Orgonics Wilhelm Reich Orgone Accumulators and Products

Orgonics Wilhelm Reich Orgone Accumulators and Products

http://www.orgonics.com/whatisor.htm[2011/10/5 上午 10:26:18]

What is Orgone Energy

& What is an Orgone Energy Accumulator?

Disclaimer

The Connection Between the Mind and the Body

Bions and Biogenesis

The Discovery of Orgone Energy

Accumulating Orgone Energy

Orgone Energy in the Body

The Biopathies

Reversing the Shrinking Biopathy

The Function of the Orgone Accumulator

Who Can Use an Orgone Accumulator

Overcharge Conditions

Strength & Materials of the Accumulator

The Energetic Environment

Where to Place and Store Orgone Accumulators

Blankets, Shooter/Charger Boxes

Orgone Accumulators are Experimental

Bibliography

DISCLAIMER

Author's Statement:

The following is a presentation of Wilhelm Reich's (at right) discoveries, observations, and

theories about orgone energy in reference to the orgone energy accumulator and it's uses. In

no way, is the information presented on this website intended to be a substitute for



professional medical help but is provided only as an aid in understanding the discoveries of

Wilhelm Reich and the ideas behind the functioning of the orgone energy accumulator. A

trained, professional health practitioner should always be consulted for any medical problem.

Orgonics? is not associated with any group or individual other than the sole proprietor of

the company. References to books and other researchers is given as additional sources for

information as a service to readers. Orgonics? is not advocating or responsible for any

claims made by the authors of the materials or websites referenced.

One thing I want to be very clear about: at no time did Wilhelm Reich ever claim that the

orgone accumulator "cured" anything. During the period when he was treating people with

orgone accumulators, he was extremely cautious about either himself, or his colleagues,

falling into the illusion that they had discovered a remedy for the ills of mankind. More

than anyone, even today, he understood the origins of what he called "biopathic" illnesses as

rooted in the social and emotional misery of people's everyday lives. Reich always

acknowledged that his case studies were limited in number; not nearly enough to be

definitive, and he always stressed his failures and the remaining questions that required

additional research. Having said this, it is also true that the decades-long, pioneering

research Reich did accomplish, points to promising directions in which the alleviation, and

certainly the prevention, of particular biopathies may someday be possible. I must stress

that:

Orgone accumulator devices are experimental; they are not medical devices, and not a

substitute for professional medical care. If you have a medical condition, please consult a

health care professional.

In modern, western culture, "energy medicine" is a rather new phenomena with homeopathy one

of the first forms. In older, Asian cultures, energy medicine has been practiced much longer

as in acupuncture and other forms of Traditional Chinese Medicine. How the different

approaches can be understood and possibly integrated is unknown. How Reich's discovery of

orgone energy and the orgone energy accumulators will be part of these newer discoveries and

older practices is also not fully known. Only systematic research will be able to reveal the

answers to the many questions that remain.

I am presenting here only a very abbreviated history of Reich's discoveries. In the near

future, a fuller account will be given. At the end is a bibliography and resource list where

you can find additional information about subjects that I only touch upon. However, because



of the amount and importance of information here, I recommend you print these long pages out

rather than try to read them off the computer screen.

Theirrie Cook

Sole Proprietor

Orgonics

The Connection Between the Mind and Body:

Functional Identity

Orgone energy was originally observed by Wilhelm Reich, MD, a psychoanalyst in the late

1920s, as a bio-electrical charge whose flow within the body could be visibly seen as waves

passing through his clinical patients as they were experiencing intense emotional

breakthroughs. (1) Later, in the 1930s, to confirm his visual observations, Reich was able to

objectively measure the movements of this energy by using a very sensitive millivolt meter

with sensors attached to the body to record subtle bio-electric charge. He found the energy

flowed from the inside body core to the outside surface (towards the world) when a person

felt pleasure or expansion; and conversely, it flowed from the surface to the interior (away

from the world) during states of anxiety, fear, and contraction. (2)

Reich also noted that the conditions of expansion and contraction affected a person, not only

emotionally, but down to the autonomic nervous system, to the cellular, and even chemical

levels. (3) States of expansion produce parasympathetic conditions associated with dilation

of the blood vessels and increased circulation, pain relief, better digestion and

peristalsis, lower blood pressure; and the stimulation of potassium and lecithin production;

along with creating a sense of well-being, and sexual excitement. States of contraction,

however, produce sympathetic effects: constricted blood vessels, less blood flow, and often

pain. In addition, the contracted condition increases blood pressure and heart beat rate,

adrenaline flow and cholesterol; it inhibits digestion and blood supply to the genitals and

is associated with the emotions of anxiety and "stress".

The ability of the body to expand and contract and not become "stuck" in one mode, created

what Reich called the pulsation of life which distinguished the living from the non-living.

