best books by Reich.

topic posted Tue, May 3, 2005 - 9:37 PM by  Newt
what are some of Wilhelm Reich's best books?
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Newt
Philadelphia
  • Re: best books by Reich.

    Wed, May 4, 2005 - 10:43 AM
    big question. depends on what you're looking for!...but i enjoyed Listen Little Man very much.
    • Re: best books by Reich.

      Wed, May 4, 2005 - 4:35 PM
      ah, well I'm looking for books about Orgonomic energy or things of that nature.
      • Re: best books by Reich.

        Sat, October 8, 2005 - 8:57 AM
        Late answer...

        A good introduction would be *Selected Writings: An Introduction to Orgonomy*.

        Primary literature dealing with orgone energy per se are *The Cancer Biopathy* (esp. the first part about orgone radiation detection and harnessing with ORACs), the last essay of *Ether, God and Devil* (about the basic properties of orgone), *Cosmic Superimposition* (on morphogenesis in the living, the atmosphere and outer space), and (supposedly, since I haven't read them yet) *The Oranur Experiment* and *Contact with Space*. But you should be aware that the most experimental work has been published in Reich's research journals, such as *Orgone Energy Bulletin* and *CORE*. I wouldn't overlook *Character Analysis* (esp. the latest additions) and *The Function of the Orgasm* as well, they are very important to understand the sex-economic roots of Orgonomy.
      • Re: best books by Reich.

        Wed, January 9, 2008 - 1:16 AM
        the 3rd edition of character analysis has a chapter called orgone biophysics, it is very good. apart from that, maybe some of the orgonon journals?

        i found listen little man to be nice, the murder of christ to be very good but sad.. but would myself love to read a good book by reich on his bion discovery, his orgone biotherapy and orgone biophysics and his orgone accumulator, orgone shooter, ORANUR and cloudbusting experiments.
  • Re: best books by Reich.

    Tue, July 29, 2008 - 9:59 AM
    My favorites include "Character Analysis", "Function of the Orgasm", "The Mass Psychology of Fascism", and "The Murder of Christ", but since you are specifically looking for books on Orgone energy, a good start might be "The Function of the Orgasm".
    • Re: best books by Reich.

      Tue, July 29, 2008 - 11:58 AM
      any word (haven't looked thoroughly, yet) on that book about "Orgone Accumulater: Scientific findings," it's something like that. And, anyone ever tried to build one is this group?
      • Re: best books by Reich.

        Wed, July 30, 2008 - 10:03 AM
        The book by DeMeo "The Orgone Accumulator Handbook" is really good and has very easy to follow directions on making them. What I like about this book is that he talks about where NOT to use an orgone accumulator (near airports, power lines, etc..). They are easy to make and all of the materials can be found at any hardward store or, if there aren't any large hardware stores near one's home, one can also find rolls of steel wool online from several suppliers.
  • Re: best books by Reich.

    Wed, July 30, 2008 - 2:43 PM
    I really feel that from all the books
    the one to really read, and not just as an introduction,
    but to get the whole feel for Reich and Orgone research...
    the best book is
    The Function of The Orgasm.

    I loved reading Mass Psychology just as much and think it is
    equally a best book.

    Rob