Whilst a student on the Sound Healing and Therapy Certificate Program at Globe Institute of Recording and Production, my interest was piqued when one of the tutors mentioned that he used to have an Orgone Accumulator. Since I had never heard of such a device, nor indeed of Orgone, and since I respect the tutor as such a mine of fascinating and well-researched information, I knew instantly that I wanted to learn more about it.

During the course, I had developed a particular interest in how to best create the optimal environment for healing and spiritual advancement. This had mostly led me to explore the use of pyramids and crystal grids, but the discovery of Orgonite excited me because it adds a new dimension to my endeavour.

However, it would be remiss of me not to mention that in the process of researching Orgone and Orgonite, I have come upon much disagreement and it has not always been easy to pick the wheat from the chaff! As such, I do not claim to have all of the answers, but instead my aim is to present to you an objective overview of what I have discovered so far.

What is Orgone?

Orgone is the name that Wilhelm Reich (1897 – 1957) gave to the omnipresent and primordial life force, which he observed as a blue radiation and believed to be the basis of all life processes, from the formation of galaxies to the cellular or macro-biological level. This wasn’t a unique concept as most traditional cultures had long held a common belief in an invisible energy which is everywhere and embodies all things – called Qi by the Chinese, Prana by the Indians, and Mana by the Polynesians, for example. However, Reich’s work stands apart from such beliefs in that he discovered Orgone empirically, through experiments, in a scientific way.

Reich was an Austrian medical doctor and scientist. He was a pupil of Sigmund Freud and published many books on psychology before relocating to America and turning his attention to bioelectricity and cosmology. It was in 1939 that Reich discovered that SAPA bions emitted a visible blue fluorescence which killed neighbouring bacteria, made his eyes smart when he looked at it, and could even give him a suntan. Indeed, it had many traits in common with ultraviolet light and it could be argued that it was merely this that Reich was experiencing the effects of, except that this blue light had invigorating properties and caused luminous effects in mid-air where there were no objects to fluoresce off of. Thus, Reich proposed that an etheric bio-energetic life force exists which animates our environment, and he named it Orgone. His laboratory and clinical findings indicated that Orgone could be photographed and measured, and had powerful life-positive biological effects. Essentially, Orgone is the essence of life. Without it, living things die. It’s discovery and subsequent research holds the answer to a healthy and blissful life.

Reich believed that the key to physical and mental health was the balance of this Orgone energy which he divided into two categories – ‘Positive Orgone Energy’ (POR) and anti-biological ‘Deadly Orgone Energy’ (DOE).

Positive Orgone Energy (POR)
POR is organized, structured and coherent. It is generated from nature and enables living organisms to exist in a healthy state.

Deadly Orgone Energy (DOE)
Conversely, DOE is ‘stagnant’ and leads to decay and entropy – very similar to the idea of ‘blockages’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Reich believed that DOE was largely responsible for environmental damage and decay on Earth, psychological and mental disturbances in life forms, and the body’s physical degeneration.

Reich believed that trauma could imprint itself on a place or a person, and that energy could be blocked by traumatic experiences and stored in the tissues of the body, causing muscular tension. He termed this accumulation and blockage ‘armouring’ and hypothesized that this stagnant and heavy energy (which prevents the beauty of creativity, love, and positive intention from flowing through) would become DOE and would often be associated with physical and mental disease.

DOE can originate from a bad memory, an act of violence, the EMFs from technology, pollution, or illness.

The Orgone Accumulator

Reich found that Orgone is attracted to and absorbed by every organic material. Non-organic metallic substances also attract Orgone, but they quickly repel it again. Using these properties, Reich developed the Orgone Accumulator to gather Orgone energy in its free form directly from the atmosphere. This is a 6-sided wooden cupboard (about the size of a telephone box) lined with alternating layers of cotton and steel wool, with the inner wall lined with a thin sheet of galvanised steel. The Orgone Accumulator’s organic layers attract the atmospheric Orgone energy which is then directed inward by the metal layers. Any energy reflected outward by the metal layers is reabsorbed by the organic material, attracted back to the metal, and directed toward the inside of the box. The result is a higher concentration of Orgone energy inside the box. The more layers, the higher the concentration.

