Orgone Energy Accumulators and Mind Machines

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On amazon, I found that "mad scientist" had a list of book recommendations for me. On his list were several books about Wilhelm Reich, discoverer of "orgone energy" (one of which shows how to create cheap orgone energy accumulators), Paramagnetic Healing, and How To Create Your Own Mind Machines, which claimed to be purely scientific, rather than hocus pocus. Reading the reviews was an odd experience to hear people explaining away machines that seem to prove telekenesis by aura magnetism, rather than telekenesis, as if this is a much more believable thing.

So, I was wondering, where do you keep your orgone accumulator when you're not using it? Are mind machines fun at parties?

― nude spock, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mr. Fortean Times?

― Nude Spock, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was always lead to believe than telekenesis could be possible, as we only use a tiny percentage of our brains. The message title sounds like a Man or Astro-man? song title.

I shall have to read up about this. But, I shall remain sceptical.

― james, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Man or Astroman? I think Hawkwind, too.

― Nude Spock, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(I'm gonna record a song called Orgone Energy Accumulators...it would fit a theremin, which I'm gonna get now I have a job)

― james, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

FT recently had a little piece on the "only use [x] per cent of our brains" thing: it said it was hooey. Hawkwind had a song called "Orgone Accumulator", didn't they?

― mark s, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

sorry fellas you already said hawkwind: i just took another of my backpain pills — they're rilly something!!

― mark s, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am sick to death of hearing about Oregon Energy! It is just the floaty stuff in your eyes, yoiu aren't seeing "the source of the universe", hippys roomate1

― 1 1 2 3 5, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am sick to death of hearing about Oregon Energy!

Obviously, you've never been to Portland. It's real and you can feel it! Peace punks = hippies, so you're right about that.

― Nude Spock, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Which Portland?

― Mr Noodles, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Portland, Oregon.

― Nude Spock, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two years pass...

I knew an Orthodox Reichian who had been in an orgone accumulator and said he definitely felt something or other. (It was a long time ago. I don't remembmer in detail.) I don't know if he was already a committed Reichian before he tried it out or not. R.A. Wilson claims that his sinus problems were cured by an orgone shooter. I wish the FDA would make it easier to get hold of one, since I doubt it would do any harm, and I will try almost anything for my sinuses.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 4 November 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

But this isn't the thread I was looking for.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 4 November 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I made a Dream Machine once (using directions from TOPY USA) but it didn't do anything for me.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 4 November 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

It looked pretty cool, but after a while it just got in the way.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 4 November 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Rockist, did you make it out of a record player? And was it a worthless piece of shit? There's some guy selling those for like $500 a piece in California because he is tenuously linked to that whole 60's scene or something and because one of his is being exhibited somewhere. If he's using record players, that's a bloody ripoff.

― Incunabula, Thursday, 4 November 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

WILHELM REICH IN THE HIZZY!

http://www.daro.it.pl/img/reich/green16_m.jpg
Why didn't anyone believe in him?

― trigonalmayhem (trigonalmayhem), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

(Hint, it's probably the hair)

― trigonalmayhem (trigonalmayhem), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I made it with an old turn-table, yes. It was kind of worthless, but I didn't pay a whole lot to begin with. They just provided instructions and a template. I wish I'd taken a few photographs of it though.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you mean to tell me it was not all it was cracked out to be? This is startling and somewhat upsetting news. It seems that as far as these cosmic slop salesmen go, nothing is true and everything is permitted.

― Incunabula, Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I never got a theremin!!!

What happened to my youthful ambition?

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

x-posts

I've gotten a stronger "flicker" effect by closing my eyes while I walking next to certain walls that have regularly spaced openings.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Thursday, 4 November 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

great hawkwind song!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 6 November 2004 01:05 (twenty-one years ago)

PWEI too.

― Adamdrome Crankypants (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 6 November 2004 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

five years pass...

good thread

― robert bly is mrs. doubtfire? (Matt P), Monday, 12 April 2010 23:36 (sixteen years ago)

eight years pass...

good thread. this book is incredible and makes me want to visit Orgonon. and sit in a box.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fury-Earth-Biography-Wilhelm-Reich/dp/0306805758/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530541462&sr=8-1&keywords=fury+on+earth

I actually think a lot of his writing is incredible, The Mass Psychology Of Fascism in particular.

― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 2 July 2018 14:25 (seven years ago)

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