AUTHOR’S NOTE

It will likely come as a shock to many to learn that, in the US today, 1 in 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime, with 1 in 8 women suffering from breast cancer. And that 1 in 2 men will develop cancer in their lifetime, with 1 in 8 getting prostate cancer.

In 2024, there will be an estimated 1,958,310 new cancer cases in the US (Males 1,010,310; Females 948,000) And there will be an estimated 609,820 new cancer deaths (Males 322,080; Females 287,740) It is predicted that there will be 300,590 new cases of breast cancer (Males 2,800; Females 297,790) and 43,700 breast cancer deaths (Males 530; Females 43,170).

About 414,350 new cases will involve the genital system (Males 299,540; Females 114,810) with new deaths from these cancers reaching 69,660 (Males 35,640; Females 34,020). There are expected to be 288,300 new cases of prostate cancer and 34,700 deaths from that disease in 2024.

It is a significant but little noted fact that about 30% of cancer in men and 40% of cancer in women involves the genital system or breast. This high percentage is much the same today as it was 20 years ago when the following two-part article was written. In light of these facts, the articles below remain relevant and require attention. They are not being published for their histortical interest. Rather, the unanswered questions that are raised in them deserve answers more than ever, answers that can only come from medical research.

“Reich’s theory that cancer is not primarily a tumor that arises mysteriously in an otherwise healthy organism but a systemic disease due to chronic sexual starvation will startle the average person who tends to view a disturbance of sexuality as distressing but not pathogenic. It will also enrage many who, because of moral prejudice, find such a connection offensive and untenable.”
—Chester M. Raphael, MD in his Foreword to The Cancer Biopathy by Wilhelm Reich.

In part one of this article, the 2003 annual statistics published by the American Cancer Society (ACS) were reviewed. The data compiled by the ACS reveal two extremely important facts:

1. Out of 1,334,100 new cases of cancer that will occur in 2003, fully 526,500 will be cancers of the genital system and of the breast; and

2. Out of 556,500 expected cancer deaths, an estimated 96,400 will be from cancers of the genital system and breast

In other words, nearly 40% of all new cancer cases in the United States in 2003 involved either the genital system or the breast in American men and women. And nearly 20% of all cancer deaths were caused by cancers of the breast or genital systems.

Why does cancer occur so frequently in these parts of the body? How is present-day human sexual functioning connected with the high incidence of morbidity and mortality from cancer that our society now experiences?

This article will look at the theory of the origin and nature of cancer put forward by the pioneering physician-scientist Wilhelm Reich in his 1948 book, The Cancer Biopathy. Cancer is one example of a type of disease Reich referred to as a “biopathy.” He wrote, “The term biopathies refers to all disease processes caused by a basic dysfunction of the autonomic life apparatus. Once started, this dysfunction can manifest itself in a variety of symptomatic disease processes.”

For Reich, the biopathic process can lead to cancer in some people, to cardiovascular disease in others, and to catatonic or paranoid schizophrenia in still others. He included some cases of angina pectoris, asthma, epilepsy, anxiety neurosis, multiple sclerosis, chorea and chronic alcoholism as other examples of biopathic disease. The term “biopathy” was used by Reich to describe a patient’s condition only when “it is definite that the disease process begins with a disturbance of pulsation, no matter what secondary disease pattern results.”

To the mechanistic mind, it probably seems inconceivable that such different diseases can be related. What could be the common denominator of all of these diverse conditions? For Reich, it is “a disturbance of the natural function of pulsation in the total organism.” In his view, the organism, in whole and in part, oscillates betweenexpansion and contraction, with biological pulsation being indicative of healthy functioning. The heartbeat is a good example of this biological activity.

Many healing traditions from around the world-such as Ayurveda or Traditional Chinese Medicine-emphasize “balance” as integral to health. These and other healing traditions also refer to “energy” in the body. All of the ancient traditions of medicine, and many of the more recent approaches, such as homeopathy, recognize the existence of a life energy or life force in the organism. And all of these healing techniques emphasize the importance of the movement of the energy in the body for maintaining wellness and curing disease. The movement of energy in the body is believed to bring about a state of “energy balance.” The free movement of this vital energy is the foundation of good health. However, in these traditions, “energy” remains a concept, premise or principle, whether it be spiritual or philosophical.

For Reich, in contrast, the life energy (which he called orgone) is a physical energy that is demonstrable, measurable and usable. (See The Cancer Biopathy, Chapter 4, “The Objective Demonstration of Orgone Energy.”) He, too, recognized that a state of “energy balance” is essential to health. But for him, that “energy balance” comes about through the sexual act. It is the biophysical function of the orgasm to discharge the bioenergy that builds up in the body. Energy builds up in the body, is discharged through the orgasm, keeping the body in “balance.” Sexual dysfunction leads to being “out of balance.” And it can cause, not only emotional distress, but also, physical disease.

To Reich, sexual dysfunction, and the concomitant biological stasis of energy, is the single common denominator underlying the many manifestations of cancer. But the crucial relationship between impaired sexual functioning and energy stasis with diseases such as cancer are not addressed in most other healing traditions. For example, I have attended many excellent seminars on complementary approaches to health, and on integrating complementary and conventional approaches to cancer, and have never heard a single mention of the role of sexual function and dysfunction in health and disease. This was true whether the conference lasted for one-day or for one week.

Reich’s thesis concerning cancer was stated clearly and succinctly in The Cancer Biopathy, “Sexual stasis represents a functional disturbance of biological pulsation. Sexual excitation is a primal function of the living plasma system.The sexual function is demonstrably the productive life function per se. A chronic disturbance of this function must of necessity coincide with a biopathy.”

According to Reich, this disturbance is felt in two principal ways: (1) in an indirect manner as an emotional disturbance (i.e., neurosis or psychosis) or (2) directly as a functional organic disturbance (i.e., a physical disease). In either case, Reich wrote, “The central mechanism of a biopathy is a disturbance in the discharge of biosexual excitation.” Physical, chemical and emotional processes are all at play in biopathic conditions. Emotional factors are involved as well.