The Orgone Accumulator became a valuable tool in Reich’s scientific and medical research. Patients would sit inside the Orgone Accumulator, with impressive results. The high concentration of Orgone was found to boost the immune system, improve the health of the blood, shrink cancerous tumours, speed up healing, and relieve pain. Reich also observed that the Orgone energy in the human bio-system could be measured bio-electrically and was indicative of a person’s overall aliveness and vitality; this could often be increased by sitting inside the Orgone Accumulator. Even plants, in complete darkness, would develop chlorophyll and flourish inside an Orgone Accumulator.

More recent research in 2010 has determined that the Orgone Accumulator may have a significant effect on human health and that this could be caused by activation of the parasympathetic nervous system and possibly by an action of the neuro-endocrine system.

It is vitally important to note that Orgone Accumulators merely gather Orgone from the surrounding atmosphere, whether that is POR or DOE. For that reason, Orgone Accumulators should be placed in serene natural environments high in POR, and definitely not near to power grids, electromagnetic fields or nuclear radiation.

In The Orgone Accumulator Handbook, James DeMeo offers Orgone Accumulator construction plans. A free copy of this book in PDF format is available here. Updates to the book can be found here. The materials with which to build an Orgone Accumulator can be purchased here.

This video also shows how to build an Orgone Accumulator:

The Orgone Blanket

For those patients who were bedridden or too weak to sit inside the Orgone Accumulator, Reich invented the Orgone Blanket. The Orgone Blanket was built according to the same principles as the Orgone Accumulator, with alternating layers of organic material (3 layers of sheep’s wool) and inorganic material (2 layers of steel wool). The patient could be completely wrapped or covered, except for the head.

One hour under the Orgone Blanket is enough, and it is not recommended to sleep all night long under the blanket to avoid an overload of energy. However, healthy people can stay under the Orgone Blanket for longer periods of time without side effects.

Moisture significantly lessens the effectiveness of the Orgone Blanket. It is therefore recommended that it is used in dry conditions and it should always be thoroughly dried after use or exposed to the sun to facilitate the evaporation of moisture trapped deep inside.

For anyone interested in making their own Orgone Blanket, these instructions will be useful. Alternatively, Orgone Blankets can be purchased from here and here. Once you have your Orgone Blanket, this link provides recommendations on its use.

Wilhelm Reich’s Cloudbuster

The Chembuster

In the early 21st century, inspired by Reich’s Cloudbuster, Don Croft described a simple, homemade invention called a Chembuster which he demonstrated was able to “disperse and break up chemtrails, allowing for a return of normal blueness to the sky, an invigoration of the air with a clean, fresh smell and the production of rain in those areas where drought is being artificially created by HAARP and other secret weather controlling technologies.”

The Chembuster transmutes DOE (which is the “glue” which holds chemtrails together) into POR, causing the chemtrails to break up and disperse.

For anyone interested in building their own Chembuster, you can find a wealth of information and instructions here, here and here.

What is Orgonite?

Although it was an Austrian Scientist named Karl Hans Welz who invented Orgonite in 1992, Reich’s layering of organic and inorganic materials to accumulate Orgone was key in its development.

Orgonite is simply a mix (in an approximately 1:1 ratio) of a high quality carbon-based epoxy resin (which is organic, due to the fact that it is based on petrochemicals) and metal (which is inorganic) along with one or more quartz crystals. This is poured into a mould (typically in the shape of a pyramid, a disc or cone) and the result is a decorative piece sized anywhere between a paperweight and a household ornament. Orgonite pendants are also common.

Since Reich discovered that increasing the number of layers resulted in a stronger accumulation of Orgone, Welz deduced that it is best to use a fine metal powder. Welz’s son, Karl Victor Welz, continues to make and sell Orgonite and recommends using a 150 micron or finer powder to achieve as many layers as possible per cubic inch. Karl Victor Welz advocates that, in common with Reich’s Orgone Accumulator, Orgonite merely accumulates Orgone from the surrounding atmosphere and thus is capable of accumulating both POR and DOE. It is therefore his opinion that Orgonite should be placed on a sunny windowsill by a plant, for example, and not near any sources of DOE.

