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'''Orgone''' (or orgone energy) is an [[Esotericism|esoteric]] concept, that goes back to the Austrian psychiatrist [[Wilhelm Reich]]. In his late (''"neoreichian"'') creative phase (from the 1930s) Reich was working with something he called ''primordial cosmic energy''. In 1939 he derived from his [[Bion|Bion-experiments]] as well as the ideas of a Friedrich Kraus the concept of orgone energy.  

'''Orgone''' (or orgone energy) is an [[Esotericism|esoteric]] concept, that goes back to the Austrian psychiatrist [[Wilhelm Reich]]. In his late (''"neoreichian"'') creative phase (from the 1930s) Reich was working with something he called ''primordial cosmic energy''. In 1939 he derived the concept of orgone energy from his [[Bion|Bion-experiments]] as well as the ideas of a Friedrich Kraus.  

As part of today's popular Reichian "orgonomy" concepts terms like orgone energy, orgone biology orgone chemistry emerged.  

As part of today's popular Reichian "orgonomy concepts" terms like orgone energy, orgone biology orgone chemistry emerged.  

Orgone is assessed as a kind of "putative energy" by the [[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]](NCCAM) , that is used by some therapies([[Homeopathy]], [[Prana]], [[Chi]], ...), but has defied measurement.<ref>http://nccam.nih.gov/health/backgrounds/energymed.htm "putative energy fields (also called biofields) have defied measurement to date by reproducible methods. Therapies involving putative energy fields are based on the concept that human beings are infused with a subtle form of energy. This proposed vital energy or life force is known under different names in different cultures, such as qi ... prana, etheric energy, fohat, orgone, odic force, mana, and homeopathic resonance".</ref> This idea is not covered by medical and scientific facts and was quickly unmasked as fiction.<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/h8878142675lw375/ Searching for Science in Psychoanalysis ], Kenneth S. Isaacs: "[orgone is] a useless fiction with faulty basic premises, thin partial theory, and unsubstantiated application results. It was quickly discredited and cast away."</ref>

Orgone is assessed as a kind of "putative energy" by the [[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]](NCCAM) , that is used by some therapies([[Homeopathy]], [[Prana]], [[Chi]], ...), but has defied measurement.<ref>http://nccam.nih.gov/health/backgrounds/energymed.htm "putative energy fields (also called biofields) have defied measurement to date by reproducible methods. Therapies involving putative energy fields are based on the concept that human beings are infused with a subtle form of energy. This proposed vital energy or life force is known under different names in different cultures, such as qi ... prana, etheric energy, fohat, orgone, odic force, mana, and homeopathic resonance".</ref> This idea is not covered by medical and scientific facts and was quickly unmasked as fiction.<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/h8878142675lw375/ Searching for Science in Psychoanalysis ], Kenneth S. Isaacs: "[orgone is] a useless fiction with faulty basic premises, thin partial theory, and unsubstantiated application results. It was quickly discredited and cast away."</ref>

The orgone term is not scientifically recognized and is used only in the circles of the Reich- or orgone supporters. Some of them believe that orgone energy is identical with the phenomenon of the so called ''floaters'' (see: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater floaters in Wikipedia]) or ''orgone energy waves'', brief flashes of light (flickering before the eyes) or the sensation of high-frequency noise from tinnitus or circulatory disorders and brief loss of consciousness.

The orgone term is not scientifically recognized and is used only in the circles of the Reich- or orgone supporters. Some of them believe that orgone energy is identical with the phenomenon of the so called ''floaters'' (see: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater floaters in Wikipedia]) or ''orgone energy waves'', brief flashes of light (flickering before the eyes) or the sensation of high-frequency noise from tinnitus or circulatory disorders and brief loss of consciousness.

The first critic of the orgone concept was Albert Einstein, on whom Reich imposed his theories. Einstein took the trouble to verify the Reich's predictions, but could explain the test results with conventional physics without relying on abstruse hypotheses and wrote back to Reich: „I hope that you will develop your skepticism and won't let yourself be deceived by understandable illusions.“.<ref>The exchange of letters in facsimile form and related material was published by Reich in 1953 int the context of a biographical series: Wilhelm Reich: Biographical Material: The Einstein Affair. Orgone Institute Press, Rangeley, Maine, USA</ref>

The first critic of the orgone concept was Albert Einstein, on whom Reich imposed his theories. Einstein took the trouble to verify the Reich's predictions, but could explain the test results with conventional physics without relying on abstruse hypotheses and wrote back to Reich: „I hope that you will develop your skepticism and won't let yourself be deceived by understandable illusions.“.<ref>The exchange of letters in facsimile form and related material was published by Reich in 1953 int the context of a biographical series: Wilhelm Reich: Biographical Material: The Einstein Affair. Orgone Institute Press, Rangeley, Maine, USA</ref>

==Orgone accumulators, orgone rays, orgone generators==

==Orgone accumulators, orgone rays, orgone generators==

Reichs assumptions about orgone energy led to orgone therapy and to the development of [[orgone accumulator]]s, booths, that should be able to store orgone. The [[Cloud Buster]], a structure made ​​of copper pipes, whose ends are usually cast in a block of [[orgonite]] (a mix of resin and metal fragments) will according to Reich be able to discharge orgone from the atmosphere to the ground. Orgone accumulators and Cloudbuster are offered by esoteric dealers, but mainly Do-It-Yourself instructions are distributed. On a large scale [[orgone radiator]]s are are commercially offered. Orgone radiators, which are typically designed as a one-sided pointed rod of metal, will absorb orgone energy and it is claimed in advertising that it will return it "purified and refined" as a concentrated beam. Also, there are "orgone generators", also called "chi-generators", which would allow one not only to affect orgone energy but to produce it.

Reichs assumptions about orgone energy led to orgone therapy and to the development of [[orgone accumulator]]s, booths that should be able to store orgone. The [[Cloud Buster]], a structure made ​​of copper pipes, whose ends are usually cast in a block of [[orgonite]] (a mix of resin and metal fragments) will according to Reich be able to discharge orgone from the atmosphere to the ground. Orgone accumulators and Cloudbuster are offered by esoteric dealers, but mainly Do-It-Yourself instructions are distributed. On a large scale [[orgone radiator]]s are are commercially offered. Orgone radiators, which are typically designed as a one-sided pointed rod of metal, will absorb orgone energy and it is claimed in advertising that it will return it "purified and refined" as a concentrated beam. Also, there are "orgone generators", also called "chi-generators", which would allow one not only to affect orgone energy but to produce it.

==Some protagonists==

==Some protagonists==