Dreams of Orgonon: Sex, Storms & Death

Do you believe there's a natural energy that permeates the universe? Wilhelm Reich did, calling it "orgone." He also thought it was generated by orgasms, could manipulate the weather and cure cancer. Join Joe and Christian as they review Reich's life work, including a personal visit to his Orgonon observatory. We cover Reich's history, his contributions to alternative medicine and psychoanalysis, his orgone theories and his construction of orgone accumulators and cloudbusters.

Dreams of Orgonon: Sex, Storms and Death

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THE STRANGE CASE OF WILHELM REICH By Mildred Edie Brady, BULLETIN OF THE MENNINGER CLINIC Vol 12. No. 2 March 1948 Reprinted from THE NEW REPUBLIC MAY 26, 1947 (PDF)