Reich’s research focused on elucidating the true nature of the energy expressed in the orgasm. His findings and conclusions are presented in The Discovery of the Orgone: Vol. 1, The Function of the Orgasm and Vol. 2, The Cancer Biopathy. To comprehend Reich’s theory of cancer, it is necessary to understand his findings concerning orgone energy. There are two major obstacles in the way to achieving this: (1) the mechanistic understanding of disease and (2) the incapacity of the average man and woman to perceive the movement of the orgone energy in his or her body.

Reich did not claim that a cure to cancer had been found. “I do not publish this book without serious concern,” he wrote, “mainly that many readers of our literature will now assume that a cure for cancer has been found. This is not at all the case.” In fact, he came to understand that prevention, not cure, is the ultimate solution to cancer. As Dr. Raphael wrote, “The means to this solution are to be found primarily in the social realm, for it is our repressive social order that creates the sexual misery and the resulting stagnation of biological energy from which cancer originates.” It is more obvious than ever that humanity is suffering severely from sexual dysfunction. And cancer incidence and mortality increase dramatically with each passing year.

In the past, Reich’s contribution to an understanding of cancer has been received with either blind rejection or silence. No major attempt has been made over the past 55-60 years to examine Reich’s functional theory of the origin and development of cancer and other biopathic diseases, including treatment possibilities and the potential for disease prevention.

Today, the nature of cancer remains a mystery. Cancer treatment—whether conventional, complementary or integrative—is still largely symptomatic with unpredictable results. Reich remains ignored by the overwhelming majority of conventional, complementary and integrative physicians and health practitioners. This brief two-part article barely skims the surface of Reich’s contribution in this area, providing only an inkling of the wealth of information contained in his book. It is time that fresh, open-minded scrutiny be given to the valuable insights offered by Reich in The Cancer Biopathy. It is needed more than ever.

Disclaimer: This article is copyrighted material that was originally published on 2004 Journal of the Mindshift Institute

AUTHOR’S NOTE

It will likely come as a shock to many to learn that, in the US today, 1 in 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime, with 1 in 8 women suffering from breast cancer. And that 1 in 2 men will develop cancer in their lifetime, with 1 in 8 getting prostate cancer.

In 2024, there will be an estimated 1,958,310 new cancer cases in the US (Males 1,010,310; Females 948,000) And there will be an estimated 609,820 new cancer deaths (Males 322,080; Females 287,740) It is predicted that there will be 300,590 new cases of breast cancer (Males 2,800; Females 297,790) and 43,700 breast cancer deaths (Males 530; Females 43,170).

About 414,350 new cases will involve the genital system (Males 299,540; Females 114,810) with new deaths from these cancers reaching 69,660 (Males 35,640; Females 34,020). There are expected to be 288,300 new cases of prostate cancer and 34,700 deaths from that disease in 2024.

It is a significant but little noted fact that about 30% of cancer in men and 40% of cancer in women involves the genital system or breast. This high percentage is much the same today as it was 20 years ago when the following two-part article was written. In light of these facts, the articles below remain relevant and require attention. They are not being published for their histortical interest. Rather, the unanswered questions that are raised in them deserve answers more than ever, answers that can only come from medical research.

Perhaps the very title of this article is puzzling to many readers. What does the question even mean, many may wonder. “What connection between human sexual functioning and cancer?” some may ask.

In 1999, researchers in the United States reported that between 30-40 percent of American men and women suffered from such severe sexual dysfunction that they had no sexual life and did not desire one. Are there pathological physical consequences to this disturbance of a basic biological function as well as emotional and psychological ones?

Let’s look at the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 2003 annual cancer statistics, which were published in the January/February 2003 issue of the Society’s publication, Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, to get a clear picture of cancer incidence and mortality involving the breast and genital system in men and women.

The ACS estimates that in 2003, there will be about 1,334,100 new cancer cases in men and women in the United States. The breakdown by gender is 675,300 new cancer cases among men and 658,800 among women.

The ACS also estimates that there will be 556,500 deaths from cancer in the United States in 2003, of which 285,900 will occur in men and 270,600 in women.

There will be an estimated 212,600 new cases of breast cancer in 2003 (211,300 in women and 1,300 in men) and 313,600 estimated cases of cancers of the genital system (229,000 in men; 83,700 in women).

According to the ACS, 39,800 women will die from breast cancer in 2003 (as will 400 men). A total of 56,300 Americans will die from cancer of the genital system (29,500 men and 26,800 women).

The annual statistics compiled by the ACS reveal two extremely important facts:

1. Out of 1,334,100 new cases of cancer that will occur in 2003, fully 526,500 will be cancers of the genital system and of the breast; and

2. Out of 556,500 expected cancer deaths, an estimated 96,400 will be from cancers of the genital system and breast

In other words, nearly 40% of all new cancer cases in the United States in 2003 will involve either the genital system or the breast in American men and women. And nearly 20% of all cancer deaths will be caused by cancers of the breast or genital systems.

There is no medical research into why this is happening. To me this is astounding, and has been for over one quarter of a century.

I first noticed this correlation in 1977 when I worked for the American Cancer Society on its clinical journal Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The percentage of new cancer cases and cancer deaths from these types of cancer has held relatively steady over the last 25 years, no matter what statistical methods the ACS was using at any given time.

I pointed out this statistical finding to fellow editors, physicians, and colleagues in other departments at the ACS. To my great surprise, I discovered that it meant little or nothing to them.

At the time, I sent query letters to editors at professional medical publications, as well as magazines for the public that covered health issues, suggesting that I write an article on the substantial cancer incidence and mortality from breast and genital system cancers and the lack of research into this phenomenon. To my even greater surprise, there was no interest whatsoever in publishing an article on these statistical correlations and the lack of investigation into it.

