There was some article that came out a while ago, I believe in a fairly
well recognized science magazine. The article targeted 'quack' science
and I believe it derided things like homeopathy, naturopathy and Orgone
energy etc... the writer of this article was clearly hostile towards
Orgone and Reich and there appeared to be fairly solid evidence that
on of his main sources for 'negative' info (supposedly) was from a Joel
Carlinksy who was only to happy to take a poke at the whole field.
Please bear in mind that my memory on all this is sketchy, and I apologize
in advance if I haven't remembered correctly, heck its even possible I'm
getting Carlinksy mixed up with some other guy...but I believe thats what
I remember coming across. As for DeMeo, I don't know the guy personally
but I have had a number of phone / voice conversations with him as well
as e-mail correspondence and I must report that I found him to be nothing
but helpful, earnest and generally concerned about the environment.
He also seemed very cautious in the deployment of orgone manipulation
techniques,
including cloudbusting. In fact I ordered a fairly indepth
report of his on cloudbusting itself as a practice...and based on my limited
knowledge of Reich's work... I saw nothing that conflicted with Reich's
guidelines for working with orgone. From what I understand Carlinksy
who touted himself as some sort of Orgone Guru, didn't really have anywhere
near the understanding or knowledge he claimed, (he even advocated
ecological
terrorism by aiming a cloudbuster at a nuclear reactor to
try to shut it down!), did not understand what DeMeo had actually been doing
or what DeMeo's overall plan had been when involved with some of the desert
greening projects such as those in Palestine. He simply made some surface
observations
and then went screaming foul to all who would listen, meanwhile
James is left baffled wondering why the heck everyone is listening to this
guy when he had already established a track record, frankly, of being
one of the staunchest protectors and supporters of Recih and Orgone in
contemporary times.
Now please understand that I do not claim to know everything that went on
and I fully expect that there is much I don't know of in regards to all
this.
I could be wrong in my recall of certain events, places and names
and may simply also be ignorant of additional facts. I would greatly
appreciate anyone taking the time to educate and illuminate me further on
these issues.
Chuck Henderson wrote:
>
> Hi Don, Bradley, & Folks!
>
> I would suggest that for an unbiased approach to Orgonomy, I
> look to the Public Orgonomic Research Exchange (P.O.R.E.)
> website at "http://www.orgone.org" and it's numerous links to
> other sites. There is a link at PORE to the Wilhelm Reich Museum
> Bookstore where you can get Reich's actual writings and not
> someone's interpretation of his work. This will give you a foundation
> to build on. While I'm not certain as to which publication it is in,
> there is documentation on the Reich Blood Test. They should
> be able to tell you which publication, if you contact them directly.
>
> Now as to personal opinions of James DeMeo, everyone is intitled
> to their own opinion. Mine is considerably different from Don's. If you
> wish to be on DeMeo's good side then do not criticize anything he
> does, "ANYTHING". Out of respect for our subscribers, I will not
> rant and rave and take him to task, but be assured Jerry and I have
> sufficient documentation to prove the point.
>
> The reason that DeMeo and PORE had a falling out was due to a
> piece that was critical of his cloudbusting operations being posted
> to previous incarnation of the OML (Orgonomy Mailing List) by a
> long time critic of his, Joel Carlinsky. After DeMeo had the posting
> removed from the list, it was reposted. Each time that DeMeo tried
> to censor his critics, the article was reposted. Finally, the OML went
> off-line. The OML has been resurrected by PORE and if you wish to
> subscribe to it, there is a link on KeelyNet's homepage. What really
> aggravated DeMeo is that PORE carried a link to Carlinsky's article
> that was posted to the web in a slightly edited version (possibly liableous
>
> language was removed). Where was it posted?... <G> Check the KeelyNet
> files list.
>
> Carlinsky's piece pointed out some very real concerns about the improper
> use of Reich's cloudbuster technology. While Joel did point a finger at
> DeMeo and a few of his associates, the importance of the concerns
> raised over environmental damage that could be caused through improper
> usage, far out-weighed their petty feud. A cloudbuster's effects range over
> hundreds (if not over a thousand) miles,and it is by no means a localized
> phenomena.
>
> There is a College of Orgonomy that used to have a site on the Web,
> but I'm not sure if they are still around. They had a bi-annual publication
> that carried several articles on blood work. Their articles used to be
> available
> in the PDF format on the Web, now?
>
> Anyway, I hope this information can be of use to you.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Chuck Henderson
> chenders@keelynet.com
>
>
>
> ----------
> > From: donadams <donadams@telusplanet.net>
> > To: KeelyNet Discussion List <KeelyNet@DallasTexas.net>
> > Subject: Bradley - Orgone
> > Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 6:59 PM
> >
> > Hi Bradley, grin...looks like the guys got back to you before I did...
> > sorry for the late response and grin, thanks guys for covering me while
> > I was away! ;)
> >
> > Actually those were the sources I would have recommended also!
> > James DeMeo is a great guy and very knowledgeable, basically the
> > leading current expert in the field as far as I know... Also
> > P.O.R.E. is a good resource also. If you can't find theire websites,
> > let me know... I should have their URL's around somewhere...
> >
> > There was a bit of a falling out between DeMeo and P.O.R.E. if I recall
> > correctly... I think PORE unfairly criticized some of James work, which
> > is simply impeccable to my limited understanding and I think James
> > was upset with some of PORE's general practices or methods? I could
> > be wrong though.
> >
> > Jerry mentioned the Orgone motor that used Vaccor tubes... I agree,
> > very interesting stuff... seems to indicate some evidence of aether
> > medium...but possibly the aspect which governs life force?
> >
> > I've done a number of my own orgone experiments which I posted on the
> > site... if anyone wants me to I could repost? Or you could just look
> > them up... not that my experiments were of any great merit, I'm sure
> > they weren't but James DeMeo was kind enough to offer some very
> > interesting feedback on them and I was quite grateful for the dialogue
> > we had...
> >
> > Hope this helps Bradley! Good luck!
> >
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