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orgone box — /awr gohn/ a cabinetlike device constructed of layers of wood and other materials, as tin, claimed by its inventor, Wilhelm Reich, to restore orgone energy to persons sitting in it, thereby aiding in the cure of impotence, cancer, the common cold … Useful english dictionary
orgone — ☆ orgone [ôr′gōn΄ ] n. 〚coined by W. Reich (1897 1957), Austrian psychiatrist in the U.S., prob. /span> ORG(ASM) + one, as in OZONE〛 a postulated energy permeating the universe, the personal supply of which an individual suffering from various… … Universalium
orgone — ☆ orgone [ôr′gōn΄ ] n. [coined by W. Reich (1897 1957), Austrian psychiatrist in the U.S., prob. < ORG(ASM) + one, as in OZONE] a postulated energy permeating the universe, the personal supply of which an individual suffering from various… … English World dictionary
Orgone — For the band, see Orgone (band). A cloudbuster: (seen at bottom, right of center, not the sculpture) a device which supposedly could influence weather by altering levels of atmospheric orgone. Orgone energy is a theory originally proposed in the… … Wikipedia
Orgone — L orgone est un terme inventé par le psychiatre et psychanalyste Wilhelm Reich pour désigner une forme hypothétique d « énergie » dont il affirmait avoir établi l’existence. Ses résultats ne furent jamais reproduits et la théorie de l… … Wikipédia en Français
orgone — ˈȯrˌgōn noun ( s) Etymology: probably from orgasm + one (as in hormone) : a vital energy held to pervade nature and to be accumulable for use by the human body by sitting in a specially designed box … Useful english dictionary
Reich, Wilhelm — born March 24, 1897, Dobrzcynica, Galicia, Austria Hungary died Nov. 3, 1957, Lewisburg, Pa., U.S. Austrian U.S. psychologist. Trained at the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute, he joined the faculty of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute in 1924.… … Universalium
J. D. Salinger — Photograph by Lotte Jacobi, 1950 Born Jerome David Salinger January 1, 1919(1919 01 01) New York City, New York, United States Died … Wikipedia
STEIG, WILLIAM — (1907–2003), U.S. cartoonist and author. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to immigrant parents, Steig was reared in the Bronx. He graduated from high school at 15, studied for two years at the City College of New York, three years at the National Academy… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Terry Southern — (May 1, 1924 ndash; October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer noted for his distinctive satirical style. He was part of the Paris postwar literary movement in… … Wikipedia
