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All seven solutions which were frozen showed the presence of flakes
even in the frozen state, and on thawing out, a lacy, loose accumulation
uf matter was visible in each bottle so treated (Fig. I). Inunediately
:ater the filtered, autoclaved and frozen bion water was thawed out, the
WILHELM REICH'S EXPERIMENT XX !biles were exarnined microscopically, the withdrawal of fluid from the
I►ottles being done by sterile technique in ali cases described in this
report. The microscope revealed that the Hakes consisted of a fibrous
network in which were interspersed round spore-like forms with a dia-
By BERNARD GicAtk, Ph.D.• meter varying from 6 to 20 microns. Microphotographs of these "spores"
are shown at increasing magnification in Figs. 2 to 7. Some of the
"pores" were uivided in two (Figs. 3 to 5), while an occasional one was
split three ways (Fig. 6) . The division of "spores" was seen in solutions
Reich, in his monumental book, THE CANCER BIOPATHY, presented which had just thawed out, as well as in those examined some weeks
for Lhe first time in the history aí science unequisocal evidence for the later. Intact "apores" had a brownish-yellow color and were taut and
fact that living forms can develop from clear and autoclaved solutions. fui!.
Thus, by boiling some humus with water, filtering this water until Not a single one of the foro- bottles which were not frozen showed
clear, autoclaving it, and then freezing it for several days, Reich sur- these flakes with their "spores." Therefore, the flakes arose within the
ceeded in obtaining flakes which untler the microscope were seen to have solution as a result of the freezing, but were not there before lhe freezing,
organic, that is, living form. These flakes also showed such other pop- and did not come from the outside. Therefore, living membranous
enies of life as pulsation, and under suitable conditions growth and fornis can develop from clear, autorlaved bion water.
development. More recently, Reich demonstrated that protozoa de- Some of the solutions were kept for some months and these were
veloped in some aí these preparations kept sterile for several years (Or- maintained at 37° C. After several months, some of these flakes began
gane Energy Bulletin, Vol, 3, No. 1, 1951, p. 1). This great experiment, to disintegrate into small round pulsating vesicles, that is, into bions
Experiment xx, demonstrated that cells can be formed from a con- (Figs. 8 and 9). These vesicles pulsated vigorously, had wide fields,
densation of the primordial hiological energy, the orgone, and destroyed and were continuously fusing with, and separating from adjacent bions.
the basis for the belief that "ali cells come from cells." The strong attraction of these bions for one another was also obvious
The present report describes some of the organic forms obtained from the fact that they tended generally together in heaps, each
when Experiment xx was repeated using soil from the local (Montreal) heap corresponding to a former "spore" (Figs. 8 and 9). That these
region. Tap water was boiled with soil for about hour, and then
bicas carne chiefly from the "pores" was apparent from the fact that
filtered free from soil as judged by microscopic examínation. This in the early stages of their appearance, titey existed in heaps in the piare
filtered bion +•ater was poured imo eleven bottles, which were then where the "pores" formerly existed, and as the heaps increased in num-
stoppered with non-absorbent cotton. Nine of these bottles were auto- ber, the "spores" decreased, leaving finally a flake consisting only of
claved for half an bota at 15 lbs. pressure, the remaining two being fibrous material and a few ernpty ar collapsed "spores" (Fig. 9).
left unautoclaved. Seven of the nine autoclaved bottles were then
frozen for a period varying from two weeks to severa! months, while How did the flakes arise, and why did they have the living foral
the remaining two were not frozen and were kept at room temperature. which they presented? Reich has answered these questions in THE
CANCER BIOPATHY and in COSMIC SUPERIMPOSITION: boiling the hmnus
released its orgone energy (oR) into the water: freezing the bion water
• itiologin. MeGill University. Montreal, Canada.
contracted the oft and converted it into matter, which Look on a shape
130 torresponding to the original oa movement. In the present study we
132 W1LHELNI REICH'S EXPERI11ENT XX ILLUSTRAT1ONS 53
can visualize that upon freezing the bion water, some of the ott in it
was frozen literally in its tracks, and each of the febres crisscrossing the
flake represented one such track where the OR was moving before being
frozen. And how did the "spores" crise? A fascinating feature of thesc•
"spores" was that they were always found within the flakes, never out-
side, during the eight months' observation. Therefore, the origin of
the "spores" must have been intimately connected with that aí the
fiakes. In Cossfic SUPERIMPOSITION, Reich showed that when two or.
gonotic streams approach one another sufficiently closely, they attract one
another and superimpose, forming matter in the center. The "spores"
of the present study probably arose through superimposition, for micro-
scopic examination revealed that where there were "spores," there abo
converged orgonotic streams, now condensed in the form of tracks.