However, this point is controversial. In the early 21st century, Croft modified Welz’s formulation, using metal shavings/filings in place of the fine metal powder. Both Croft’s daughter, Nora, and his wife, Carol, have the gift of being able to see subtle energies and they helped him to develop this new formula which he claimed profoundly improved the effect and power of Orgonite, creating not merely an Orgone accumulator but an Orgone generator – i.e. a device which has the ability to convert DOE into POR, essentially acting as a filter to purify negative energies and re-distribute harmonious energy. Of course, this changes everything. Suddenly, this becomes the ideal device to place near to power grids, electromagnetic fields, nuclear power stations and your Wi-Fi router! Indeed, many people are ‘gifting’ Orgonite in a bid to heal the environment, by placing Orgonite by mobile phone masts and other sources of DOE. One of the most prolific gifters worldwide is Georg Ritschl from Orgonise Africa who has gifted over 30,000 pieces across Southern Africa. He recounts how rivers that were dry for decades began flowing with water again when the energy of the land was brought into balance with Orgonite. There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence to suggest that these Orgonite devices transmute DOE into POR, thus mitigating the effects of electromagnetic radiation and positively affecting the local environment. However, both Karl Victor Welz and DeMeo maintain that Orgonite is an Orgone Accumulator and not an Orgone Generator. They believe the Orgonite made according to Croft’s formula to be largely ineffective and speak strongly against the practice of gifting.

Besides the layers of organic and inorganic materials, there is another explanation for the subtle energies generated by Orgonite though. The epoxy resin used to create Orgonite shrinks during the curing process, creating a permanent mechanical stress on the quartz crystal and activating its piezoelectric property, thus generating an electric charge. It is claimed that it is this that allows DOE to be repolarized, and yet quartz crystals are used in both Welz’s and Croft’s designs. This video explains the piezoelectric effect well:

• Science attributes the benefits of Orgonite to its production of a stream of negative ions, which a great deal of research has shown to improve health. An Air Ion Meter can be used to measure positive and negative ions.
• An Electromagnetic Field Meter could be used to detect and compare the electromagnetic radiation emitted by technological devices with and without the presence of Orgonite.
• Heliognosis manufacture the ‘Experimental Life Energy Meter’, a unique device which is able to detect Orgone and is based on the mysterious Orgone Field Meter of Wilhelm Reich.
• Applied Kinesiology (a.k.a. manual muscle testing) can be used to confirm the energetic effects of Orgonite on the individual.

Healing Properties and Benefits of Orgonite

• Promotes spiritual growth and awakening, strengthening visualizations and intentions
• Enhances and deepens meditation
• Boosts immunity and improves the integrity of tissues
• Acts as a powerful healing tool for people and pets, with increased rates of tissue growth, repair, and wound healing
• Reduces stress and tension, promotes mental calmness and a positive attitude, and balances moods and hormones
• Accelerated and healthier growth of plants and crops
• Improved sleep and vivid, positive dreams
• Aligns the chakras, shifting blocks and promoting energy flow
• Aids concentration and mental clarity
• Boosts energy and vitality, and increases stamina
• Reduced hyperactivity and improved cooperation in children
• Improved interpersonal relationships
• Has a calming effect on animals and improves the behaviour of pets
• Protects against EMFs and other harmful frequencies in the home, including fluorescent lighting and smart meters
• Orgonite moulded into the shape of a ‘charging plate’ can be used to restructure water, energetically charge foods, and charge crystals.
• Helps to dispel chemtrails and neutralize long-standing negative energies of all types within ¼ to ½ mile. This includes helping to mitigate energies intended for mind control and other nefarious purposes that are being radiated from underground facilities (Montauk), HAARP, microwave GWEN towers and affiliated ELF microwave antennas.

How to Make Orgonite

For anyone interested in making their own Orgonite, the following links detail the various options and instructions:

Reinhard Stanjek has many YouTube videos about Orgonite and Orgone energy. He also offers a couple of online courses which teach you how to make Orgonite yourself. (Reinhard Stanjek is a proponent of ‘gifting’ and Croft’s work.)

Croft has named his Orgonite devices “Holy Handgrenade (HHG)” and “Towerbuster.” Instructions for making the Towerbuster can be found here, here and here. And if you’d like to make the Holy Handgrenade (HHG), you can find the instructions here and here.

In this video, Karl Victor Welz describes how to make Orgonite very simply using fine metal powder:

Resources and Further Study

The website of Karl Hans Welz, the inventor of Orgonite and the first man-made Orgone Generator, includes his biography and the history of his inventions.

All devices on this website were designed by Karl Hans Welz, the inventor of Orgonite® and the Orgone Generator® (Chi Generator®), and are handmade by his son, Karl Victor Welz. (It is worth noting that Welz registered the name Orgonite as a trademark, and so others selling these devices often refer to them as Orgone devices or similar, which can be confusing.)