Interestingly, after I would inform the editors of the large percentage of cancers occurring at these sites, and explain that there was no research into why this was happening, editor after editor would ask, “Where’s the story?” To which I would reply, “The high rates of new cancer cases, the high death rates from the cancers, and the lack of investigation into it — that’s the story!”

During the 1980s and 1990s, I continued to attempt to interest editors, to no avail. Today’s journalists show no more interest. In March 2003, I had an opportunity to discuss this subject with the producer of a major television news show. Even though this intelligent, savvy producer has had cancer, no interest was expressed in reporting the statistical facts or investigating the subject more deeply.

Imagine the uproar and outrage if it were discovered that 40% of new cancers and 20% of cancer deaths each year occurred in the brain or liver or kidneys but that the reasons for this were not being sought. It would not be tolerated by the public or the mass media.

But 525,600 new cancers cases and 96,400 cancer deaths in 2003 alone apparently are not of sufficient interest. Neither is there a desire to explore why there is a complete lack of investigation into the causes of this phenomenon.

The standard responses that “cancer is not one disease, but hundreds of diseases” or “the causes of cancer are multifactorial” or even a blanket response of “there is no connection” do not suffice. Why? Because no research has been done to support such an “explanation.”

So the question stands, “What is the connection between the development of, and death from, cancer of the genital system and of the breast in women and men and present-day human sexual functioning?”

A subsequent article will explore one attempt to answer that question.

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A PRELIMINARY REPORT

Improvement in a case of intermediate, dry, age-related macular degeneration in 83-year-old female patient associated with an unconventional modality

ABSTRACT

An 82-year-old female patient, now 83 years old, was referred by her ophthalmologist to a vitreoretinal surgeon and macular disease specialist for evaluation of, and treatment for, intermediate stage dry macular degeneration both eyes (OU); drusen OU; posterior vitreous detachment OU (April 2021). She also had minimal cataracts. The patient’s treatment plan is standard for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with one variable—an unconventional bioenergetic treatment developed by Wilhelm Reich, MD (1)

INTRODUCTION

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the retina and leads to a progressive loss of vision. AMD is the main cause of irreversible blindness in those over age 50 in the Western World. In the United States, some form of AMD affects an estimated 20 million. AMD is predicted to increase dramatically in the West, rising to about 288 million worldwide by 2040. (2)

Drusen are yellow deposits of lipids and proteins that alter the physiology of the external retinal layers. Dry AMD is morphologically defined by the accumulation of drusen without neovascularization. They do not cause AMD but are associated with an increased risk of the disease. Drusen enlarge the space between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and Bruch’s membrane. It is well-known that drusen themselves worsen visual acuity. Drusen directly relate to the disease state. Their amount; location behind the macular region of the retina; and size all determine AMD severity.

Drusen are a mechanical source of damage to the intricate architecture at the choroid-pigment border. Drusen alter planar distribution of photoreceptors which may contribute to visual distortion. Drusen also may be regarded as a consequence of more primary alterations of the pigment epithelium. The morphological regression of drusen is associated with improvement in AMD.

CASE

The patient was in overall good health; taking no medications; exercised regularly; never smoked; drank wine with dinner occasionally; had normal blood pressure, cholesterol levels and weight. She was treated successfully for breast cancer at age 67 and ovarian cancer at age 33.

The initial Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) macula images confirmed the presence of intermediate dry AMD in both eyes. Later tests showed that AMD was not progressing. The patient’s images from October 2022 and January 2023 revealed resolved drusen and RPE changes right eye (OD) and resolving drusen and RPE changes left eye (OS).

At first, the retinal images documented that in 2021 AMD was not progressing. In 2022, the first signs appeared that the patient’s condition was improving. By October 2022 and even more so in January 2023, significant improvement was revealed by the retinal images taken. Continued improvement was evident in retinal images taken in April 2023 and even more so in July 2023. Such positive results cannot be attributed to the over-the-counter products (AREDS-2 or Macu-Guard) being used by the patient at the clinician’s suggestion.

There are cases where the body reabsorbs drusen, revealing damage to adjacent tissue. In such cases, AMD may be worsened, making the elimination of drusen not always desirable. However, in this patient, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) images show not only the regression of drusen, but improvement in the health of adjacent retinal tissue, making the resolving of drusen desirable.

DISCUSSION

With no effective treatment to offer patients, a wide range of approaches are being employed by clinicians and researchers in the treatment and study of AMD. The literature includes reports on the use of various nutraceuticals; nutritional and lifestyle modification; and even intercessory prayer. (3)

The patient described in this report used a form of bioenergetic medicine pioneered in the 1930s and 1940s by Wilhelm Reich, MD. Reich originally thought he was dealing with “bioelectricity,” but his laboratory and human experiments revealed the existence of a non-electromagnetic specific biological energy, which he termed orgone energy. Reich was a 20th Century Western physician-scientist whose experimental work made bioenergy demonstrable, measurable and usable. (4,5) Concepts such as prana in Ayurvedic medicine; chi in Traditional Chinese medicine; and elan vital and entelechy in vitalist traditions are inklings of the existence of such a specific biological energy.

Reich’s work was not accepted in his own time, but times change. (6) It is not unusual for new knowledge that challenges the status quo to be marginalized or rejected. It was not until 75 years after his death that Newton’s work was accepted, for example. And it took 80 years for quantum mechanics to move from hypothesis to practical use. Now half the world’s economy depends on quantum science. Reich’s approach is little known today but is used worldwide by physicians in many nations.

Reich was not alone in his era in studying bioenergy. Experimental work in bioenergy has a long history: from the late 1930s by HS Burr and FCS Northrop at Yale; to Wilhelm Reich in the 1940s and 1950s; followed by Reich’s student Dr. Bernard Grad at McGill in the 1950s to the 1990s; to Robert O. Becker in the 1970s and James L Oschmann in the 1980s and 2000s; to present work by Prof-Dr Jorgos Kavouras in Germany. There are many other examples that could be cited.

