Secondary Drives in Orgonomy (1) The concept of secondary drives in human psychology is an important discovery which is unique to orgonomy. This itself is the consequence of the discovery of the process of armoring in the human structure. Dr. Reich discovered that in the process of chronic contraction of the organism, the physical and […]

Introductory Notes: Doctor Reich in the book of Function of Orgasm, explains the evolution of Ogronomy from psychoanalysis. This evolution has been summarized in articles which were published in this journal (1). Evolution of psychoanalysis into orgronomy reveals that the Psyche and the Soma grow out of one entity and are functionally identical. They both […]

Psychiatric orgone therapy is a type of psychiatric treatment pioneered by Dr. Wilhelm Reich. Dr. Wilhelm Reich The basic principle of this treatment is the establishment of the orderly flow and metabolism of energy in the body. In this type of treatment, the clinician tries to establish the flow of energy in a way that […]

Wilhelm Reich and Revolution In the book of Function of Orgasm, in relation to changes that happened after World War I, Dr. Reich says the following: After World War I, which had destroyed many compulsive authoritarian institutions, the European democracies wanted “to lead people to freedom”. But this freedom striving European world committed a major […]

Contribution to the conference: Wilhelm Reich and the Science of Life Energy: "Orgonomy" November 9, 2019 NYC Introduction of Dr. Simonian by Dr. Alexander Bingham conference moderator: Dr. Stephan Simonian is a Board certified general and child psychiatrist he completed medical school in Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. He completed general psychiatric residency training program as […]

Summer Conference at the Wilhelm Reich Museum July 8-12 2019, Orgonon, Rangeley, Maine WILHELM REICH’S WORK DEMOCRACY Between the years 1938 and 1945, Wilhelm Reich wrote six important texts on work democracy: 1939: The Natural Organization of Work in Work Democracy 1941: Further Problems of Work Democracy 1942: "The Biological Miscalculation in the Human Struggle […]

8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration. 9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome and introductory remarks by Dr. Alexander Bingham (Moderator). 9:15 am – 9:30 am Wilhelm Reich: A Time line Dr. Harry Lewis and Dr. Philip W. Bennett 9:30 am – 10:15 am From Libido to Orgone. Stephan Simonian M.D. 10:15 am – 10:30 am […]

The followings are the transcription of the speech given on November 17, 2018 by Dr. Stephan Simonian at an Orgonomy conference in Glendale, CA. "Evolution of psychiatric orgone therapy from psychoanalysis and its medical, psychiatric and social consequences." By: Stephan Simonian M.D. Thank you all for coming. The part that is now on my shoulder […]

8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration. Coffee and light breakfast. 9:00 am – 9:30 am Welcome and introductory remarks by Conny Huthsteiner, M.D. 9:30 am – 9:45 am Introductory movie, "Man’s Right to Know" produced by Wilhelm Reich Museum. 9:45 am – 10:45 am Stephan Simonian M.D. "Evolution of psychiatric orgone therapy from psychoanalysis and […]

  On Monday, August 6, 2018, members of the Institute of Orgonomic Science received the sad news that Dr. Herskowitz had passed away that morning. "He gave so much and brightened so many lives,". After this news, Dr. Harry Lewis, a member of the IOS, wrote the following:     Dr. Morton Herskowitz died, it […]

Morton Herskowitz 100 On May 26, 2018 we celebrated Dr. Herskowitz’s 100th birthday. The celebration was held at his daughter, Robin’s home in the suburbs of Philadelphia. A few weeks before to his 100th birthday Dr. Herskowitz officially stopped his practice of psychiatry and psychiatric orgone therapy and announced his retirement. Family members, friends, students, […]

The Psychiatric, Medical, and Social Consequences Orgone therapy originated from Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis and evolved into the body of knowledge that Freud himself no longer recognized as his own. Reich described the evolution of this body of knowledge in his book, Function of Orgasm. This book provides a synopsis of the development of Orgonomy […]