James DeMeo’s Research Website, and the Orgone Biophysical Research Lab (OBRL), includes a bibliography on orgonomy / orgone biophysics and a list of resources.

The Wilhelm Reich Museum sells copies of Reich’s books, research and other publications.

This video provides a factually accurate introduction to the life and work of Wilhelm Reich:

Sadly, Wilhelm Reich died broke and destitute in 1957 while in prison for violating FDA regulations, more than 8 tons of his original works and publications having being burned by way of FDA injunction. Kate Bush describes in her song “Cloudbusting” the arrest of Reich through the eyes of his son, Peter.

Energy Dome

Chances are you’ve seen jade rollers EVERYWHERE. They’ve been adorning every beauty blogger’s Instagram feed for a few years now, and yet still I was slow to jump on board. Why? I have no excuses. The jade roller is a cheap little tool which will last a lifetime. It adds only about 1 minute to your skincare routine and the benefits make it a no-brainer. I suppose I always assumed it was too simple to be effective, but now I’m hooked and I believe EVERYONE should own a jade roller.

So, what is a Jade Roller?

Jade rollers are hand-held facial massaging tools. Inspired by traditional Chinese medicine, they have been used since ancient times to boost circulation, increase lymphatic drainage, reduce wrinkles, relax the facial muscles, and improve skin elasticity.

The Benefits:

• increases circulation to the skin, boosting the flow of oxygen and nutrients to its surface
• promotes lymphatic drainage and boosts the skin’s natural detoxification process
• relaxes facial muscles, relieving tension and smoothing out the skin
• improves absorption of skincare products
• stimulates anti-inflammatory properties in the skin
• improves the tone of facial muscles and has a gentle lifting effect
• gets the complexion glowing radiantly
• relieves stress
• soothes inflammation and reduces puffiness and dark circles under the eyes
• tightens the skin and reduces fine lines
• minimizes pores and lessens congestion and breakouts

How I use my Jade Roller

It couldn’t have been easier to add the jade roller into my skincare routine. I use it every morning and evening after applying my facial oil (scroll down for my favourites).

I store the jade roller in my beauty fridge overnight for a refreshing and de-puffing treat in the morning. The cool stones really help to reduce dark under-eye circles too and leave me feeling soothed and much more awake. At night I heat the stones in some warm water though. That helps my facial oil to m-e-l-t into my skin and penetrate more deeply. Try it – it will leave your skin glowing!

I spend about one minute rolling the jade roller all over my face and neck. It really feels as though I am ironing out the wrinkles! I start by rolling up my neck to lift and tighten the skin there. Then, applying a gentle pressure through the jade roller, I roll in upward and outward motions all over my face, working up my face from the chin. Gentle is the key here. It should never be painful or uncomfortable at all. Starting at the chin, I work out along the jawline. Then from the nose, I roll out towards my ears. Applying very light pressure, I roll just below the brow bone, out towards the temples. Then I roll just above the eyebrows, rolling downwards towards the outer corner of my eyes. Then I place the jade roller between my eyebrows and roll upwards towards my hairline, gradually moving out across my forehead. I finish up the work on my face by rolling across my forehead, working outwards from the centre. Finally – and this is the most important step of all – I make sure to work on the sides of my neck, to boost lymphatic drainage and move any fluid retention downwards towards to the collarbone region where it can enter the circulatory system and get filtered by the kidneys. I simply roll up and down either side of my neck a few times, starting at the side of my jaw and ending at my collarbone.

Shop my Favourites and Get Rolling!

It’s been 16 years since I first ventured into e-commerce and 10 years since I started my first blog, and what a learning curve it’s been! And, as with all things in life, the learning never stops.

I’ve always got a book on the go and, when it comes to non-fiction books, I always gravitate towards the business section. Over the years, I’ve learnt so much from reading anything I could get my hands on about blogging and internet marketing, and have put the advice into action to create a handful of successful websites and blogs, the most recent of which is this little fledgeling blog.

If we’re serious about blogging, we need to be continuously learning. We need to improve ourselves, our time management, and the way we plan our days. And, of course, we need to learn the skills we need to grow a successful blog and business.

It can be easy to lose motivation as a blogger, especially when you’re just starting out. There’s a whole lot of work to be done before the blog traffic and the money start rolling in, and that can be disheartening. Most people quit. But reading can be a great way to give you a surge of inspiration and positivity, as well as a healthy dose of wisdom and actionable tips.

So, here’s my pick of the very best business books I have read so far: