Orgonomists are medical doctors, board certified in the specialty of psychiatry. We subscribe to the theory that mental illness, and often physical conditions as well, can be traced back to what Wilhelm Reich called "armoring." The goal of medical orgone therapy is restore natural functioning while, at the same time, getting the patient off all psychotropic medications. In the course of treatment, the symptoms that were at best partially relieved by prescribed drugs are no longer needed. Read more…
The newborn is exposed to trauma from the moment of birth -- and we now know that these experiences are never forgotten, but rather they are locked in the armour. Reich's therapy with adults, and his interest in preventing disease, led him to focus on children, primarily the newborn. He believed that nothing was more important than the understanding how the environment impacts infant children.
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Early treatment prevents illness. Medical orgone therapy is the most effective method now known to bring an individual into better alignment with his true nature and to increase his capacity to function. Through this method, which blends the art of character analysis and direct biophysical work, the organism is slowly relieved of its chronic contracture and, with this dissolution of the armor, achieves better contact with both self and environment. The improvement in contact and the accompanying increase in energy allow the individual to pursue and enjoy life more fully, and to do so in accordance with his or her individual structure and unique capabilities.
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Wilhelm Reich (1897 - 1957) discovered a form of energy that he called "orgone” and asserted that this energy -- which has either been mystified through the ages or rejected outright by modern-day scientists -- could be found within all living things and even throughout the cosmos.
Reich entered the University of Vienna medical school in 1918 where he was drawn to the work of Sigmund Freud. He quickly became highly respected as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
Also read Dr. Elsworth F. Baker's brief biography of Reich
The American College of Orgonomy (ACO) is a non-profit educational and scientific organization devoted to setting and maintaining standards for work in the field of orgonomy. The ACO maintains a rigorous training program in medical orgone therapy for highly qualified, board-certified psychiatrists and internists.
The American College of Orgonomy
P.O. Box 490
Princeton, New Jersey 08542
Phone 732.821.1144
Fax 732.821.0174
aco@orgonomy.org
