A Talk at the Conference “Orgone Energy in Action”

For thousands of years, all over the world, humans have speculated about the existence of fundamental force, or Life Energy, at the root of existence. Spiritual traditions of various kinds called it “god” and natural philosophic traditions called it “ether.” But, for millennia, metaphysical, philosophical, and spiritual approaches were unable to grasp the essential nature of this phenomenon. And for the past few centuries, mechanistic science has either denied or “explained away” the existence of such a force.

In the 20th century, the physician-scientist Wilhelm Reich succeeded in introducing a new understanding of Life Energy into human consciousness. Reich employed a way of knowing that was neither metaphysical nor mechanistic. He called his approach “energetic functionalism.” Reich’s scientific experiments showed that the Life Energy is a physical energy, one that is demonstrable, measurable, and usable.

This new approach allowed him to transcend the age-old dichotomy of Science and Spirit. Reich’s functional scientific approach proved the physical reality of the basic metaphysical principles of Taoism: cosmic chi, atmospheric chi, body chi and breath chi.

My talk originated with a question from the audience to a panel at a conference on orgonomy. A young man asked, “What is orgone energy? You mention energy all the time. But you never say exactly what it is You are so vague.”

My presentation is an answer to that question. The audience is provided with details of how orgone energy is made demonstrable; how it is measured; and how it can be used practically to improve one’s own health. The talk also gives examples of how orgone energy was used to improve the health of my plants and pets. In addition, there are references on where to find specific information on the physical attributes of orgone energy in Reich’s books.

The presentation ends with an introduction to an exciting new project just underway: a promising pilot study of the use of orgone energy in self-care for macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in seniors worldwide. It is the first clinical trial of orgone energy conducted in the United Stars since Reich’s death in 1957.

One major obstacle to understanding orgone energy devices is their simplicity. It is difficult for most to accept that they can produce the results that they do, in fact, achieve. Another source of difficulty arises from the fact that orgone energy research crosses all artificial scientific barriers. It is essential to work in physiology, psychology, biology, microbiology, medicine, physics, astrophysics, meteorology, free energy engineering, cosmic functions and more.

But the most difficult problem facing those who work with orgone energy is the rigid character structures of human beings of our present patriarchal civilization. Our character defenses—our armoring, as Reich called it–block the very movement of bioenergy in our bodies and, therefore, diminish our perceptions of that energy.

To work with orgone energy in medicine and science, we must first learn to see and to feel what we later measure. Here psychology and physics meet. We need to confirm subjective impressions with objective tests and experiments. But this is hard to do since we are all defended against the life energy within us to a greater or lesser degree.

Despite the problems that face us, it is critical that we both preserve the legacy that Reich has left us and advance in our knowledge of Life Energy or orgone energy through life-positive work. We need to connect orgonomic medicine and science with crucial work in those fields being done today. Our survival depends on it.

How will we do this? Wilhelm Reich pointed the way when he said, “We shall gradually become experts ourselves in the mastery of the Knowledge of the Future.”