This pulsation of expansion and contraction also followed a specific four-beat rhythm:



Tension - Charge - Discharge - Relaxation

Reich observed this energy pattern within the organs of the body: from the beat of the heart,

to peristaltic movements of the intestine, the bladder, and especially obvious in the sexual

function of orgastic discharge. He called this pulsating pattern the function of the orgasm

or the Life Formula.

Symbol of Orgonomic Functionalism; Unity and Antihesis:(below)

Reich used this symbol to express the idea that what often appear to be intrinsically

opposing forces are often opposite expressions that come from a common source. To fully

understand those expressions, it is important to understand their common functioning

principle (CFP). In the case below, the symbol is used to express the common source of both

bodily expansion and contraction as two different expressions of the autonomic nervous

system, which together, create pulsation.

The Basic Antithesis of Vegetative Life Functions

Parasympathetic = Expansion, "Towards the World"

Sympathetic = Contaction, "Away from the World"

Sympathetic Parasympathetic

Autonomic Nervous System

Bions and Biogenesis

To better understand the flow and functions of this bio-energy, Reich sought to observe the

simplest life forms: microscopic protozoans. He made a startling discovery while preparing a

grass infusion ( soaking dry grass in water) which he was told by a biologist would produce

the protozoans. Curious to see the actual formation of a protozoa, Reich microscopically

observed the swelling grass daily as it underwent decomposition. He saw small, round, blue-

glowing vesicles form along the grass edges. It was these small vesicles, which he later

http://www.orgonics.com/graphics/orgonesymbol2.jpg



called bions, that broke free, regrouped into clumps, formed outer membranes, and eventually

swam off as amoebas and paramecium. Further, he found that sterilizing the preparations only

accelerated the biogenesis, the creation of living organisms from matter. (4)

A. Vesicles inside a disintegrating blade of grass. 1500X (illustration)

B. Bions breaking free of grass and clumping.

C. Clumps of bions with a membrane formed around them and internal movement.

D. The same organism in a contracted and elongated form: pulsing back and forth.

These organisms were observed to swim freely, develop a mouth, and "eat".

Some of these organisms stopped returning to the spheroid shape, retaining the elongated

shape, and developed further into amoeba.

Reich made movies of this process of biogenesis in the mid 1930s.

While further studying the formation and function of the bions, Reich found that they could

be made from disintegrating inorganic matter as well as organic and could even be placed on a

nutrient media and grown as a culture. One such culture of bions produced from heated sand,

had very unusual properties: in the dark, the culture dishes radiated a soft blue color; when

held in the hand, a "prickling" could be felt; nearby small lab tools became magnetized; skin

of the lab workers became tan under their clothing and when a small amount of the culture was

placed next to bacteria, the strongly radiating bions would immobilize and kill them.

Discovery of Orgone Energy

Reich strongly suspected that the sand bions gave off a radiation. To isolate the culture

dishes from other sources of possible radiation, Reich built a wire Faraday cage and covered

it with cotton and wood. After placing several culture dishes inside and looking through a

small opening, he observed flashes of light and bluish vapors inside the box. These visible

signs of radiation came definitely from the bion cultures. Even more remarkably, when he took

the culture dishes out, the visible effects of this radiation were still seen - even after



dismantling, washing, and reassembling the cage. Reich quite accidentally found the radiation

that was emanating from the culture dishes was also present, independently, in the atmosphere

and could be concentrated within a metal-lined enclosure. He called this radiation orgone

energy. (5)

Accumulating Orgone Energy

Reich found that certain non-metallic materials (wool, cotton, fiberglass, some plastics)

attracted and held orgone energy; and metal attracted and then rapidly repelled it. By

designing an enclosure, similar to the Faraday cage, lined on the inside with metal and made

with alternating layers of metallic and non-metallic, di-electric, energy-attracting

materials, he discovered that atmospheric orgone energy was accumulated and concentrated

inside. He called this device an orgone energy accumulator. Within the box-like enclosure,

the orgone energy given off by an inside metal wall is attracted to the opposite metal wall

which again repels it. This creates an oscillation of the orgone energy particles inside. The

layering of energy attracting material with metal creates a higher concentration. He

experimentally objectified this discovery by observing that the temperature inside an orgone

accumulator was higher than inside a control device or outside air temperature. Also, an

electroscope which is a device that can be charged with "static" electricity, discharged more

slowly inside of an orgone accumulator than outside. These two experiments confirmed that

there was "something different" about the atmosphere inside of an orgone accumulator that

didn't conform to standard physics. Through many years of careful, experimental research,

Reich was able to define the basic properties of orgone energy: (6)

* it fills all space and is everywhere

* it's mass free and is the primordial, cosmic energy

* it penetrates matter, but at different speeds

* it pulsates and is observable and measurable

* it has a strong affinity and attraction to/by water

* it is accumulated naturally in the living organism by ingesting foods, breathing, and

through the

skin

* the mutual attraction and excitation of separate orgonotic systems result in the merging,

or superimposition, of the systems; and the emergence of a new system



* orgone energy is negatively entropic: highly charged orgone systems attract lesser charged,

which Reich described as the orgonotic potential

* orgone energy is excited by secondary energies such as electromagnetism and nuclear energy

* when it is concentrated, orgone energy often has a blue-to-violet color.

