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The Function of the Orgasm: An Exploration of Sexuality and Health

During his lifetime, Wilhelm Reich's scientific explanation of the natural function of sexuality in human life led to him being chased out of two countries, and eventually jailed and his books burned in a third. Fifty-one years later sexuality continues to be taboo, even within our medical education where it is not given any serious attention. How could something so essential to life and health be ignored?

We speak of the function of breathing, of peristalsis, or other physiological aspects of our life. What is the function of an orgasm? What expressive movements are seen in an orgasm, and what is being expressed in these movements? How is the orgasm expressed in other species, or in other living and non-living natural phenomenon? How are the life function and the sexual function related? What is sexuality? These and other questions will be explored, and discussion encouraged.

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Winter Carnival on March 14, 2009

Rangeley, Maine. The Family Winter Carnival at Orgonon, free of charge, will be held on Saturday March 14th from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Conference Center at the Wilhelm Reich Museum, Dodge Pond Road, Rangeley.

Beginning at 11 a.m. we will make a “Quinzee”. This is a “snow shelter” that is made by piling snow and packing it down as you add layers. When it is the size you want, scoop it out. To make a perfect scoop cut one side off an empty plastic detergent bottle that has a handle. Make this up ahead of time and bring it with you.

At 1 p.m., George Adams will give us a great show on “Wildlife and Landscapes”. A power point presentation using his own photographs and telling stories about how he got these great shots.

Throughout the day smaller children will be able to have their own antics with a Ball Tent, and Jump & Slide. And all ages can participate in outside activities like snowshoeing, sliding, and cross-country skiing. Bill Roy will led his ever popular snow shoe trek. Hands-on activities from the museum’s Discovery Room as well as crafts will be available inside.

We will have a fire in the fireplace for cooking. Food will be available for a donation or you’re welcome to bring your own lunch.

For more information call 864-3443.

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JAZZ BENEFIT TO SUPPORT THE WILHELM REICH INFANT TRUST ENDOWMENT FUND March 20th - 8:00 p.m. 475 Kent Ave. #410 - Brooklyn, N.Y. The Connie Crothers Quartet • Connie Crothers, piano • Richard Tabnik, alto saxophone • Roger Mancuso, drums • Ken Filiano, bass Suggested Donation: $10.00 (or more if you wish) So we are pleased and honored that our friend and supporter Connie Crothers is hosting this benefit at her loft in Brooklyn, New York. All proceeds go to The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust Endowment Fund

long description here : his one-day seminar will comprise the following presentations: • “Revisiting Reich’s The Sexual Struggle of Youth” Kevin Hinchey • “Reich’s Response to Sexually Repressive Literature: The Formation of the Committee on Self-Regulation and the INS Attempt to Remove Reich’s Citizenship” Philip W. Bennett, Ph.D. Dr. Bennett is a semi-retired college professor, currently teaching in the Graduate School of Education at Fairfield University in Connecticut. • “Energy: The Function of the Orgasm, Anxiety, and the Socio-Cultural Construction of Childhood & Adolescent Sexuality” Harry Lewis, EdD Dr. Lewis is an orgone therapist in private practice and the co-director of The Institute for the Study of the Work of Wilhelm Reich. He has been a member of the faculty at the New School for Social Research for the past twenty-five years. • “An Orgonomic Perspective on the Health of Adolescents” Stephan Simonian, M.D. Dr. Simonian is a psychiatrist and orgone therapist in private practice in California. He is a member of the Institute for Orgonomic Science. • “A Young Adult Speak-out on Adolescent and Young Adult Sexuality” Jessica Lewis and Friends Ms. Lewis is a singer, dancer, actress in her first year at New York University. Date: Saturday – March 21, 2009 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Location: Village Community School, 272 W. 10th Street (Between Greenwich & Washington Streets), New York, N.Y. Fee: Prior to March 21 - General public: $70 Students and those requesting a scholarship: $50. On the day of the seminar - General public: $80 Students and those requesting a scholarship: $60 To Register: Call Dr. Harry Lewis at (212) 675-6592, or e-mail him at jehlew@aol.com Please share this announcement with anyone who you think might be interested in attending this one-day seminar.

