The Function of the Orgasm: Discovery of the Orgone (Discovery of the Orgone, Vol 1) @ richardeward.com

The Function of the Orgasm: Discovery of the Orgone (Discovery of the Orgone, Vol 1)
by Wilhelm Reich
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Courage at its best.
  Very well done. Extraordinary thinking and revolutionary well before its time. A masterpiece of insight into the human condition. It is not surprising that this work would ignite very strong emotions since it cuts to the deapest level of the conscious and unconscious mind, to the basic elements of the human organism.
  The premise that human being are sexualy repressed by institutions, individuals, economic, and political systems an as a means of control and domination and that the resulting internalized... more info

• The Way Out Of The Trap
  Reich is one of the most misunderstood, attacked, and ignored psychiatrist/scientist in our history. He was persecuted for his ground-breaking work on two continents: first in Europe, then in America.
  Reich told us--the door is open and the way out of the trap is clearly marked, yet few people are either willing or able to follow the path to freedom.
  The trap: our physic-somatic armoring from head to toe, the chronic muscular tension we experience daily linked to our psychological states of fear,... more info

• A revelation of the true significance of sexual energy
  Reich relates his experiences trying to heal his many patients' psychological problems and how his observations led him to develop the theory of the orgone. Any magician would benefit by a thorough understanding of the orgone as discovered by Reich.

• Required reading
  "Top 1000" reviewer Timothy W. Lieder wrote (see his uninformed review below) that he only read half of this book and that Reich recommended "more orgasms". I seriously doubt that Timothy W. Lieder even read a quarter of the book.
  In fact, Reich never, ever, argued for MORE orgasms. Quite the opposite. Anybody even vaguely familiar with Reich's work understands that quality of discharge, not quantity, is sought. It seems best to ignore reviews written by those who haven't even read the book. You end up... more info

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