The Interaction of the Orgone Energy Field of a Person

Sitting Inside of An Orgone Energy Accumulator.

The outside, atmospheric orgone energy (dotted lines) is attracted to, and penetrates the

inside of the orgone accumulator, making contact with the person's own energy field; the two

fields interact, causing lumination.

Orgone Energy in the Body

When Reich was studying the bions, he also observed that red blood cells, when not fixed and

stained, also disintegrate into bions like the grass in water. In addition, when red blood

cells are looked at in an alive state, an energy field is visible around them and Reich felt

they were the carriers of orgone energy as well as oxygen throughout the body. He further

observed that when people were ill, the energy field around the blood cells was smaller, and

they broke down more rapidly into either bions or numerous, smaller T-bacilli that indicated

a toxic condition in the body. ("T" stands for "tod"; the German word for death.) If the

production of large amounts of T-bacilli continued, they, in turn, were not only a result,

but became a cause of furthering the disease process.

The whole human body generates an energy field, often called an "aura". Normally, we replace

used-up orgone energy by eating foods which break down into bions through digestion; also,

breathing that takes in orgone energy directly from the atmosphere into the lungs and blood;

and the skin absorbs orgone energy, especially when exposed to sunlight, which Reich felt was

a major source of orgone energy radiation in the atmosphere. (7) These sources refuel the

http://www.orgonics.com/graphics/oracfield.jpg



energy at the biological core and the tension-charge-discharge-relaxation metabolism

throughout the body. In a healthy individual, these functions are uninhibited.

The Biopathies

Reich knew from his character-analytic work with patients (8), that most people, mainly

because of anxiety, suppress emotions and block their energy flow. We do this by inhibiting

our breathing and tensing muscles that prevent a complete pulsation of charge and discharge

in our bodies. When the shallow breathing and spastic muscles become chronic, a contractive

state sets in and the amount of orgone energy in the body is diminished. Consequently, the

orgone field around the red blood cells decreases, the plasma in the cells shrinks, and they

more quickly breakdown into the toxic T-bacilli. The entire body is further weakened and

becomes susceptible to illness. Reich termed this underlying crippling of the energy

functions and the weakening of the body a biopathy. The root word "bio" means life, and

"pathy" means disease or suffering. Various physical disorders are only symptoms, or

expressions, of this deeper energetic disturbance that affects the body all the way down to

the cellular level.

Reich identified two main biopathies which result from a blocking of energy functions. One is

the cardiovascular biopathy in which the body's biological core continues to produce energy

to the fullest extent and sexual functioning remains alive. However, when the energy hits the

contracting blocks, the person reacts with outbreaks of anxiety or anger. Physical symptoms

include excessive heart rate, overactive thyroid, diarrhea, etc.

The other biopathy is the shrinking biopathy which occurs when the biological core reduces

its energy production and sexual excitation and emotions become weaker and weaker; chronic

resignation sets in, fatigue, and an energy suffocation of the cells and tissues. This

depletion of cellular energy leads to an accelerated breakdown, an auto-infestation of T-

bacilli, and, if prolonged, the appearance of anemia, immune system dysfunctions,

degenerative illnesses, and cancer cells.

Another condition, which can occur in both the cardiovascular and shrinking biopathies, is

the sudden, excessive clamping down of the energy functions in the body which can directly

and severely reduce the amount of energy available from the core to the rest of the body.

When this condition becomes chronic, it can become part of the shrinking biopathy; or it can

occur only when a person experiences severe sexual anxiety. Reich called this condition



anorgonia.

The Problem of Cancer

Reich asked the question:

"How does a healthy cell, living harmoniously with other cells, become a cancer cell which

rapidly multiplies, penetrating and destroying surrounding tissue?"

What Reich discovered from his work with bions, is that cancer cells don't develop from

healthy cells but a series of changes in the healthy cells must happen first and often long

before the cancer cells form. Furthermore, he found that these local changes in healthy

tissue are caused by a more general pathology of the entire body. In other words, the

formation of the cancer cell is only the last phase of a systemic illness called "cancer".

What were the steps in Reich's research of cancer? First, he examined tissue and cells in a

living state, not fixed (killed) and stained with chemicals, and also at very high

magnification - over 2000x. He was also the first to make a study of all readily available

cells in a cancer patient: blood, sputum, urine, feces, skin, and mucous membranes. He found

a special, miss-shapen, club-like cell in cancer patients in areas other than the actual

tumor. He also found numerous T-bacilli. This research led to the development of the PAP

smear later on by another scientist. Reich himself developed three blood tests that can

determine the health of an individual before a tumor develops by evaluating the presence of

the special club-shaped cells and T-bacilli in the blood.