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Presented By Dr. Dee Apple Ph.D., Clinical Associate of the American College of Orgonomy > Review of unique ways the emotional plague attacks health in our children > Parents' role in preventing the plague in their children > How to educate and inoculate your child against the emotional plague > How to address specific forms of the plague such as bullying

Time & Place ACO Headquarters, Princeton, NJ Saturday, June 6, 2009 3PM to 5PM Fee: $45 ($20 for students with I.D.)

Seating is limited Register On-Line or Call the ACO office at 732-821-1144

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Presenter: Daniel Schiff PhD Sponsered by the Gestalt Therapy Training Center Northwest (www.gttcnw.org)

One cannot read the work of Perls, Reich, and many others who identify themselves as Gestalt or Reichian therapists without being struck by their depiction of the central role somatic (bodily) processes play in the organization of one’s experience and expression of emotions. Current affect and attachment theorists, such as Tomkins, Ekman, and Schore paint a similar picture, stressing the intimate relationship between emotion, cognition, and physiological processes. If in psychotherapy one wants to help clients reach their deep emotions, it is crucial to understand the role of the body in emotional experience and expression.

This workshop will present an integration of Gestalt and Reichian psychotherapy and current affect and attachment theory. The focus will be on providing an understanding of the somatic underpinnings of emotion and patterns of emotional experience and expression (character structure), and the process whereby dysfunctional emotional patterns are activated and changed in psychotherapy, thus allowing clients to regain their capacity for pleasure and emotional intimacy.

Information will be presented though a combination of lecture/discussions, demonstrations, and experiential exercises.

Learning objectives: By the completion of this workshop participants should be able to:

1. Describe the Gestalt and Reichian understanding of the role of somatic processes in the creation and organization of one’s experience and expression of emotions.

2. Articulate those issues being addressed by contemporary attachment and affect theorists that have bearing on the theory and practice of body-centered psychotherapy.

3. Explain the process via which emotions may be accessed and addressed in psychotherapy via utilization of body focused psychotherapeutic techniques.

4. Describe some specific body focused psychotherapeutic approaches that facilitate character change through a process of recognizing and modifying patterns of emotional experience and expression.

Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009 Time: 9:30 AM – 5PM, with 1½ hour lunch break.

Location: 1033 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 402, Portland, OR 97205

CE credits: 6. Gestalt Therapy Training Center-Northwest is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GTTC-NW maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Participants: For mental health professionals with beginning to advanced levels of knowledge and expertise. Number of participants: 15 maximum

Fee: $125 ($100 for graduate students and for all GTTC-NW trainees) holds place. Refund policy: Fee is non refundable unless another participant is found to fill vacated spot.

To Register: Make out checks to GTTC-NW. Send check along with your contact information to: Daniel Schiff PhD, 400 1033 SW Yamhill St., Suite 402, Portland, OR 97205.

Registration deadline: Deadline for receipt of registration is June 22, 2009

For further information call Daniel Schiff at 503 290-4655, or e-mail: dschiffphd@yahoo.com.

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2009 Summer Conference that will comprise formal presentations by scholars and researchers who are currently working with archival materials for their projects or will be doing so in the near future, plus audio and visual presentations of resources from the Archives: audio recordings, films, and unpublished documents. In an effort to remain sensitive to everyone who has been impacted by the financial crisis, this will be a four-day conference (Monday – Thursday) instead of the usual five days, with a Registration Fee of $275.

