Atomic energy Quote by Wilhelm Reich
““Since it might appear unusual that a bio-psychiatrist should work as an expert in the realm of non-living nature, I believe it will be helpful to give the following summary: My present work began in the realm of psychiatry and psychoanalysis, with natural scientific investigations of the energy at work in human emotions. This led to the discovery of the bio-energy in the living organism, termed organismic orgone energy; and further to the discovery of the same type of a basically physical orgone energy in the atmosphere. Orgonomy is not psychiatry, but the science of biophysics of the emotions, thus also including psychiatry, and physics in the realm of basic cosmic orgone energy. It is not mysticism, but natural scientific, experimental investigation, also of mystical emotions and experiences. Orgone energy is energy before matter (not after matter, as is atomic energy). It is studied by means of Geiger-Müller Counters and other physical instruments. It follows entirely new, hitherto unknown functional laws of nature, and not the well known mechanical laws of electricity, heat, or mechanics.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Function of the Orgone, Wilhelm Reich, 1942
Reich proposes a biophysical energy underlying emotions, linking human bio‑energy to a universal atmospheric energy he calls orgone, studied experimentally with physical instruments.
In simple terms: A universal energy connects emotions and nature, studied scientifically.
Explore the interplay of emotional and physical energy.
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When to use this quote
- clinical therapy
- environmental research
- energy medicine
- consciousness studies
- alternative science
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does one validate unseen energy?
- What implications arise if such energy exists?
Critics argue orgone lacks reproducible evidence and mainstream acceptance.