After years of research, Reich uncovered the process of cancer cell formation in the body

from what was once healthy tissue:

The tissue first becomes weakened from energy stagnation and cells quickly break down into

small vesicles or bions that clump together and around which a membrane forms. The new

"cells" become the club-shaped cancer cells that gradually become motile and eventually

become actual protozoa. Usually death occurs before the protozoa form in humans, but he was

able to view and film the entire process in cancer mice. What cancer is doing is breaking

down our tissues into protozoans -- a living death!

But what triggers this breakdown in tissue resulting in the cancer tumor? Reich found that

chronic energy stasis in the body, accompanied by inhibited respiration and local muscle

spasms, often in the area of the tumor, create the preconditions for cancer. This systemic



condition is an advanced form of the Shrinking Biopathy; it creates an energy and oxygen

suffocation of the tissues. As the weakened cell itself begins to shrink, the cell plasma

becomes less in relation to the nucleus which then triggers a survival mechanism in the cell

nucleus to divide and multiply. In the highly energetic process of dividing, the nucleus is

also discharging great amounts of energy by the "tension-charge-discharge-relaxation" formula

found in mitosis. It's as though the rapidly dividing cancer cells try to take up the

function of energy discharge for the whole, weakened body. The cancer cell nucleus, by its

rapid, energetic division seems to be trying to restore energetic pulsation to the entire

body: actually trying to preserve life! However, the cancer cells are also biologically very

weak and easily disintegrate into both T-bacilli and bion clumps and the formation of cancer

cells increase.

Pain Relief

The autonomic nervous system is mobile -- it both expands and contracts as Reich was able to

observe in transparent meal worms under a microscope. Impulses are first manifested in the

movements of the autonomic nervous system and then transmitted secondarily to the mechanical

locomotor organs/muscles. The autonomic nervous system is nothing more than organized

contractile plasma and the direction of its flow is expressed by emotional, physical and

autonomic movement. For example, what we feel as pleasure is the expansion of our autonomic

nervous system, and anxiety is the contracting and shrinking within the body; what we feel is

the very real process of expansion and contraction of the autonomous nervous system. The

"pulling" or "tearing" pain felt by cancer patients, when not caused by an open lesion, is

actually the pulling away of the autonomic nervous system from the site of the tumor. To ease

the pain, a reversal of the contraction is needed, ie. an expansion of the system.

Reversing the Shrinking Biopathy

Restoring Life's Pulsation

Reich felt it was necessary to treat not only the actual tumor, but to also treat the

underlying systemic cause: the Shrinking Biopathy that caused the energy suffocation of the

cells. Even a healthy individual's blood contains some T-bacilli. However, healthy red blood

cells and tissues normally break down into the strongly radiating blue bions and the tendency

toward disintegration into T-bacilli is fought off; the few that exist are immobilized by the

stronger bions. Reich felt that the disposition to disease can be determined by the



biological resistance of blood and tissue - the orgonotic potency of the body - against the

kind of living decay seen when large amounts of T-bacilli appear. Reich felt this was

identical to the concept of "immunity". The key to restoring health is to slow the rate of

cellular breakdown and change the cell's disintegration from a T-bacilli reaction to a bion

reaction. The way to do this is to increase the energy charge in the red blood cells and

tissues; the means to do this is to increase the energy charge in the whole body.

Methods to increase an individuals charge include the encouragement of deeper breathing;

physical exercise is helpful here, too. The quality of food is also important as studies of

the bionous breakdown of food show that more naturally nutritious foods tend to break down

into bions; and heavily processed foods produce more T-bacilli. Exposure to fresh air and

sunshine also increase energetic charge.

In this regard, emotional therapy is additionally helpful, if not always essential, to aid in

releasing the spastic muscles and inhibitions that led to the chronic holding to begin with.

And this is often the hardest work. However, if the currently high sales of anti-depressants,

stimulants, and Viagra are any indication, the emotional problems Reich observed are still

widespread. He saw the biopathies as both a result and cause of our social and family

practices that daily recreate the emotional and physical misery.

The Function of the Orgone Accumulator

When a person uses an orgone accumulating device, the energy field of the user and the energy

field of the device make contact, excite each other, and the two fields luminate, creating an

even stronger charge. Since a human being has the higher energy charge, the user attracts and

absorbs the energy from the accumulator into every part of their body. The increased

absorption of the same bio-energy that is in the body helps the body to expand, thereby

reducing the contractive state and promoting natural pulsation.

The restoration of the parasympathetic response improves the flow of blood to tissues and

organs which allows them to function better, resist damage and recover easier from injury; it

promotes cellular growth, eases tension and pain, assists digestion and peristalsis, improves

appetite when this is impaired, increases core body temperature and can impart an emotional

sense of well-being. The orgone accumulator helps the body to help itself by supplying

concentrated orgone energy



In experiments using laboratory mice, Reich (and other researchers since) found that the

orgone accumulator had a remarkable affect on wounds and burns. In addition, because of the

stimulation of the expansive parasympathetic response, the symptoms of "shock" could be

affected.

