orgone energy
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Orgone energy is a pseudoscientific life-force concept proposed by psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, who claimed it was a universal vital energy influencing health and the environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
life-force concept
ⓘ
pseudoscientific concept ⓘ vitalism concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithDevice |
cloudbuster
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orgone accumulator ⓘ orgone blanket ⓘ |
| basedOnEarlierIdeas |
Freudian libido
ⓘ
vital energy ⓘ |
| claimedProperty |
biologically active
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capable of being accumulated ⓘ mass-free ⓘ pervasive in atmosphere ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
chi
ⓘ
odic force ⓘ prana ⓘ |
| criticizedAs |
lacking empirical support
ⓘ
pseudoscience ⓘ unscientific ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cosmic life force
ⓘ
universal life energy ⓘ |
| developedInCountry |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| field |
alternative medicine
ⓘ
pseudoscience ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| furtherDevelopedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasKeyProponent | Wilhelm Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaterProponent |
Charles R. Kelley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elsworth F. Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencesAccordingToProponent |
emotions
ⓘ
environment ⓘ human health ⓘ sexuality ⓘ weather ⓘ |
| inspired |
New Age beliefs
ⓘ
alternative healing practices ⓘ energy medicine concepts ⓘ |
| originCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Wilhelm Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryActionAgainst | United States Food and Drug Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectedBy |
mainstream medicine
ⓘ
mainstream physics ⓘ scientific community ⓘ |
| relatedTo | orgonomy ⓘ |
| usedForAccordingToProponent |
improving vitality
ⓘ
treating illness ⓘ weather modification ⓘ |
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