orgone energy

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of orgone energy¹

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.

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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.”

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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.

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This invention, he promised, would harness and focus the ‘orgone energy.’

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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.

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