Reich believed that the main contribution of his discovery of the orgone energy accumulator

was aiding in the prevention of severe biopathic disturbances.The increased orgone energy

recharges the red blood cells and tissues which may reverse the cellular degeneration from a

T-bacilli reaction to the healthier bion reaction, thereby improving the entire body's

resistance. However, depending upon the severity of the biopathy, this is not necessarily an

easy thing to do. The liver and kidneys can have difficulty eliminating the products of

degenerative tissues and cells. Detoxifying programs can be especially helpful in relieving

this problem. (9)

Today, we have many environmentally provoked cancers (such as smoking or asbestos and lung

cancers) where the chronic damaging of tissues can create a localized T-bacilli reaction

which can eventually develop into a tumor. Reich noted even in these situations, that the

spreading of a tumor was always preceded by the accelerated degeneration of tissue into bions

and especially T-bacilli: cancer never spread into healthy, orgone charged tissue.

Photo Copyright by Theirrie Cook & Orgonics

Who Can Use an Orgone Accumulator?

Orgone energy accumulators can be used by almost everyone. However, Reich noted that people

with certain blocked, high energy conditions should either be very cautious or not use an



orgone accumulator. An initial increase in heart beat rate often occurs when using an orgone

accumulating device. Even though this increased rate usually subsides, often to a lower rate

than before use, nevertheless, it can cause harmful stress to already damaged hearts. People

with the following heart ailments should not use an orgone accumulator, or only under very

close supervision: decompensated heart disease, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis or

heavy obesity.

In addition, people with the following blocked, high energy states should NOT use an orgone

accumulator: brain tumors, glaucoma, epilepsy or people who suffer from apoplectic attacks

Preliminary experience indicates that caution be used with people suffering from ALS or MS.

Conditions that can worsen with orgone accumulator use are skin inflammations, rashes, and

conjunctivitis.

Within the last twenty years, two double-blind experiments using orgone accumulators were

performed at medical universities in Germany and Austria. (10) The results confirmed some of

Reich's findings: the subjects using the orgone accumulator recorded both higher core body

temperatures and also, initially, a faster heart beat rate. In addition, most reported

feeling a sense of well-being and various effects associated with a stimulation of the

parasympathetic system.

Individuals with very low energy or shrinking biopathies should use the stronger

accumulators. How often and for how long a person should use an orgone accumulator is a

question that concerns both the energetic strength of the user and the accumulator. A person

with robust energy may use a 3 ply accumulator once a week for 10 minutes or only when they

are feeling especially tired. An average person may use it twice a week for 15 to 20 minutes,

or only when needed. A weaker or aging person may use a 5 ply every other day for 20 minutes,

or only when needed; and someone with a severe shrinking biopathy may use a 7 or 10 ply for

20 minutes to an hour every other day for a month. There is no mechanical rule as to how long

or when to use an orgone accumulator and it is something the individual needs to work out for

themselves.

After using an orgone accumulator for some minutes, a warmth, relaxation and sometimes a

prickliness may be felt. The skin may flush and sweat develop. There is a feeling of a "soft

glow", and of well-being. When these sensations are no longer felt, or there is a sudden urge

to do other things, the session should end. Some people who have very low energy fields may



take a month or more of use before they are recharged enough to feel these effects.

When using an orgone accumulator, a person wears as little clothing as is comfortable so that

the energy can more easily penetrate the skin. However, being fully clothed is also just fine

as the energy will penetrate the clothing, too; it will just take a little longer for the

charge to build.

Overcharge Conditions

There is the possibility of becoming overcharged by using the orgone accumulator for too long

a time during a session, or too often. The body can only take in so much energy; when this

capacity is exceeded, an overcharge is felt. The symptoms of overcharge are a dizziness,

pressure in the head, headache, and slight nausea. Simply ending the session and resting in

fresh air will quickly dissipate the overcharge. Soaking baths can help reduce the charge

also.

Another sign of overcharge is when a person has been using an accumulator daily, notices

their energy improving, but they also find it difficult to get to sleep at night or they

become constantly flushed in the face, or chronically irritable. If this occurs, cutting back

either the amount of time in a session, or not using it every day can alleviate this problem.

It is not advisable to continually become overcharged and better to use an accumulator for

short sessions, several times a day, than for one over-extended time.

It may also be the case that an orgone accumulating device should not be used long term,

every day for months, and especially, years on end; but only when needed for short periods.

Even if the user continues to feel benefits after daily long-term use, an overcharge may be

present that is not readily felt and that may disturb the natural pulsation of the body. In

addition, if a person has a physical problem, using an orgone accumulator will impart more

energy, but this may not be solving the underlying problem that caused the lack of energy to

begin with. However, some people who have chronic degenerative problems or low energy do

benefit from long-term use, so discretion and self-evaluation are useful tools as with the

use of any device or therapy.

