A comparative study between Reich’s orgone energy and other known energies of the past has been discussed in the first part of the talk. Generally, those energies were called by different names even though they had the same basic characteristics. One of the most accepted and widespread terms that might encompass all of these is aether. Its functions were studied in all epochs of our recent civilization both inside and outside public institutions. In 1905, Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis, the (luminiferous) aether was removed from mainstream science and no longer reintroduced. Notwithstanding that, the aether continued to be thoroughly studied by many independent researchers and scientists outside of academic circles. From the present investigation it emerged that orgone energy presents many similarities with most of the ancient and more recent forms of energy, and it can be identified with them. Besides, the (luminiferous) aether of the Victorian age might be considered directly related to Reich’s orgone energy in that they have in common very basic physical qualities.
The second part of the talk is focused on the relationship between orgone energy (or aether), a pre-atomic energy (in Reich’s terms) and its secondary by-products, nowadays considered the primary pillars of traditional physics. Presently, the laws of physics are based on the behaviour of inanimate objects. The basic processes of living matter (such as pulsation, lumination, condensation into matter, irritability, and heat formation) and their animation are excluded from the fundamental assumptions. This led over time to a sterile and limited conception of physical phenomena. Striking evidence of this limited understanding is illustrated by the Brownian Movement misnomer whereby the living motion of Clarkia Pulchella pollen (looking much like bions) has been reduced to and studied as merely a movement of inert, dead particles (Jones, 2013; Maglione, 2014). The orgone energy continuum is of non-electrical nature and is substantially different from electromagnetic energy. It is the medium through which electromagnetic waves propagate in space, a conception already in use before Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis (1905), and even by the early Einstein (1894-5 first paper). Electromagnetic waves are simply a disturbance of the orgone continuum that propagate through it with a pulsating movement. Friction (static) electricity is a manifestation of orgone energy in an excited or Oranur state, while heat is a particular manifestation of the movement of orgone energy particles due to the conversion of part of their kinetic energy into heat when hitting metallic layers or materials. This latter conception promptly invalidates the second law of thermodynamics (and entropy). Matter is formed by the superimposition of two or more excited orgone energy particles that converge and start rotating at luminal velocity.
The talk’s conclusion stresses the point that orgone energy, as well as its secondary manifestations or by-products, were already known throughout the ages. Reich’s profound research ability led him to introduce for the first time ever, in this historical context, rules and laws within a modern language to understand and manage all the fundamental and secondary qualities of this energy, including the living properties, which have been so neglected by many, even in the more distant past.