Fritjof Capra, PhD, a physicist, systems theorist, and deep ecologist has a more accurate assessment of Reich: “Wilhelm Reich was a pioneer of the paradigm shift. He has brilliant ideas, a cosmic perspective, and a holistic and dynamic worldview that far surpassed the science of his time and was not appreciated by his contemporaries.” (7)

Bioenergetic Technique Used

With electricity, it is well-known that some materials are insulators and others are conductors. With the non-electromagnetic bioenergy, metal attracts the energy but immediately repels it. Organic materials attract the energy but bind it. A flow of physical, non-electromagnetic energy is created through the use of alternating layers of organic and metallic materials, with the outer layer being organic and the inner layer metallic. (8)

The patient uses a funnel made of galvanized steel. The outside of the funnel, which must be magnetic, is wrapped with the layered organic-metallic material.
The patient uses three alternating layers of cotton and steel wool. The alternating layers create a flow of energy toward the inside of the funnel.

When the funnel opening is held up to the eyes, one at a time, the energy can be felt as heat or warmth. This subjective impression can be confirmed objectively by using technology such as thermal infrared imaging cameras. (See Figures 1-2)

For the first 9 months or so, the patient held the funnel close to the eyes, one eye at a time, for one minute at a time, once daily. During this period, her condition was stable. From that point on, she began using the funnel one eye at a time, for one minute at a time, twice daily. This approach coincided with increasing improvement in her condition evident at each subsequent visit to the retinal specialist.

She has been doing this regularly since the diagnosis of AMD was made and confirmed in April 2021. However, in July 2023, she returned to using the funnel one eye at a time, for one minute, once daily. This was done at the suggestion of her retinal specialist who thought that, because the drusen were gone, less irradiation of the eyes with orgone energy might be necessary. Future retinal scans will reveal what impact this change has on the patient.

The OCT macula images included in this report clearly show that, as of July 2023, the drusen are resolved in both eyes. (Figures 3-5) In Figure 6, the April 2023 image shows three small drusen that have been reduced to just one even smaller drusen by July 2023. The drusen apparent in both eyes in April 2021 are resolved in both eyes.

In addition, the patient’s images show that the retinal tissue is healthier in later images than in the earliest ones.

The patient has followed a standard treatment regimen with one major variable: the use of a bioenergetic technique that assists the body’s natural healing functions. It seems likely that this variable in treatment accounts for the improvement in her condition.

 

CONCLUSION

At present, there are no effective treatments for dry AMD. We are reporting a case where a form of bioenergetic treatment appears to be associated with an initial regression of, and subsequent disappearance of, drusen as assessed by standard technology. There has also been an improvement in the health of retinal tissue. Further use of this approach could reveal novel insights into dry AMD, possibly bringing about improved treatment.

The results presented here indicate that this approach could be of significant value for many patients with dry AMD. The use of this bioenergetic technique seems to be preventing further progression of dry AMD in this patient as well as bringing about improvement in the patient’s condition. A pilot study seems warranted in light of the significant disappearance of drusen and improved quality of vision in this patient.

This form of treatment is easy for patients to self-administer; has no harmful side effects; and is remarkably inexpensive. In addition, it does not require that the patient forego any other treatment presently recommended.

The major obstacles in the way of considering further research into this approach are not medical. They arise from our Western worldview in general; the assumptions of contemporary mechanistic-reductionistic biomolecular medicine in particular; and a near-complete lack of knowledge about bioenergetic functions in the human organism. What can remove these obstacles? An open mind; scientific curiosity; and a desire to improve the health and lives of millions of patients.

Figure 1. Jon East, at the time with BBC, with bioenergy device (orgone energy accumulator) at Agema Infrared Systems Ltd, UK which provided the physics lab for his use.

 

Figure 2. Image on real time color monitor taken by Thermovision 900SW (shortwave) & TE (thermoelectrically cooled) infrared camera. (Sensitive to 0.1 degrees C). Blue color is cold; yellow is room temperature; red is hot. Present with Jon East were a physician in general practice; an infrared camera engineer; and two physicians who specialize in using infrared cameras for medical purposes. White shape on left is the hand of a healer being tested in the BBC segment. The white shape on right is Jon East holding the red funnel which is at least 4C hotter than the ambient room temperature with no heat source present to account for the high temperature. The infrared image shows the energy radiating from the hand of the healer, and also, from the funnel. The visible radiating energy is an example of what is occurring energetically when the patient uses the bioenergy funnel on her eyes.

 

Figure 3. Retinal Image 1: Top image was taken July 2022; bottom image is from Jan 2023

 

Figure 4. The top figure is from July 2022. The bottom figure is from October 2022.

 

Figure 5. Retinal Image 2. Top image was taken July 2022; bottom image is from January 23, 2023.

 

Figure 6. The top image is from April 2023. The bottom image is from July 2023. The drusen are essentially gone.

References

1. Reich, Wilhelm. The Orgone Energy Accumulator—Its Scientific and Medical Use. (Orgone Institute. 1951)
2. Bright Focus Foundation facts and Figures (2023)
3. Case report of instantaneous resolution of juvenile macular degeneration blindness after proximal intercessory prayer (C Romez, K Freedman, D Zaritzky, JW Brown – Explore, 2021 – Elsevier)
4. Reich, Wilhelm. The Function of the Orgasm (Orgone Institute Press. 1942)
5. Reich, Wilhelm. The Cancer Biopathy (Orgone Institute Press. 1948)
6. Mannion, Michael. Historical Perspective Wilhelm Reich, 1897–1957. Alternative and Complementary Therapies. June 1997.194-199
7. Capra, Fritjof. The Turning Point (Random House Publishing Group. 1982)
8. Reich, Wilhelm. The Orgone Energy Accumulator—Its Scientific and Medical Use. (Orgone Institute. 1951)

Abstract

In this study the results of six years (between 2000 and 2005) of field experiments with corn seeds charged in a four-ply Reich orgone accumulator, at different charging times, are reported. All the experiments were
performed in the same area, located in NW Italy. Treated and control groups were sown, cultivated, fertilized, and irrigated by using the same procedures and technologies. Germination rate and yield were determined each year for each control and treated group.