Emotions such as anger, anxiety or sadness can also be stimulated by using an orgone

accumulator. These feelings surface when the building energy charge hits a block that can



provoke an emotional discharge. An increased energy charge can also create sexual feeling

much as cardiovascular exercise can; but it is not a "cure" for orgastic impotency or other

neuroses: only emotional therapy can fully address these problems.


Right:

3 Ply Orgone Accumulator

showing the inside metal walls,

a Shooter/Charger Box for the seat,

and a Chest/Leg Board folded and

leaning against the wall.

Conditions for Properly Using an Orgone Accumulator

Three factors influence the outcome of orgone accumulator use:

One, which has already been discussed, is the energetic condition of the user and whether or

not a biopathy is present and how severe it is.

Another is the quality and strength of the orgone accumulating device and how often it is

used.

And the third is the energetic environment in which an orgone accumulator is used.

Strength, Materials and Quality of the Orgone Accumulator

The construction of an orgone accumulator is basically the layering of organic and metal

materials, with a metal layer closer to the body to repel and direct the energy towards the

user. The direction of energy flow is always from the outside organic layer, to the inside

which is covered with a metal material. Orgone accumulators are made in various shapes and

sizes, out of different materials, and therefore serve a number of functions as you will see

on this website.

Materials: The materials used to construct an orgone accumulator are very important for they

http://www.orgonics.com/graphics/MomShooter.jpg



will contribute to the quality of the orgone charge. Reich used rock wool or fiberglass for

his organic layers, as well as certain plastics because he found these materials not only

held a charge well, but they also did not tend to hold onto moisture which can decrease the

charge. However, polyesters, polyurethane and styrofoams were found not to be good materials

to use.

Orgonics has found that natural sheep's wool batting also holds a good orgone charge, does

not hold onto moisture as cotton does, and gives a "softer", yet more penetrating charge than

the fiberglass. In addition, sheep's wool is not hazardous to work with. Orgonics also uses

acrylic felt which is a carbon-based, petroleum product. Acrylic, unlike vinyl or polyesters

does not cause a kinesthetic weakening of the muscles; it also holds a strong orgone charge

and doesn't hold onto moisture.

Reich also found that it is very important to only use iron-based metals such as carbon steel

wool or galvanized steel sheet. The human hemoglobin (blood) molecule is composed of carbon

and iron, and carbon steel(iron) is therefore more compatible with charging human and

mammalian blood. Other metals, such as aluminum or copper can create an orgone charge, but

they appear unhealthy for humans and animals and should not be used.

The number of alternating layers of organic and

metal material, determines the strength of the

energy charge. The increase in charge can be

subjectively felt, and also objectively measured by

temperature variations and the rate of

electroscopical discharge. A layer consists of both

organic and metal and is referred to as a ply. The

increase in charge is not in direct proportion to the increase in layers as a 10 ply may be

only 2-1/2 times as strong as a 3 ply. However, the 3 ply may create more than 5 times the

concentration of orgone energy than in the surrounding atmosphere and is often more than

adequate for the average user.


The Energetic Environment

Since the orgone accumulator concentrates atmospheric orgone energy, the quality of the

atmosphere is very important to its functioning. Orgone accumulators work best on dry, sunny



days when the charge in the atmosphere is strong. The time between noon and 3:00 seems

strongest. On cloudy or rainy days, the orgone charge is held in the clouds, off the surface

of the Earth, and so the charge of the accumulator will be less. The charge is also less at

night when the sun's direct radiation is gone. An orgone accumulating device can still be

used under these conditions; it will just take longer for a charge to build up. Full moon

nights, though, can be quite energetic. Also, orgone accumulators are stronger at higher

altitudes and closer to the equator.

There are days when the atmospheric energy seems "dead"; these days are marked by extreme

haziness; sometimes accompanied by excessive heat and dryness. Animal life as well as people

seem sluggish and "out of sorts". Reich identified this kind of atmosphere, especially marked

by a certain quality to the haziness, as a condition caused by deadened orgone energy that

has become toxic. It literally drains the life and moisture out of living things. He called

this toxic energy dor: for deadly orgone energy. We are not sure of all the sources of this

toxic energy as it is not the same as sulfite-based air pollution. However, it is observed

all over the world, especially in association with deserts. When this dorish haze is present,

it is best not to use an orgone accumulator, and after it passes, to air out the accumulator

in fresh air, or wipe down the metal walls with water to restore a fresh charge. (11) Wiping

down any orgone device with water immediately detoxifies it from any negative energetic

charge it may have picked up.

Above: Hazy "dor" conditions visible in a countryside setting where there are not any

sulphite pollution sources such as factories or heavy auto traffic. Note the lack of deep

blue sky color and a dullness to the vegetation even though this is a clear, sunny day.

