Reich does a fantastic job of giving case examples and how he treated his patients. A few things to keep in mind:- this is just one approach to psychoanalysis. it doesn't mean every problem is psychosomatic; one should check for health issues first. but he does make the point that they can exacerbate one another (health vs. sexual issues).- i wish there was more information as to his specific methods of analyzing and what questions/prompts he used. i'd like to apply them to myself.- some of his

Sexual activity generally plays a major role in bonobo society, being used as what some scientists perceive as a greeting, a means of forming social bonds, a means of conflict resolution, and postconflict reconciliation. Bonobos are the only non-human animal to have been observed engaging in tongue kissing. Bonobos and humans are the only primates to typically engage in face-to-face genital sex, although a pair of western gorillas has been photographed in this position.

Some interesting ideas, including how people's inability to experience orgasm fully leads them toward fascism. Mr. Reich certainly has his heart in the right place, but I'm not sure his science is very well supported (orgone?).Only an "ok" read, as it is often tedious - it could be much condensed.

I've always been fascinated by energies, auric fields etc., so wanted to read this to research Orgone energy. Fascinating book. Even though it's verbose, I couldn't put it down.

I skimmed some of this, it was really technical. the author was a scientist not a writer so it is not very accessible.

Quite out of date in claiming that all neurotic psychological problems stem from repressed sexual urges, but definitely valuable to read as a historic volume in the study of psychology and sexology.

Although broad and maybe unscientific in its conclusions, its anthropological findings are fascinating, making it a good read I will definitely have to revisit at some point to refresh my memory.

Wilheim Reich'ın cinsellik psikoterapistliği yaptığı ve bu doğrultuda yazdığı ilk kitabı. (Araştırmalarımla öyle olduğunu tespit ettim. Yanlışsa düzeltebilirsiniz.)Dolayısıyla kafasındaki teorik bilgilerin çoğunu deneyselleştirmesinin henüz mümkün olmadığını birkaç bölümde dile getiriyor. Ben ki Karen Horney, Simone de Beauvoir, Judith Butler, Malinowski, Evelyn Reed gibi yazarlardan ve külliyatı bir araya getiren Foucault'un Cinselliğin tarihini okumuş olan biri olarak, bu kitapta oldukça eksik...

The Discovery of the Life Energy, Vol.1, by Wilhelm Reich. Follows Reich's initial work with Freud; the discovery of the energetic connection between the psyche and soma; the role of sexuality, especially in orgasm, in establishing emotional and physical health, and the discovery of the orgone, or life energy. Covers Reich's therapeutic method, as it evolved from the early character-analytic vegetotherapy, into orgone therapy. A milestone set of discoveries, nearly lost to the world due to the a...

Es un gran libro!Abordando la teoría económico sexual, teoría del sexo y una introducción de la teoría del orgon

Pese a ser un estudio científico, me parece ameno y lleno de fuerza y convicción; explica muy bien cómo llegó a formular la teoría del orgasmo y de la economía sexual y cómo fue llegando a ella con la praxis. Da cuenta también de su relación con Freud y el psicoanálisis y te haces una idea de esos años en los que Europa se vio asolada por el fascismo... Si añadimos esa inquebrantable voluntad de buscar el bienestar de los humanos, no solo del individuo, sino de la sociedad entera y su defensa de...

Kitaba verdiğim düşük not tamamen çevirmene yazılmalı. Bertan Onaran öztürkçe saplantısıyla bir kitabın daha canına okumuş. Terminolojiyi hadım etmiş. "Evrim" "Kaygı" "Nevroz" gibi kelimeleri; yaratıcılıktan uzak, komik, hatta aptalca kavramlarla karşılamış. Bir cümleyi tam anlamak üzereyken, Onaran kötü öztürkçesiyle cümleyi kılıçtan geçiriyor. Kitabı okuyup beğenenler varsa şunu söylemiş olayım: "Ne anladınız bilmiyorum ama muhtemelen yanlış anladınız." Say ve Payel'in psikoloji serisinden, öz...

Wilhelm Reich, an Austrian psychoanalyst has written this detailed work on how he has with immensesincerity understood the function of the orgasm. Through studying sexually sick patients and with great dedication coming to new conclusion about the "sex problem". Which is definitely as disturbing today as it was at Reich's time. I recommend it to anyone interested in understanding sexuality problems and the underlying science of sex from a different point of view.

Eye-opening.

Отношение к области сексуальности и оргазму в частности и поныне остаётся тематикой, способной поставить некоторых "кандидатов" в неудобное для Их Кандидатской Светлости (Перистости и Воздушности) положение. И проблема заключается даже не в самой области и не в биологической функции, а в том, что самое отношение продолжает существовать в качестве культурного феномена; из дискуссий о сексуальности, иначе говоря, всё более отступает естественная составляющая, уступая место "естественной составляющ...

I have no idea if there is any other author, writen so wide and analytic about the body of sexs and sex."گوش کن آدمک" تنها اثر ویلهم رایش، روانشناس، پژوهشگر و زیباشناس آلمانی ست که توسط حسین آقایاری به فارسی ترجمه شده و البته در خارج از کشور چاپ و منتشر شده است. انتشارات نوید، آلمان، 1365دکتر رایش که به متخصص امور جنسی هم مشهور است و آثار تکان دهنده ای در این زمینه نوشته، بانی نگاهی تازه به مساله جنس ، بدن زن و مرد و بنیادهای فیزیکی و روانی مسایل جنسی ست. اثار او بصورت گسترده ای در همه ی زبان ها...

Full disclosure: I found this book and Reich's 'Character Analysis' outside a Walgreens as I was walking back home from exercising. This obviously endows me with perfect insight in understanding his work better than anyone else. These are first impression thoughts and if you disagree with my summary please do not call the police on me I am on parole. Let me start by typing out Reich's definition of 'orgastic potency':'Orgastic potency is the capacity to surrender to the flow of biological energy...

Every people must read this book...

pleasure contra entropysexuality contra anxietyfreedom contra fascismin the body of love that is the tao/everyone deserves head patsi want to cry

I finally finished this, after reading it on and off for a couple of years. Reich's writing can be overly academic and dry. The main things I took away from "The Function Of The Orgasm" are Reich's concept of 'muscular armor' and the account of his tumultuous professional relationship with Sigmund Freud. He also goes into his discovery of an energy he referred to as the 'orgone', which is similar to earlier concepts like animal magnestism.There's plenty of information on-line about orgone, if yo...