A statistically significant increase of the germination rate of the treated seeds was observed in the years 2000-2002, and 2004; while in 2005 a decrease was obtained. As far the yield is concerned, reliable data were collected for statistical analysis only in the years 2002-2005. A statistically significant difference (increase) of the yield was observed only in 2002.

The obtained results show an overall enhancing effect of the seeds charging in the orgone accumulator on germination rate and yield.

Introduction

Life energy would exist since the beginning of times. In the twenties, Reich found out the presence of this energy in the human body¹. Free circulation of this energy inside the body is fundamental for a healthy organism. Reich called orgone this dynamic energy. Stasis of this energy could result in sickness, diseases, etc. Later on in the forties, investigating other fields of the natural sciences such as biological and physical, he saw orgone energy was present everywhere: human cells, animals, plants, rocks, air, clouds, storms, hurricanes, etc.

He conceived tools to objectively demonstrate the presence of the orgone energy. Some of these devices were also used for curative purposes. Orgone accumulator (ORAC), blanket, and DOR-buster are some of them. ORAC and blanket can be used for increasing the energy level of the organism, thus curing diseases due to a low level or a remarkable lack of orgone energy; or to concentrate this energy for other purposes. Amongst these one can find the increase of the orgonotic charge of seeds and plants in order to improve colour, smell, quality and robustness, as well as to increase germination rate and yield.

The first experiment on ORAC-charged seeds dates back to the ‘50s where a research team of a small organization in Kenmore (Buffalo, NY), Tech Products, put some corn seeds in a small three-ply orgone accumulator and compared the germination rate to that of an untreated group considered as control. They obtained 100% germination rate for the treated seeds group against 80% for the control group².

Ritter and Ritter³ in the mid of the ‘50s performed an experiment with radish seeds. They kept some seeds in an orgone accumulator for 6 months. Then, the treated seeds were sown and an untreated group was considered as control. No difference between the two groups was found.

In recent times, more accurate controlled tests were performed with different seeds, charged for different time inside an ORAC, or plants irradiated with concentrated orgone energy or watered with ORAC-charged water.

Lane⁴ conducted an experiment on 8 tomato seeds charged in a 3-ply ORAC. The charging time was 28 days. She obtained an increase in the average yield per plant of +64.5%.

Dexter et al⁵ performed experiments with California Prunus Ilicifolia. They charged 20 seeds in an ORAC for 21 days and kept 40 seeds as control. Then, treated and untreated seeds were divided in different groups and watered with orgone–charged water or untreated water. They observed the charging of the seeds in the ORAC had a negative effect on the germination rate (-42.9%).

DeMeo⁶ performed experiments on sprouting of mung beans inside 1-ply and 10-ply ORACs. He obtained an increase in the average length of the treated seedlings of +91.9% and +171.6%, and in the germination rate of +5.5% and +10.2%, respectively.

Espanca in the eighties carried out a series of experiments with tomato, paprika, and aubergine seeds, and garlic bulbs charged in different accumulators. She also performed experiments to test the influence of ORAC-charged water on the growth and yield of tomato seeds and paprika plants.

Espanca obtained very interesting results from her experiments. In one of them^7,8 she charged 20 tomato seeds in a 3-ply ORAC for 15 days. The total yield recorded an increase of the orgone-treated group of +492% when compared to the control group. Considering the production per plant she found an increase of +407.1%. In a following experiment⁹ she charged 17 tomato seeds for 20 days in a 5-ply ORAC. Also in this case she obtained very good results with an increase of the total yield for the orgone-treated group of +171.3%, while the increase in the production per plant was +87.8%

Experiments were also planned to test the influence of the type of ORAC and charging time¹⁰. 12 garlic bulbs were left in a 3-ply ORAC for 4 days and in a 5-ply ORAC for 12 days. She obtained an increase of the total yield of +30% and +36.7%, respectively. Experiments were also performed on 20 round aubergine seeds, charged in the 5-ply ORAC for 21 days and 10 seeds kept inside a 6-ply ORAC for 16 days¹¹. An increase of the total yield of +61% and +16.6%, respectively, was obtained. Instead, when considering the yield per plant the increase was of +72.5% and +16.6%.

In 1984, Espanca charged 8 Montana Ping Pong tomato seeds in a 6-ply ORAC for 18 days¹². She obtained an increase in the total harvest for the treated group of +393.8% when compared to the control group. However, when considering the yield per plant the increase was +111.6%. This is because the control group had 3 producing plants only against 7 of the treated group.

Later on, paprika seeds were kept in a 5-ply ORAC for 12 and 3 days¹³. A variation of the total yield of –23.8% and +60.6%, and of the yield per plant of +1.7% and +43.0%, respectively, was obtained.

In 1987 Sellers¹⁴ performed a series of tests using different methods of seeds charging and plants orgone irradiation. He charged 30 Northrup King’s tomato seeds in a 5-ply ORAC for 15 days. Then, after planting, he absorbed from, or irradiated the plants with concentrated orgone energy by a combination of different methods, including DOR-buster and ORAC-charged water. Considering the 5-ply ORAC seeds charging results only, without any combination of other methodologies, he obtained a decrease in the yield per plant of –2.0% when compared to the control one. The largest decrease in mean yield, and mean number and weight of fruits was found in the plants treated with the DOR-buster. The device was pointed at the plants for 30 minutes per day for 43 days. A reduction in the mean yield per plants of -54.9%, and a decrease in the mean number of fruits and a mean weight of fruits of -39.0% and -26.0% were found, respectively. These results clearly demonstrated that the DOR-buster was drawing off orgone energy from the plants.