"Spores" with tracks entering them can be seen in Figs. 10 and 11.
Another question which arose was this: although in both cases
the shape of the tlakes was living, why were the "spores" obtained in
this experitnent different froco the fornis shown by Reich in THE CAN.
cER BIOPATIlli? This is probably a matter of the conditions under which
the free oR in the bion water is frozen. For example, it is suspected
that the "spores" arose in the present study through a more gradual
freezing of the bion water. This probient is being investigated further.
Where so many others failed, Reich succeeded in demonstrating that
the so-called "spontaneous generation" does occur under certain con-
ditions. Illoreover, he showed that there is a functional basis for
this phenomenon, and not a mechanistic or mystical one. For this, and
indeed for ali his great work, mankind owes an immense debt of grati-
tude to Wilhelm Reich.
Fig, 4: Nesls of "spores," some in division. 592x Fig. 5: Dividing "spore" witi: central nurlens. 3200x
WILHELM REICHS EXPERIMENT XX 1 LUSTRATIONS
Fig. 6: Twn "spores," une split three ways. 3200x Fig. 7: "Spores," each with a nurkris. 3200x.
WILH HM R EICH'S EX PERI M ENT XX illtISTRATIONti
Fig. 11:
"Spores" with track leading to Miem. This prepare:6ot, uras
allowed to dry before the pieture uras taken. 592x.
Projeto Arte Org
Redescobrindo e reinterpretando W. Reich
Caro Leitor
Infelizmente, no que se refere a orgonomia, seguir os passos de Wilhelm Reich e de sua equipe de investigadores é uma questão
bastante difícil, polêmica e contraditória, cheia de diferentes interpretações que mais confundem do que ajudam.
Por isto, nós decidimos trabalhar com o material bibliográfico presente nos microfilmes (Wilhelm Reich Collected Works Microfilms) em
forma de PDF, disponibilizados por Eva Reich que já se encontra circulado pela internet, e que abarca o desenvolvimento da orgonomia
de 1941 a 1957.
Dividimos este “material” de acordo com as revistas publicadas pelo instituto de orgonomia do qual o Reich era o diretor.
01- International Journal of Sex Economy and Orgone Research (1942-1945).
02- Orgone Energy Bulletin (1949-1953)
03- CORE Cosmic Orgone Engineering (1954-1956)
E logo dividimos estas revistas de acordo com seus artigos, apresentando-os de forma separada (em PDF), o que facilita a organizá-
los por assunto ou temas.
Assim, cada qual pode seguir o rumo de suas leituras de acordo com os temas de seu interesse.
Todo o material estará disponível em inglês na nuvem e poderá ser acessado a partir de nossas páginas Web.
Sendo que nosso intuito aqui é simplesmente divulgar a orgonomia, e as questões que a ela se refere, de acordo com o próprio Reich
e seus colaboradores diretos relativos e restritos ao tempo e momento do próprio Reich.
Quanto ao caminho e as postulações de cada um destes colaboradores depois da morte de Reich, já é uma questão que extrapola
nossas possibilidades e nossos interesses. Sendo que aqui somente podemos ser responsáveis por nós mesmos e com muitas restri-
ções.
Alguns destes artigos, de acordo com nossas possiblidades e interesse, já estamos traduzindo.
Não somos tradutores especializados e, portanto, pedimos a sua compreensão para possíveis erros que venham a encontrar.
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Textos da área da Orgonomia Bifísica.
Texts from the area of Biphysical Orgonomy
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International Journal of Sex Economy and Orgone Research
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Orgone Biologics
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01 Walter Frank. Vegetoterapy 1942
International Journal of Sex Economy and Orgone Research Volume 1 Number 1 1942
Interval 70-92 Pag. 65-87
05 Wilhelm Reich. The Natural Organization of Protozoa from Orgone Energy Vesicles (Bions) 1942
International Journal of Sex Economy and Orgone Research Volume 1 Number 3 1942
Interval 1-33 Pag. 193-255
14 On The record. Life in Russia, Cancer Research and Stromy Social Weather 1951
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McF 308 Orgone Energy Bulletin. Vol. 3, No. 2. Apr. 1951
Interval 28-29 Pag. 112-115