Severe dor conditions are when the stand of trees beyond the field would only be barely

visible due to heavy dor haze. ...................Copyright by Theirrie Cook & Orgonics

Reich also found that strong secondary energies can irritate the orgone accumulator creating

an unpleasant, agitated energy reaction called oranur. Reich discovered this reaction while

http://www.orgonics.com/graphics/3plyorac02.jpg



he was experimenting with radioactive materials. (12) The orgone energy went into a frenzied

state that irritated and severely overcharged people. If prolonged, the oranur reaction can

eventually deaden the healthy orgone, creating a hazy dor condition. The oranur reaction can

also occur in the presence of strong electromagnetic fields. In particular, cathode ray guns

not only give off strong EM fields from their transformers, but the electron beam itself is

so highly charged that it can give off low-dose x-rays. (13)

For these reasons, it is extremely important not to use or store an orgone accumulator near

operating CRT, LCD, or plasma TVs, fluorescent lights or CRT computers. Nor should they be

used around x-ray machines, radioactive smoke detectors, or within 50 miles of a nuclear

reactor. Living near electrical transformer stations, microwave towers and other high-powered

energy carriers is not advisable whether you have an orgone accumulator or not. In addition,

due to high EM fields, orgone accumulators should not be used near electric sparking motors,

air ionizing machines, microwave ovens, or with electric blankets. Strong chemical fumes also

disturb the orgone energy. Normal incandescent light bulbs or household appliances do not

generate very high EM fields and are usually not a problem on or off.

Strong electromagnetic and radioactive fields are harmful to living things whether or not an

orgone energy accumulator is present. Remember, the human body is an orgone energy system,

too, and is affected by these radiations even though we may not directly feel them. This is

observed especially in children who often become over-excited when they start to watch TV

(oranur reaction); however, if their exposure is prolonged, they soon tire and become the

"couch potato" (dor condition). Orgonics sells various energy detection meters to help

determine the quality of the energy environment so that changes can be made to clean it up.

It is better to clean up your energetic environment by removing fluorescent lights, grounding

wiring, and not using CRT devices than buying gadgets and gizmos that claim to "protect" you

from these harmful radiations. There are some carbon-based paints that can shield against

radio/microwave emissions; however, carefully check-out the validity of any claims that are

made.

Where to Place and Store Orgone Accumulating Devices

The large, sit-in, full size orgone accumulator boxes generate a strong orgone field both

inside and out, as overtime, a field can develop around it. For this reason, it is best to

locate them in an outside covered area where they will remain dry and have a good circulation



of fresh air to help maintain their charge. An enclosed back porch, unused garage, or a dry

out-building are good locations. If an accumulator must be placed within a home, an unused

room, with good ventilation and no orgone irritating equipment will work. Basements can be

used as long as they are dry, have good ventilation, and the accumulator is not placed near

electrical boxes, furnaces, etc. Frequently wiping down the metal walls with water, or

placing a bowl of water inside an accumulator when it's not being used, will help to maintain

a fresh charge and discourage an overcharge build-up.

If an indoor room, apartment, or house does develops a stuffy, irritable, overcharged

feeling, the area should be immediately ventilated, the accumulator's metal walls wiped down

with water, and if possible, the accumulator should be temporarily relocated outside the

living area. The Orgonic's full-size accumulator is mounted on wheels to easily move, and it

also easily assembles and disassembles for quick relocation.

Industrial, urban environments contain an atmosphere that is often chemically polluted and

saturated with EM fields. It still might be possible to have an orgone accumulator in such an

environment; however, special precautions must be taken. The room a large orgone accumulator

is located in, should be seldom used and have absolutely no orgone irritating devices like

computers, fluorescent lights or electric heaters. The room should have constant, good

ventilation. A bowl of water should be placed inside the accumulator when not in use and the

walls wiped down at least weekly to maintain a healthy charge. Numerous houseplants also help

keep the atmosphere in the room fresh. If the room or apartment does become overcharged,

there should be a contingency plan for a relocation of the accumulating device so that the

charge in the home can return to normal.

I should note that some people, usually with low energy, report the presence of an

accumulating device in their home as "energizing and soothing"; however, others have great

difficulty tolerating the additional charge and it can be harmful to them. With the increases

in high energy solar storms, nuclearized areas, and dor weather emergencies, it is often

advisable to store all orgone energy devices outside the living area when not actually being

used.

Blankets, Shooter/Charger Boxes and Other Orgone Accumulators

When a full-size accumulator is either too much or inconvenient, a

smaller orgone accumulating device can provide the needed energy



charge. Blankets are portable and are layered in such a way as to

direct the energy from the outside surface to an inside one that

goes next to the body. They provide a "softer" energy charge;

though the 7 ply blankets can have as strong a charge as the 3 ply,

full-size accumulator. The blankets also enable the user to lie

down and some, like the belts, can be wrapped around specific areas to bring relief.

The Shooter/Charger Box which is the seat in the full-size Orgonic's accumulators, is also

sold separately. It can be used to charge or "structure" water. The alteration in the quality

of the water is confirmed by a change in the readings of a spectrophotometer as well as

biological seed experiments which show a greater growth in treated seeds versus untreated.