In the same period, Claymond¹⁵ reported on five years of experiments using potato tubers to determine the effects of ORAC charging on plant growth and yield. The results he obtained were in most of the cases negative. In 1981, 5 potato tubers were charged for 7 days in a 3-ply ORAC, obtaining a decrease of the total tuber yield for the treated group of –4.5%. Next year Claymond charged 15 potato tubers for 7 days in a 4-ply ORAC. He found a reduction in tuber yield for the treated group of –2.2%. In 1983, two groups of 15 tubers each one were charged in a 5-ply ORAC for 1 hour and 10 hours per day for 10 days. An increase in the total yield for the treated groups of +51.4% and +23.5% was found, respectively. In 1984 different charging times and ORAC sizes were considered for. No difference between charging times and ORAC sizes was found. A reduction of the overall average total yield of –9.8% was found. In 1985 potato tubers were put in a 12-ply ORAC for an average of 3.5 hours per day for 6 days. It was found a decrease in the total tubers production of –7.7%.

Claymond reported also on a longer maintenance of green living tissue in the vine of the treated potatoes (1981). The same phenomenon was also observed during the experiment performed in 1983 in spite of the occurrence of drought stress. In addition, a fullness of the canopy of the treated plants was also found (1983). Recently DeMeo¹⁶ carried out experiments on sprouting mung beans inside two multiple-ply ORAC (one inside the other), with a total accumulator strength of 13-ply and 25-ply. The ORACs were placed inside a large wooden Mini-Barn converted into a large 1-ply orgone accumulator of 3.5 x 5.0 meters size. The mung beans were kept inside the ORACs for a period of 10 days. He obtained an increase in the average seedling lengths of +34% when compared to the control ones. Also an increase in the germination rate of +1.6% was found. Other interesting results DeMeo observed were the increase of the treated seedlings weight of +8.6%, and of the average water consumed of +7.6%.

From the above overview, it can be noted that very few information has been published in the past years regarding corn seeds charged inside ORACs. Mann² was the only author to mention on an experiment on corn seeds that were charged in an ORAC. The aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy of orgone energy on germination rate, plant growth and yield on a large scale when the orgonotic potential of corn seeds is artificially increased by exposing them for a specific period of time to charging inside an ORAC. Results related to six years of experiments are reported and discussed in the paper.

Materials and Methods

Test location and weather data

All the tests were performed in the same site, on an area of about 7 hectares. The area is part of a farm where corn is the main crop. The farm is located in the north-western side of Italy, in a plain at the foot of Canavese
hills and Aosta valley.

Weather data during the charging period of the corn seeds inside the ORAC, and treated and untreated plants growing-up period were supplied by the AgroMeteo Service of the Regione Piemonte (Italy). The data were
collected by a weather station located about 3.5 km SW of the test location.

The physical parameters supplied during the seeds charging phase were as follows:

• atmospheric pressure at 2 pm, in mbar
• minimum and maximum daily temperature, in °C
• minimum and maximum daily relative humidity, in %
• precipitation, in mm
• weather daily condition

The physical parameters considered during the treated and untreated plants growing-up period were as follows:

• minimum and maximum daily temperature, in °C
• minimum and maximum daily relative humidity, in %
• precipitation, in mm

The orgone accumulator

The ORAC used in all the 2000-2005 experiments, was a cubic box made of four alternating plies each consisting of a layer of fiberglass and steel wool (0 and 000 grade). The core of the ORAC was a cube made of a galvanised steel sheet (4/10 mm thick) with 50 cm on a side, while the external face was made of a masonboard squares with 94.8 cm on a side.

Figures 1 and 2 show a section and an assembled view, respectively, of the orgone accumulator.

Figure 1 – Section View of the ORAC used in the experiments

Figure 2 – Assembled View of the ORAC used in all the experiments

Seeds charging and test planning

After ORAC assembling, the corn seeds, in their original sacks, were put and left inside the accumulator for different charging times according to the test planning. The corn seeds used in all the tests is of Zea Mays
type, a single cross hybrid of first generation (F1, FAO 600 class, 130 days), commercialised by Pioneer. The seeds had a theoretical germination rate of about 93%.

Figures 3 and 4 show the ORAC assembling, and the seeds sacks loading inside the ORAC, respectively.

Figure 3 – ORAC assembling

Figure 4 – Seeds sacks loading inside the ORAC

Seeds charging times were chosen in such a way to test a large range of charging period. The ORAC during the seeds charging phase was kept outdoor, under a porch. After the seeds charging was completed, the ORAC was dismantled and put in a barn. During the seeds charging period, control seeds were left in their original paper sacks and put in a barn, far from the ORAC location, until to the sowing. Corn seeds charging times in the 2000-2005 years are reported in table 1.

Table 1 – Corn seeds charging times inside ORAC

The aim of the annual test was to determine the germination rate and yield of the treated and untreated groups. An evaluation of the plants strength and robustness was also performed. Until 2003, the test planning was based on a Standard Design (SD) where only one plot was considered for each treated and untreated groups. From 2004 on, the test was planned according to replicated experiments following the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). This was done in order to distinguish between random variation in the system and the real effects of the treatment on the seeds. Randomizing the treatments helps eliminate the effect of bias whether it is evident or not. It groups treatment plots together and randomizes them within replicated blocks. In 2005, an additional experiment following the Standard Design (SD) was also performed. In this latter case treated and untreated plots randomization was not done.

Figure 5 shows the layout of the RCBD and SD areas for the test performed in 2005. The 302-hr charged group followed the RCBD, with four replications, while the 809.5-hr charged group the SD.

Figure 5 – Randomized Complete Block Design and Standard Design areas in the 2005-yr test

The total area dedicated each year to the test ranged between 18,900 and 56,838 m². Table 2 reports the total area involved in the test, as well as each area dedicated to control and treated groups.

Table 2 – Total, treated and untreated groups areas involved in the tests

Sowing was carried out either late in March or beginning in April. In both the designs distance between rows was about 75.0 cm and between seeds, belonging to the same row, was about 18.5 cm, with a seeding density (population) of about 7.21 seeds per m². The seeds were mechanically planted in the soil at a depth of about 4.0-5.0 cm. All the treated and untreated groups were sown, cultivated, fertilized, and irrigated by using the same procedures and technologies.

