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“I am not a Christian or a Jew or a Mohammedan, a Mormon, Polygamist, Homosexual, Anarchist or Boxer. . . . I do not believe that, in order to be religious in the good and genuine sense of the word, one has to ruin one's love life and has to become rigid and shrunken in body and soul. I know that what you call "God" actually exists, but in a different way from what you think: as the primal cosmic energy in the universe, as your love in your body, as your honesty and your feeling of nature in you and around you.”

Quote by Wilhelm Reich

Work

Listen, Little Man!: A Document from the Archives of the Orgone Institute

This book presents a collection of documents and letters from the Orgone Institute, delving into the unconventional and often skeptical theories surrounding orgone energy, a concept developed by Wilhelm Reich. The materials include experiments, observations, and discussions that reflect the Institute's work and the broader scientific and cultural context of the time. more

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Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich

Wilhelm Reich was a prominent psychoanalyst, born on March 24, 1897, and died on November 3, 1957. He made significant contributions to the field of psychoanalysis, particularly in the areas of sexual psychology and orgonomy. more

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