Wine has also been "aged" in orgone charger boxes and wine tasters seemed to confirm a

smoother taste. Some people even charge food and clothing. However, objective experiments

have not been done to confirm these reported changes. The Shooter is a metal, cloth-covered

funnel that is inserted into the Charger by an attached hollow metal cable. The orgone energy

is then drawn out and can be directed to irradiate local areas, either on the human body,

pets, or plants.


Below:

A 7 ply orgone blanket in construction showing the layers of wool batting and steel wool.

Orgone Accumulators are Experimental



Since Reich's death, individual researchers have undertaken experiments with animals and

plants to further define and verify the positive effects that Reich reported with orgone

energy. (14) This living energy has been called a "universal, dynamic ether"; acupuncturists

call it "chi"; a physicists' idea of a "neutrino ocean" describes some of its features; the

new class of organisms called "Archaea" touch upon the function of bions, and astro-

biologists come close to acknowledging the possibility of biogenesis. No one before or since

Reich has been able to so comprehensively objectify the existence and functions of this

primordial energy and also develop practical devices that enable us to use it in simple, yet

remarkable ways. Sometimes it is said that Reich discovered "too much" and therefore he can't

be right. Naturally inquisitive, he followed a "red thread" of inquiry and astute observation

that lead from one discovery to another; never assuming that he "already knew" anything

completely. His work was only the beginning; much still remains to be learned and discovered.

Reich lifted a curtain and revealed a universe waiting to be explored.

Comment by Wilhelm Reich about the importance and function of orgone energy in the body:

"If you assume that the material atom particle is the basic unit of the universe,

including life, then you are also correct in assuming that the chemical compounds

you find in a specific disease are building stones of that particular disease.

"However, you are fundamenatlly wrong in concluding thus if it is conclusively

shown that all subjects of chemistry are SECONDARY products of primary MASSFREE

energy functions in the living organism. The chemical compound one may find in

schizophenia or cancer is not its "cause" or "sources of existence"; it is merely a

by-product of the disease process. As a by-product, it may also contribute

SECONDARILY to the development of the disease picture.

"Arteriosclerosis, for example, shows hard deposits in the walls of the blood

vessels. But these deposits are not the cause of arteriosclerosis. It is one of its

secondary characteristics. To understand the disease process "arteriosclerosis" we

must learn to know what kind of dysfunction in the PRIMAL ENERGY METABOLISM is

responsible for the production of this deposit. Could it be that chronic



contraction of blood vessels will necessarily change certain massfree PREATOMIC

OR[orgone] functions - such as DOR into Melanor and then possibly into calcium

mass? This opens the door for us to the functional, PRE-ATOMIC, bio-energetic

aspect of disease."

Wilhelm Reich in editorial notes to Rocky Road to Functionalism, by Robert McCullough, CORE,

Vol. VII, Nos. 3-4, Dec. 1955

Text References and Bibliography

1. Function of the Orgasm, Discovery of the Life Energy, Vol. 1; by Wilhelm Reich.

2. The Bioelectrical Investigation of Sexuality and Anxiety; by Wilhelm Reich.

3. The Basic Antithesis of Vegetative Life Functions; by Wilhelm Reich, article, Pulse of the

Planet #4, On Wilhelm Reich and Orgonomy, edited by James DeMeo.

4. The Bion Experiments, by Wilhelm Reich

5. The Cancer Biopathy, Discovery of the Life Energy, Vol. 2; by Wilhelm Reich

6. The Orgone Accumulator Handbook, by James DeMeo

7. Ether, God and Devil & Cosmic Superimposition, by Wilhelm Reich

8. Character Analysis, by Wilhelm Reich

9. A Cancer Therapy, Results of Fifty Cases, by Max Gerson, MD

10. The (Psycho-) Physiological Effects of the Reich Orgone Accumulator; Muschenich, S. &

Gebauer, R.; Dissertation, University of Marburg, West Germany, 1985

11. Selected Writings; by Wilhelm Reich

12. The Oranur Experiment; by Wilhelm Reich

13. Health & Light, by John Ott

14. Bibliography on Orgone Biophysics; by James DeMeo

Sources for Books:

www.naturalenergyworks.net www.rangeleyme.com/wilhelmreich/



On the left are bean sprouts grown in a regular box (control) and on the right grown in an

orgone accumulator (ORAC). The accumulator produced three times the growth.

If you have questions or comments about experimental orgone accumulator use please

contact

ORGONICS

6490 Front St., PMB# 113

Forestville, CA 95436-9604 USA

(707) 887-1113

Questions? Would you like a printed catalog? E-mail us at: [email protected]

Go to Orgonics' Home Page

Go to Orgonics' Ordering Information

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.orgonics.com/index.htm

http://www.orgonics.com/orders.htm



Orgone accumulating devices are for experimental use only.

They are not medical devices.

If you have a medical problem, please consult a physician.

Copyright c 1999-2011 All Rights Reserved

this page and all contents including photos..

Documents

Orgonics Wilhelm Reich Orgone Accumulators and Products