Germination rate was monitored about one month after sowing. As for the SD test, the monitoring covered 10% of the total area, counting the existing plants of 1 row every 10 rows. As for the RCBD test (from 2004 on), the monitoring covered 50% of the total test area, counting the existing plants of 5 rows out of the 10 rows of each plot. The germination rate was determined by dividing the counted plants to the number of sowed seeds.

Harvesting of the SD and of the RCBD sections for each test varied over the years and was carried out in September/October according to the grade of maturity of the crop. For each group of the SD test, an area containing 30 rows (excluding the headings) was accurately measured, and the yield weighted at the weighing machine. For each group of the RCBD test (from 2004 on), the total plot area (excluding the headings) was accurately measured, and the yield weighted at the weighing machine.

Weight and moisture on a sample of about 4-5 kg for each plot or area were accurately measured before and after drying. Moisture was determined by a portable grain moisture tester (John Deere, Moline, Illinois). Yield after drying was determined based on the values obtained by the dried samples.

Strength, vigour and robustness of the treated and untreated plants were monitored and compared by taking pictures of stands of corn related to all the groups before or during the harvesting.

Statistical analysis

Statistical analysis of the germination rate data was performed by using the Pearson’s chi-square test of independence, where presence or absence of germination was tested for each group (in the SD), or each block (in the RCBD). When the sample of a nominal variable was less than 1,000 the Fisher’s exact test of independence was used.

Statistical analysis on the yield data was performed by using the Student’s t-test. Where sample sizes were unequal the Welch’s t-test was instead used.

In all instances a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

A summary of the germination rate and yield variations (treated versus control seeds) related to all the tests is reported in table 3.

Table 3 – Summary of the results obtained in the 2000-2005 tests

Tables 4 and 5 show the results of the statistical analysis on the collected germination rate data both for the SD (table 4), and the RCBD (table 5) tests. In table 4 samples of nominal data that are not statistically significant (p-value > 0.05) are shown in red.

Table 4 – Results of the statistical analysis on the germination rate data for the SD tests

Table 5 – Results of the statistical analysis on the germination rate data for the RCBD tests

Tables 6 and 7 show the results of the statistical analysis on the collected yield data both for the SD (table 6), and the RCBD (table 7) tests. In the tables samples that are not statistically significant (p-value > 0.05) are shown in red. In 2001 and 2005 (SD) statistical analysis was not performed as the size of the collected data was too small, being represented by only one data for each group.

Table 6 – Results of the statistical analysis on yield data for the SD tests

Table 7 – Results of the statistical analysis on yield data for the RCBD tests

In 2000, the only parameter determined was the germination rate. A value of +1.94% (p-value = 0.00528) for the treated group was found. Also, difference in robustness between treated and control plants was observed.
Comparison of treated and untreated stands of corn, performed after a storm with high gusts of wind which occurred in mid October 2000, highlighted a substantial difference between the two groups. Plants of the treated group were still standing up and very few had their tops broken, and also most of the ears were still stiff and pointed upwards. In contrast, most of the tops of the plants of the untreated group were broken and most of the ears were pointed downwards.

In 2001, germination rate was found to be +0.29% (p-value = 0.53264), and +2.46% (p-value = 0.00000569) for the 358-hr and 508.5-hr charged groups, respectively, when compared to the control group. Yield (moisture at 15%) was +5.38%, and +3.08% for the 358-hr and 508.5-hr charged groups, respectively. No statistical analysis was done on the yield as the size of the collected data was too small. No substantial difference in vigor and robustness was found between treated and untreated plants.

In 2002, germination rate was found to be +1.89% (p-value = 0.00000316), for the treated group. Yield (moisture at 15%) was +16.15% (p-value=0.013588), for the treated group. Difference in plant vigor and robustness between plants of the treated and untreated groups was particularly evident after a violent storm occurred in the evening of September 9, 2002, characterized by heavy rains and a strong wind (Figure 6). The storm broke many plants, especially those of the control group. The majority of the plants of the control group had broken tips and many broke below the ear. Only a few plants of the treated group were broken.

Figure 6 – Stands of treated (left) and untreated (right) corn in the 2002-yr test

In 2003, practically no difference in the germination rate between the two groups was found (+0.04%, p-value = 0.906). Yield of the treated group (moisture at 15%) was –12.18% (p-value = 0.143074) when compared to the control group. The 2003-yr test was characterized by anomalous weather conditions with very low precipitations, high temperatures and low humidity. Difference in vigor and robustness between treated and untreated plants was also observed (Figure 7). The difference was particularly clear after a storm occurred in the evening of August 18, 2003, characterized by heavy rains and an exceptional wind. The storm broke many plants of the control group. The majority of the plants of the control group had broken tips or even broke below the ear. Only few plants of the treated group were broken. However, notwithstanding this difference, a higher yield was obtained from the weaker plants of the untreated group.

Figure 7 – Stands of treated (left) and untreated (right) corn in the 2003-yr test

In 2004, germination rate was found to be +1.31% (p-value = 0.005092) for the treated group. Yield (moisture at 15%) was +2.79% (p-value = 0.174631) when compared to the control group. No substantial difference in vigor and robustness between treated and untreated plants was observed.

In 2005, germination rate was found –2.25% (p-value = 4.37∙10^-38) and +0.09% (p-value = 0.78305) for the 302-hr (RCBD), and 809.5-hr (SD) treated groups, respectively. Yield (moisture at 15%) was +2.93% (p-value = 0.25698), and –1.28% for the 302-hr and 809.5-hr groups, respectively. No statistical analysis was done on the yield of the SD test as the size of the collected data was too small. In this year no particular difference between plants of the treated and untreated groups was observed. However, it should be outlined that no hailstorms or strong winds hit the area of the test. So, plants were subjected to natural growing-up and development being not subjected to heavy weather influences that could have evidenced a potential difference between the three groups of plants.

