When was Wilhelm Reich born and where did he grow up?
Wilhelm Reich was born on the 24th of March 1897 in Dobzau, Galicia. He grew up as the first son of Leon Reich and Cäcilie Roniger before his family moved to Jujinetz shortly after his birth.
Questions about Wilhelm Reich
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What happened to Wilhelm Reich's mother in 1910?
Wilhelm Reich's mother committed suicide on the 1st of October 1910 after having an affair with their live-in tutor. She took her own life following protracted beatings from her husband, which caused Reich to blame himself for her death throughout his medical career.
How did Wilhelm Reich define orgastic potency and vegetotherapy?
Wilhelm Reich defined orgastic potency as the ability to release emotions from muscles during an uninhibited orgasm. He developed vegetotherapy by asking patients to undress down to shorts or underclothes while pressing hard on their jaws necks chests backs and thighs to dissolve muscular rigidity.
Why did Wilhelm Reich leave Norway in 1938?
Norwegian scientists opposed Wilhelm Reich's theories beginning in 1937 when pathologist Leiv Kreyberg concluded his bions were ordinary staphylococci bacteria. His visa expired by February 1938 after a royal decree required licenses for psychoanalysis that he could not obtain.
When was the first human-sized orgone accumulator built by Wilhelm Reich?
Wilhelm Reich built the first human-sized orgone accumulator in December 1940. It stood five feet tall and was made of plywood lined with rock wool and sheet iron to concentrate orgone energy three to five times stronger than air.
What happened to Wilhelm Reich's books and papers in 1956?
On August 23rd six tons of Wilhelm Reich's books journals and papers burned at Gansevoort incinerator. This destruction included copies of The Sexual Revolution Character Analysis and The Mass Psychology of Fascism following a court order from March 1954.