs and arms extended with thumbs and forefingers touching. The origin of ''this'' is in the word '''Aum''', the syllable with which we are told Brahma brought the world into being in the Hindu tradition, and which itself is made up of four parts, representing the four stages of consciousness: awake, asleep, dreaming and the opening of the third eye of wisdom through meditation. In fact, these four stages precisely summarise the downfall and rise to new heights which Om personally experiences throughout the course of events related in {{SG}}. From a state of normal awareness (everyday consciousness) Om, unaware of how much belief in him has drained away, attempts to manifest but turns into his tortoise form by mistake - like a [[Witches magic\|witch]] who has Borrowed another form for too long, his awareness of having been a great God is lost to the tortoise form, just as the ego disintegrates for anyone when they fall asleep. He enters the dream-state, (''mana''), and to all intents and purposes, ''becomes'' a tortoise. We are told he wanders as a humble tortoise for three years, losing an eye (shades of the god Odin) in an unspecified incident. Then an encounter with a passing eagle is the [[million-to-one chance]] that puts him near enough to his one last remaining True Believer ([[Brutha]]) for him to awake again and remember who he is (or was. Or will be again). Finally, the power of the Third Eye awakens at the climax of the book, and he resumes his Godhood.		The most likely precedent for using the word 'Om', however, comes from the syllable chanted ''ad infinitum'' by certain followers of vaguely Buddhist-Hindu traditions - generally with crossed legs and arms extended with thumbs and forefingers touching. The origin of ''this'' is in the word '''Aum''', the syllable with which we are told Brahma brought the world into being in the Hindu tradition, and which itself is made up of four parts, representing the four stages of consciousness: awake, asleep, dreaming and the opening of the third eye of wisdom through meditation. In fact, these four stages precisely summarise the downfall and rise to new heights which Om personally experiences throughout the course of events related in {{SG}}. From a state of normal awareness (everyday consciousness) Om, unaware of how much belief in him has drained away, attempts to manifest but turns into his tortoise form by mistake - like a [[Witches magic\|witch]] who has Borrowed another form for too long, his awareness of having been a great God is lost to the tortoise form, just as the ego disintegrates for anyone when they fall asleep. He enters the dream-state, (''mana''), and to all intents and purposes, ''becomes'' a tortoise. We are told he wanders as a humble tortoise for three years, losing an eye (shades of the god Odin) in an unspecified incident. Then an encounter with a passing eagle is the [[million-to-one chance]] that puts him near enough to his one last remaining True Believer ([[Brutha]]) for him to awake again and remember who he is (or was. Or will be again). Finally, the power of the Third Eye awakens at the climax of the book, and he resumes his Godhood.

	~~Omnianism relates to Catholicism, as "Catholic" originally meant "universal."~~		The religion of Om also has much in common with the Judeo-Christian religions, in terms of smiting, manifestations, monotheism, churches, sermons, inquisitions, commandments and the dry, dusty, desert country it calls home. "Catholic" originally meant "universal" or "'''Om'''nipresent".

	The religion of Om also has much in common with the Judeo-Christian religions, in terms of smiting, manifestations, monotheism, churches, sermons, inquisitions, commandments and the dry, dusty, desert country it calls home.

	The schisms of the Church mimic a Roundworld joke about a strict Scottish Presbyterian congregation (or a Southern Baptist church in the USA, according to taste and nationality) which progressively splits and schisms over the tiniest articles of faith, until there is a Western Congregation sitting on the left-hand side of the aisle, and an Eastern Congregation, using the right-hand pews of the same church... (see "Discussion")		The schisms of the Church mimic a Roundworld joke about a strict Scottish Presbyterian congregation (or a Southern Baptist church in the USA, according to taste and nationality) which progressively splits and schisms over the tiniest articles of faith, until there is a Western Congregation sitting on the left-hand side of the aisle, and an Eastern Congregation, using the right-hand pews of the same church... (see "Discussion")
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	This might be a sly appearance of Om in his amnesiac tortoise days. Of course, it could just be co-incidence (or some nice foreshadowing).		This might be a sly appearance of Om in his amnesiac tortoise days. Of course, it could just be co-incidence (or some nice foreshadowing).


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Notable Sects, Schisms and Sub-Divisions

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	* The [[Church of the Latter-Day Omnians]] has since surfaced in [[Ankh-Morpork]], and makes a nuisance of itself in the debate on who has title to the Roundworld Project, Church or Science.		* The [[Church of the Latter-Day Omnians]] has since surfaced in [[Ankh-Morpork]], and makes a nuisance of itself in the debate on who has title to the Roundworld Project, Church or Science.
	* ''Very, Very, Very Plain Omnianism'' is practiced by a schismatic group who are described in {{CDA}} as "religious extremists" who fled persecution in the old Omnia and in fact fled as far away as they could, to the [[Great Outdoors]], where they live a nomadic and extremely plain existance in the [[Slaked Plains]], farming the rich bounty of the salt flats and practicing an ultra-strict rule version of the religion. The description suggests they have a lot in common with religious groupings in Roundworld's USA who fled Europe, or in the case of the Mormons the East Coast, to escape religious intolerance of a sprt that dodn't like their sort of religious intolerance.		* ''ReUnited Free Chelonianists'' (Hubwards Convocation)
			* ''ReUnited Free Chelonianists'' (Rimwards Convocation)
			* ''Very, Very, Very Plain Omnianism'' is practiced by a schismatic group who are described in {{CDA}} as "religious extremists" who fled persecution in the old Omnia and in fact fled as far away as they could, to the [[Great Outdoors]], where they live a nomadic and extremely plain existance in the [[Slaked Plains]], farming the rich bounty of the salt flats and practicing an ultra-strict rule version of the religion. The description suggests they have a lot in common with religious groupings in Roundworld's USA who fled Europe, or in the case of the Mormons the East Coast, to escape religious intolerance of a sprt that dodn't like their sort of religious intolerance.