Figure 8 reports the behaviour of the percentage variation of the germination rate of the treated groups when compared to the control ones versus the charging time for the 2000-2005 years. Black squares in the graph show statistically significant values, while red squares represent not statistically significant values. All the data shown on the graph are also interpolated by a parabolic curve with the form of y=b·x+c·x². This was done in order to see whether maximum values of the germination rate and of the yield (see Figure 9) could be found within a theoretical common window of charging times. A maximum value of the interpolating curve (dy/dx=0) of +0.86%, corresponding to a charging time of 462.5 hours (19.3 days), was obtained for the germination rate.

Figure 8 – Germination rate percentage variation for 2000-2005 data set (as reported in table 3)

Figure 9 shows the data related to the percentage variation of the yield (at moisture of 15%) of the treated groups versus charging time. Black squares in the graph show statistically significant values; red squares represent not statistically significant values; and yellow squares show values whose statistical analysis was not performed because of the small size of the samples. Interpolating parabolic curve of all the data gives a maximum value of +4.9% with a corresponding charging time of 497.5 hours (20.7 days).

Figure 9 – Yield percentage variation for 2000-2005 data set (as reported in table 3)

From the interpolating curves in the above figures 8 and 9, it can be observed that the maximum value of the germination rate, and of the yield falls in the range of charging times between 462.5 and 497.5 hours.

Discussion

Experiments with a Reich orgone accumulator have been largely performed over the last decades either with seeds, seedlings or plants charged inside orgone accumulators for well defined periods of time. However, results of tests with ORAC-charged corn seeds are totally missing in the literature. In addition, to my best knowledge, no information has been reported about a possible interaction between the charged seeds and weather conditions during the growing-up phase of the treated plants.

The weather data collected in the years of testing showed relatively homogeneous weather parameters and conditions characterized by similar physical parameters, such as pressure, temperature, humidity; and precipitation. However, the tests performed in 2002 and 2003 were characterized by quite different and opposite weather conditions. Figure 10 shows the precipitation amount for the March-October period for the six years of test.

Figure 10 – Precipitation in the March-August period in the 2000-2005 years

From the above graph it can be seen that the amount of precipitation in 2003 was the lowest recorded in the six years of test with only 494.6 mm. This is in marked contrast with what observed in the other years where
a higher amount of precipitation (spread all over the plants growing-up period) was recorded. In addition, much lower temperatures, and higher humidities both in the air and in the soil were found in the other years. 2001 had the second lowest amount of rain with 607.6 mm, that is 18.6% more than in the 2003. As we observed in the previous section, the very high temperatures and low precipitation in 2003 affected the outcomes leading to a premature harvesting of the crop, with a very low value of the yield of the treated group (-12.18%, p-value = 0.143074) when compared to the control one. In 2002, we had the highest amount of rain (1,177.4 mm) together with the highest average yield on record (+16.15%, p-value = 0.013588). In 2002 the trend of the temperatures and humidities were close to normal. So, it can be assumed that the amount of water available to the treated seeds, and later (treated) plants during the growing-up period might be of some importance in the overall development of the (treated) plants, and then on the total yield. The drought-tendency weather in 2003 could have adversely affected the growing-up, and then the yield of the plants of the treated group, perhaps acting in some way on the orgone energy charge of the treated plants (seeds), thus resulting in a negative response of the plants in term of yield when compared to the control ones. The opposite was instead true in 2002 when the water available to the treated plants was much higher than usual. It is worth of noting that in 2002 both the germination rate and the yield variations were statistically significant thus evidencing the quality and the efficacy of the orgone treatment on the seeds. So, the higher amount of precipitation spread all over the growing-up period helped and supported the action of the higher orgonotic charge of the treated seeds that was not instead observed in 2003. It is then reasonable to assume that the treated seeds, being the orgonotic charge higher, might require more water in the growing-up phase than the untreated seeds. If this does not occur the efficacy of the treatment might be very low or even negative, as observed in the test of 2003. A requirement that was also observed by DeMeo (2002) when 15 carrying out experiments on sprouting mung beans inside ORACs. He noted that the seedlings inside the ORAC consumed more water (+7.6%) than those kept outside, considered as control. He obtained an average increase of the length, and of the weight of the treated seedlings of 34%, and of 8.6%, respectively. It would be interesting to know what might have occurred to the mung bean seedlings inside the accumulator if they were forced to consume less water, or at least the same amount of the control ones.

Finally, the plants of the treated groups showed most of the time a higher vigor and robustness when compared to the untreated ones, especially when exposed to harsh weather conditions, such as heavy rains and strong winds. This occurred particularly in 2000, 2002, and 2003. This result could be associated again to the action of the higher orgonotic charge of the treated seeds. This point is supported by the fact that in 2002 both the germination rate and yield variation were statistically significant. Thus, the higher strength and robustness of the treated plants might be the consequence of the orgone treatment which the seeds were subjected to as well. A higher plants development and lesser senescence were also observed by Claymond (1987) on potatoes plants, and by Espanca (1981-1986) on tomatoes plants as a response to the orgone treatments.

Conclusions

The results reported in this study do bear out the working hypothesis of the effectiveness of the orgone energy on the biological activity of the treated corn seeds. A statically significant variation for the germination rate was observed in 5 out of 8 tests; and for the yield in 1 out of 4 tests.

A higher strength and robustness of the treated plants was visually observed in 3 out of 6 years of experiments, mainly after the plants were subjected to harsh environmental conditions such as high winds and heavy rain.

The negative result achieved in the yield of 2003, that could be considered the consequence of the drought-tendency weather; and the positive one in the yield of 2002, that seems to be the consequence of above normal precipitation, requires further studies to evaluate the potential effects of the artificially-increased orgonotic level of the treated seeds versus environmental conditions during the whole growing-up phase.

As a whole, the effect and interaction of key factors such as seeds charging times, weather physical parameters, weather conditions, and presence of Oranur and DOR conditions in the atmosphere (not considered in this study), that could play a major role in affecting and regulating the charge of the corn seeds and the growth of the seedlings/plants, still remains to be clearly and fully understood.

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