orgone energy

American  

noun

1. (in Wilhelm Reich's theory) a vital, primal, nonmaterial element believed to permeate the universe.

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Etymology

Origin of orgone energy

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Most controversially, he conceived of the orgone energy accumulator, a human-sized box, which was banned by the FDA.

From Los Angeles Times

The host of a radio show that has had segments on psychic vampires, UFOs and “orgone energy” requested an interview to discuss White’s comments and the “extreme reaction from ‘journalists,’ ” noting that the program director was “supportive of your situation.”

From Washington Post

By the 1950s, however, he found himself the target of government persecution, largely for his theory of Orgonomy, which posited that diseases such as cancer and mental illness were the result of repressed orgone energy.

From Los Angeles Times

The show’s mixture of marginal art movements and neglected objects ranges from 1960s Op Art paintings by Bridget Riley and Julian Stanczak to a reconstruction of Wilhelm Reich’s notorious Orgone Energy Accumulator from 1940; sitting in it was supposed to unblock the flow of life energy.

From New York Times

Ms. Ossip conjures delightful and unexpected muses in this socio-poetical exploration of post-World War II America, taking as her starting points Karl A. Menninger, who wrote “The Human Mind”; Vance Packard, author of “The Status Seekers”; and that scalawag of orgone energy, Wilhelm Reich.

From New York Times