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==

AgProv: The Discworld's "USA", a haven for idiosyncratic religous groups

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The Discworld's "USA", a haven for idiosyncratic religous groups

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	Ever since the time of Brutha, Omnians have been encouraged to question more of Om's teaching, leading to frequent schisms (as mentioned in {{CJ}}). These schisms lead to some fairly unusually named sects ("Reunited Free Chelonianists", who later schismed into a "Hubwards Convocation" and a "Rimwards Convocation" - see Annotations). Before Brutha, it would have been heresy to declare that there were such directions, as the world was quite clearly round, and orbiting the sun, rather than (as it in fact is) a disc borne on the backs of four elephants standing on the shell of a turtle.		Ever since the time of Brutha, Omnians have been encouraged to question more of Om's teaching, leading to frequent schisms (as mentioned in {{CJ}}). These schisms lead to some fairly unusually named sects ("Reunited Free Chelonianists", who later schismed into a "Hubwards Convocation" and a "Rimwards Convocation" - see Annotations). Before Brutha, it would have been heresy to declare that there were such directions, as the world was quite clearly round, and orbiting the sun, rather than (as it in fact is) a disc borne on the backs of four elephants standing on the shell of a turtle.

	The [[Church of the Latter-Day Omnians]] has since surfaced in [[Ankh-Morpork]], and makes a nuisance of itself in the debate on who has title to the Roundworld Project, Church or Science.		==Notable Sects, Schisms and Sub-Divisions==

			* The [[Church of the Latter-Day Omnians]] has since surfaced in [[Ankh-Morpork]], and makes a nuisance of itself in the debate on who has title to the Roundworld Project, Church or Science.
			* ''Very, Very, Very Plain Omnianism'' is practiced by a schismatic group who are described in {{CDA}} as "religious extremists" who fled persecution in the old Omnia and in fact fled as far away as they could, to the [[Great Outdoors]], where they live a nomadic and extremely plain existance in the [[Slaked Plains]], farming the rich bounty of the salt flats and practicing an ultra-strict rule version of the religion. The description suggests they have a lot in common with religious groupings in Roundworld's USA who fled Europe, or in the case of the Mormons the East Coast, to escape religious intolerance of a sprt that dodn't like their sort of religious intolerance.

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==

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Worshippers

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	Om's worshippers have founded a church-state, [[Omnia]]. The Omnians' fervent but often mistaken beliefs have long been causes of war on the continent of [[Klatch (continent)\|Klatch]]. Om, like many other gods, likes to manifest to some human and claim to be ''one of the more powerful gods''. Yet, the Omnians tend to subsequently proclaim that human as a prophet, and say that Om has said that he is ''the only god''. For centuries, Omnians insist that Om chooses a prophet every two hundred years, while in fact Om just manifests and speaks casually whenever he likes. He cannot recall ever dictating any of the books that the prophets passed on to the Omnian church. Some of the prophets Om cannot recall ever meeting. The burning bush incident he recalls mostly as an exercise in "Hey, look what I can do!". He manifests himself as a white bull, or as a tortoise (though not intentionally) (See ''[[Book:Small Gods\|Small Gods]]'').		Om's worshippers have founded a church-state, [[Omnia]]. The Omnians' fervent but often mistaken beliefs have long been causes of war on the continent of [[Klatch (continent)\|Klatch]]. Om, like many other gods, likes to manifest to some human and claim to be ''one of the more powerful gods''. Yet, the Omnians tend to subsequently proclaim that human as a prophet, and say that Om has said that he is ''the only god''. For centuries, Omnians insist that Om chooses a prophet every two hundred years, while in fact Om just manifests and speaks casually whenever he likes. He cannot recall ever dictating any of the books that the prophets passed on to the Omnian church. Some of the prophets Om cannot recall ever meeting. The burning bush incident he recalls mostly as an exercise in "Hey, look what I can do!". He manifests himself as a white bull, or as a tortoise (though not intentionally) (See ''[[Book:Small Gods\|Small Gods]]'').

	Ever since the time of Brutha, Omnians have been encouraged to question more of Om's teaching, leading to frequent schisms (as mentioned in {{CJ}}). These schisms lead to some fairly unusually named sects ("Reunited Free Chelonianists", who later schismed into a "Hubwards Convocation" and a "Rimwards Convocation" - see Annotations). Before Brutha, it would have been heresy to declare that there were such directions, as the world was quite clearly round, and orbiting the sun, rather than (as it in fact is) a disc borne on the backs of four elephants standing on the shell of a turtle.		Ever since the time of Brutha, Omnians have been encouraged to question more of Om's teaching, leading to frequent schisms (as mentioned in {{CJ}}). These schisms lead to some fairly unusually named sects ("Reunited Free Chelonianists", who later schismed into a "Hubwards Convocation" and a "Rimwards Convocation" - see Annotations). Before Brutha, it would have been heresy to declare that there were such directions, as the world was quite clearly round, and orbiting the sun, rather than (as it in fact is) a disc borne on the backs of four elephants standing on the shell of a turtle.

			The [[Church of the Latter-Day Omnians]] has since surfaced in [[Ankh-Morpork]], and makes a nuisance of itself in the debate on who has title to the Roundworld Project, Church or Science.

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==