MONDAY – JULY 13
8:30 a.m. “From the Archives: New Narratives about Wilhelm Reich, M.D.” Kevin Hinchey – The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust & Museum An overview of the importance of Reich’s Archives in clarifying and correcting commonplace distortions and misunderstandings of Reich’s life and legacy, and in creating new, factual, and accessible narratives.
9:45 a.m. “Historical Reactions to Pioneering Science: Darwin, Pasteur, Newton, Semmelweiss” James Strick, Ph.D. – Author, professor, and academic historian of science The hostile reception of Reich’s pioneering scientific work is given a proper historic context by exploring other examples of hostile reactions to new scientific discoveries.
11:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Reich's Unpublished Laboratory Notebooks and Correspondence” James Strick, Ph.D. – Author, professor, and academic historian of science New discoveries and insights from Reich’s laboratory notebooks and correspondence, and their significance for Strick’s new book-in-progress about how Reich’s bion experiments fit into the broader context of the history of science and medicine. Pages from Reich’s laboratory notebooks and correspondence will be projected for participants to see.
2:00 p.m. “From the Archives: Reich’s Bion & Cancer Films” James Strick, Ph.D. – Author, professor, and academic historian of science As excerpts from Reich’s time-lapse microscopic films are screened, Professor Strick will explain the scientific processes of bion development and cancer cell development that are being captured on film.
3:00 p.m. “Reich’s Experimental Work in Biology: Technical Issues & Questions” (This presentation is currently being developed) A biologist will discuss specific aspects of Reich’s experimental work in the context of subsequent efforts by others to replicate his experiments and further develop these research areas. Areas of ambiguity and unanswered questions will be identified and specific proposals made for further experimental work. Social obstacles to the further development of Reich’s experimental work will also be identified and discussed.
5:30 p.m. Reception at the Orgone Energy Observatory _____________________________________________________________

TUESDAY – JULY 14 8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Reich's Unpublished Work Democracy Papers" Philip W. Bennett, Ph.D. – Professor and long-time student of Reich’s work An examination of Reich's thoughts about social organization based on work, drawing upon unpublished English texts of The Natural Organization of Work in Work-Democracy (1939) and Further Problems of Work-Democracy (1941). Documents from Reich’s archives will be projected for participants to see.
10:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Sex Education, Albert Crombie, and the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) Attempt to Remove Reich’s Citizenship” Philip W. Bennett, Ph.D. – Professor and long-time student of Reich’s work The longest Government investigation of Reich was not by the FDA, but by the INS. It was prompted by the persistent agitation of a conservative Christian moralist. This case is examined by drawing upon archival materials from Reich, the INS, and the State Department. Documents from all of these archives will be projected for participants to see.
11:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Audio Recordings of Reich’s Experiments with Geiger-Müller Counters to Develop the Orgone Motor” Audio recordings from 1947 and 1948 will be played, documenting Reich’s experiments at Orgonon and in Forest Hills, New York, to develop an orgone energy motor.
2:00 p.m. Tour of the Orgone Energy Observatory Mary Boyd Higgins – The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust & Museum Conference participants have a free afternoon to explore Orgonon or enjoy the attractions of the beautiful Rangeley Lakes Region.
7:30 p.m. “From the Archives: New Book and Documentary Film Project” Mary Higgins & Kevin Hinchey – The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust Professor Bennett will moderate a discussion with Ms. Higgins and Mr. Hinchey that highlights the importance of specific archival materials —documents, audio recordings, and films—to two of the Trust’s most significant projects: a new manuscript and a documentary film. (This presentation will also be open to the general public.) _____________________________________________________________

WEDNESDAY – JULY 15
9:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Documents and Audio Recording Pertaining to Orgonometry and Equations” Excerpts from Reich’s notebooks and other documents pertaining to Reich’s development of orgonometric equations will be shown, followed by an audio recording of Reich explaining some of his equations.
10:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Personal Films of Wilhelm Reich” Reich’s archives contain hours of films documenting his personal life and activities in Europe. Selections from these films will be shown.
11:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Audio Recording of Reich Founding the Orgonomic Infant Research Center (OIRC)” On December 16, 1949 Reich met with physicians, social workers, and educators at his home in Forest Hills, New York to discuss a new research project that came to be known as the Orgonomic Infant Research Center. This recording documents that discussion.
12:00 p.m. (optional) Experiencing the Orgone Room Professor Strick will sit with participants in the Orgone Room and discuss the room’s orgone energy phenomena.
2:30 p.m. (optional) Hike up Bald Mountain A moderate 2-3 hour hike provides stunning views of Mooselookmeguntic Lake where Reich first observed atmospheric orgone energy in the summer of 1940 and later described in The Cancer Biopathy. _____________________________________________________________

THURSDAY – JULY 16 8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. “A Controlled Double-blind Experiment Confirming the Effectiveness of the Orgone Energy Accumulator” Philip W. Bennett, Ph.D. and James Strick, Ph.D. After an initial discussion of the “gold standard” of scientific protocol— the controlled double-blind experiment—noting its need but also its problems, a review will be presented of the Farabloc, a device built along the lines of the orgone energy accumulator.
10:00 a.m. “From the Archives: Audio Recording of Reich’s 1950 Lecture entitled Man’s Roots in Nature” Reich delivered this talk at the Second Orgonomic International Convention at Orgonon on August 26, 1950.
11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: “Challenges and Initiatives for Breakthroughs and New Narratives” Conference presenters will discuss key challenges and possible solutions for disseminating Reich’s life and legacy to wider audiences, and to the medical and scientific communities.

