SUMMER 2026
Five Day Course at Orgonon
- Introduction to the Scientific Work of Wilhelm Reich: A comprehensive presentation of the scientific work of Wilhelm Reich, modeled on the course taught by Professor James Strick at Franklin and Marshall College.
- Format: Presented in person at Orgonon.
- Dates: July 20–24, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM daily
Further information and registration coming soon.
Three-Day Online Summer Conference
- Break On Through: Wilhelm Reich in Popular Culture: An online conference exploring how Reich’s ideas have played a role in popular culture — often without credit.
- Format: Online only via Zoom video
- Dates: July 31–Aug 2, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM daily
Details coming soon.
Recent Conferences
Prior Summer Conference Topics
| 2019 | Work Democracy |
| 2018 | The Function of the Orgasm |
| 2017 | The Voice of Wilhelm Reich |
| 2016 | Wilhelm Reich’s Origin of Life and Cancer Research |
| 2015 | Correcting the False Narratives about Wilhelm Reich |
| 2014 | No conference – Trust Internal Working Group Sessions |
| 2013 | No conference – Trust Internal Working Group Sessions |
| 2012 | No conference – Trust Internal Working Group Sessions |
| 2011 | No conference – Trust Internal Working Group Sessions |
| 2010 | No conference – Trust Internal Working Group Sessions |
| 2009 | From the Archives of the Orgone Institute |
| 2008 | Archives Workshop |
| 2007 | Wilhelm Reich in the 21st Century |
| 2006 | The Legacy of Wilhelm Reich: New Scholarship, Projects, and Directions |
| 2005 | Wilhelm Reich & Orgone Energy : Looking Back, Looking Forward |
| 2004 | The Orgone Energy Accumulator : Its Scientific and Medical Use |
| 2003 | The Bionous Nature of the Cancer Biopathy |
| 2002 | Reich’s Concept of Self-Regulation |
| 2001 | The Emotional Plague |
| 2000 | The Orgone Energy Accumulator |
| 1999 | The Sexual Revolution |
| 1998 | The Function of the Orgasm |
| 1997 | 100th Anniversary of Reich’s Birth : Love, Work, and Knowledge |
| 1996 | Child Abuse: Problems and Prevention |
| 1995 | Children of the Future / Listening to Wilhelm Reich |
| 1994 | Why Is Reich’s Work So Misunderstood? |
| 1993 | Adolescent Sexuality : Problem or Promise / The Child as a Living Orgonotic System |
| 1992 | Schizophrenia : Medical and Social Implications |
| 1991 | Experiments with the Orgone Energy Accumulator |
| 1990 | The Voice of Wilhelm Reich |
| 1989 | Cancer : Theories, Sciences, and Politics |
| 1988 | General Introductory Survey of Wilhelm Reich’s Work |
| 1987 | Natural Childbirth / The Function of the Orgasm in Health and Disease |
| 1986 | Reich’s Understanding of the Autonomic Nervous System |
| 1985 | Sexuality and Society |
| 1984 | Managing Conflict (transference) / Origins of Life (bions) |
| 1983 | Myron Sharaf on Fury on Earth |
| 1982 | The Bion Experiments / Orgonotic Infant Research Center (OIRC) |
| 1981 | Self-Regulation |
| 1980 | The Legacy of Wilhelm Reich |
