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Orgone Energy

About the theories of Wilhelm Reich, who posited the existence of a "life force" called orgone energy, and their application. The study of orgone energy is also referred to as "radionics" or "orgonomy."

Entries




Dr. Wilhelm Reich: Scientific Genius or Medical Madman?   http://www.whale.to/a/cantwell.html
An in-depth critical study of Wilhelm Reich's theory by Alan Cantwell Jr., M.D.



Skeptic's Dictionary: Orgone Energy   http://www.skepdic.com/orgone.html
Skeptical encyclopedia article on orgone energy and Dr. Wilhelm Reich.



Orgone Energy According to Wilhelm Reich - And What Has Become of It   http://www.datadiwan.de/magazin/index_e.htm?/magazin/dz0114e_.htm
Free University of Berlin researcher Bernhard Harrer discusses acute flaws in the experimental and theoretical aspects of Dr. Reich's life energy theory.



A Skeptical Scrutiny of the Works and Theories of Wilhelm Reich as Related to the Orgone Energy Hypotheses   http://pw1.netcom.com/~rogermw/Reich/orgone_energy.html
Critiques the hypotheses in detail.

Subcategories


Orgone Generators, Orgonite and Radionics Some people have taken Reich's discoveries a step further, developping and researching new devices
Traditional Orgonomy Traditional Orgonomy is for those following Reich's theories and early work, using orgone accumulators and traditional orgone devices.

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Energy Healing
Reich, Wilhelm Austrian psychologist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) was persecuted in Europe for his sex theories. He later claimed to discover the secrets of cosmic life energy, called "orgone," and an easy way to
Skeptical Inquiry Critical evaluation of alternative science, paranormal phenomena, news reports about science, etc.
Unproven Concepts Category scope includes "free energy" concepts and inventions, descriptions of energy inventions that have not yet been successfully demonstrated, concept papers describing potential futuristic

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Aerial Anomalies Contains sites and categories dealing with anomalies found in the sky.
Alchemy Historically, alchemy is based on the ancient belief that all matter consists of various mixtures of four basic elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. In current usage, any chemistry based on ancient
Anomalous Objects Objects found that are misplaced in time, such as ancient computers or spaceships.
Anomalous People Anomalous people have either origins or abilities that are scientifically inexplicable.
Anomalous Sounds About "hums" and another anomalous sounds and noises.
Astronomy, Alternative
Chats and Forums Contains newsletters, newsgroups, forums, message boards, and chat rooms which discuss science topics that are not considered to be in the mainstream science studies, as of this time. For example,
Creationism Creationism, as defined in Webster's New Universal Dictionary, is the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent creator, and not gradually
Criticism of Darwinism
Cryptozoology Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals not formally recognized by science, but supported in some way by other forms of evidence such as eyewitness accounts or tracks. Examples include
Earth Lights Sites that pertain to the "Earth Lights" phenomenon, an Anomalous Light Phenomena (i.e. type of UFO).
Flat Earth For sites that deal with the belief that the world is flat.
Geology, Alternative Focus is primarily on non-mainstream theories and speculations about geologic history and earth processes.
Historical Anomalies and Revisionism Highly unconventional views about history. This category is called "historical revisionism" to distinguish it from "alternate histories", which are "what if"
Magazines and E-zines E-zines and websites for published magazines devoted to multiple aspects of alternative science, anomalous phenomena, etc.
Personal Pages Pages pertaining to no specific field of alternative science, or pages pertaining to an individual's experiences with anomalies.
Research This category is for sites owned by individuals or organizations currently researching alternative science.
Spontaneous Human Combustion Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the alleged process of a human body catching fire as a
Technology Plans and proposals for devices which the scientific and engineering communities claim are impossible or infeasible.
The Philadelphia Experiment Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia, in an incident known as the Philadelphia Experiment. This
Voynich Manuscript This category is for sites related to the Voynich Manuscript (aka the Most Mysterious Document in the World) and efforts to decipher it.
Weather Control Sites that contain weather control information.


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