PLEASE NOTE: The conference may include an additional presentation from a scholar from Oslo, Norway, reporting on his archival research at the Countway Library, plus an additional screening of films from Reich’s archives. We’ll have more information on this in our May 2009 Update.
6:00 p.m. Lobster or Steak Dinner & Cookout (optional for additional fee) Reservations will be taken during conference week.

ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION REGISTRATION FEE: $275.00. Includes tuition, information packet, daily homemade breakfast and refreshments. A 25% discount is available for full-time college students who can document their status. MEETING PLACE: Conference Building at Orgonon (Wilhelm Reich Museum) located on Dodge Pond Road in Rangeley, Maine TAX DEDUCTION: IRS regulations permit an income tax deduction for educational expenses to maintain or improve professional skills. ACCOMMODATIONS: Hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts, lakefront cottages and other rentals, and campgrounds are available in and around Rangeley. We encourage you to make reservations early as this is the busy season. For information, contact the Rangeley Chamber of Commerce: Tel. 1-800-685-2537. Or e-mail: mtlakes@rangeley.org TWO SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: To apply for the Thomas E. Ross and Chester M. Raphael Scholarships, please contact us at: wreich@rangeley.org. All applications must be received by June 15, 2009. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call us at (207) 864-3443, or e-mail: wreich@rangeley.org

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1-2 August, Saturday-Sunday, Summer 2009 A Scientific Conference, Open to the General Public Hosted by OBRL (Orgone Biophysical Research Laboratory) Greensprings Center near Ashland, Oregon, USA.

The Orgone Biophysical Research Lab (OBRL) near Ashland, Oregon, USA, will be hosting a 2-day Conference on New Research in Orgonomy in Summer 2009. New research findings on the natural scientific and social aspects of Orgonomy -- the science of life-energy functions in nature, as developed by the late Dr. Wilhelm Reich in the first half of the 20th Century -- will be presented and discussed by diverse research professionals. The first day of the Conference also will cover some of the basics on Wilhlem Reich's Discoveries, for those who know less about the subject or who want a refresher. The event will take place on the weekend of 1-2 August 2009 at the OBRL Greensprings Center, located in the high-altitude forested region east of Ashland, Oregon.

When: Weekend of 1-2 August 2009

Times: From 10 AM until 6:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday.

Where: At the OBRL Greensprings Center, east of Ashland, Oregon, USA. More information will be posted here as it becomes available.

Topics and Speakers (subject to new inclusions or changes in line-up):

Day I: Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM: Introduction and Review of Wilhelm Reich's Foundational Findings * Reich's discoveries on human sexuality - Tom DiFerdinando (USA)

* Bions and Cancer Biopathy - Richard Blasband, MD (USA)

* Orgone Accumulator, Physics & Oranur Experiment - James DeMeo, PhD (USA)

* Atmospheric Orgone Energy, and Cloudbusting - James DeMeo, PhD and Roberto Maglione MSC, BPharm.

* VIDEO: Man's Right to Know (produced by Kevin Hinchey)

1 PM - 2:30 PM: Lunch (see luncheon note below)

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Research Papers

* Saharasia Since 1900: Contemporary Demographic Data on Sexuality, Child-Treatment, Women's Status and Social Freedoms Matches the Cross-Cultural Data, with a note on Modern Islamic Empire and Terrorism - James DeMeo, PhD (USA)

* Acute Armor and the Facade: An Orgone-Energetic Investigation into Psychological Tension - Tom DiFerdinando (USA)

* The Forced Commingling of Musical Cultures in Colonial Latin America; a Reichian Perspective, by Eric Gault (USA)

Day II: Sunday

10 AM - 1 PM: Research Papers * Personal Experiences with the Orgone Energy Accumulator and Reich Blood Test in a Clinical Practice - Armando Vecchietti (Italy)

* Mass-free Energy and Paranormal Phenomena - Richard Blasband, MD (USA)

* On the Effect of a Cosmic Energy on Chemical Systems - Roberto Maglione, MSc, BPharm. (Italy) and Diego Serena, BPharm (Italy)

1 PM - 2:30 PM: Lunch (see luncheon note below)

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Research Papers

* Research Progress Report: Thermal Anomaly in the Orgone Accumulator, and Orgone-Charged Radiation Detectors - James DeMeo, Ph.D. (USA)

* CORE Report, 2008: Analysis of a Small-Scale, Experimental Cloudbusting Operation to End the Drought in the Southeast USA - Tom DiFerdinando (USA)

* Wilhelm Reich and UFOs: A Review, Reappraisal and Update, by Peter Robbins (USA)

* 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Ending Round-Table Discussion, all speakers with audience participation

Other Activities See the "Special Conference Events" listed below.

Audience Participation and Round-Table Discussion Each presenter will have time to respond to questions from the audience. A Round-Table Discussion will also occur, among Conference Presenters on special topics of interest (to be announced), towards the end of the last day of the Conference.

Fees: $90 for the full Conference. Registered students & children under 18 half-price, under the age of 8 free. Babies in arms welcome. Make your payment on-line, or by post, e-mail or telephone. Registration is confirmed by full payment in advance. Late registration or at-the-door accepted only if places are still available. Let us know now if you plan to attend, but pay later on, and we can tentatively hold a spot for you.

SPECIAL CONFERENCE EVENTS

Friday Evening Open House and Social: OBRL will be open for an informal social chat and get-together from around 6 PM to 9 PM the Friday before the Conference (July 31st). You are welcome to come and meet others attending or speaking, and who arrive early. Coffee-tea service with light snacks will be provided.

Weekend Night Events: For Saturday and Sunday nights, and weather permitting, we may open the OBRL Rooftop Observatory for telescopic observation for Conference guests. The OBRL Orgone Energy Darkroom may also be open for having a look and sitting.

Demonstrations of Apparatus: On the first day of the Conference, during breaks and off-periods, a few laboratory demonstrations will be presented. The OBRL laboratory will be opened up to allow viewing of blue-glowing sand-bions in the microscope. Also the Orgone Energy Darkroom will be opened up, allowing people to sit inside, to feel the orgone radiation effects, which are particularly strong at this high-altitude location. Weather permitting, the flowing horizontal motion of the orgone energy in the atmosphere may also be possible using our large "battleship binoculars". Also a demonstration of the Experimental Life-Energy Meter will be made. Time permitting, we will try to do as many of these demonstrations as possible, so that even for "old time hands" to orgonomy, the events will be refreshing and interesting.

Optional Monday Field Trip to Crater Lake: One of the favorite field-trips in the area is the drive and visit to nearby Crater Lake National Park. It takes about 1.5 hour to drive to the lake, through the beautiful Oregon mountains and back-country forests, with a few refreshing stops. Once there, we take some time to visit the main overlooks and park gift-shops, get a lunch, and then take the Rim Drive around the lake, which typically has the bluest waters in the world! It will "knock your eyes out"! (not literally) We then return home, arriving back at the OBRL Center usually around 7 PM. This event is a fully optional and privately-organized thing, only possible by volunteer car-pooling of those who have attended the Conference and who have a car and want to make the trip themselves, taking others with them as their guests. So we cannot 100% guarantee this will happen, but so far every year we have managed to do it, without leaving anyone behind. More information will be available on Sunday afternoon during the Conference.

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Dr. Peter Crist will speak

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Medical Orgone Therapy (Peter A. Crist, M.D. and Richard Schwartzman, D.O.) Excerpted from the The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-Mind Disciplines

Character-Analysis in the Medical Orgone Therapy Of a Two Year Old Reprinted from the Journal of Orgonomy, Vol. 29 No. 1

Medical Orgone Therapy of a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reprinted from the Journal of Orgonomy, Vol. 28 No 2

Motivation for Therapy: Two Cases Reprinted from the Journal of Orgonomy, Vol. 28 No 2

Impulsivity and Its Bioenergetic Relationship to ADHD Reprinted from the Journal of Orgonomy, Vol. 29 No. 2

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