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Orgone energy

Orgone energy is a special kind of energy that some people believe exists. They say that everything in the world, even the air we breathe, has this energy. It is a bit like electricity or heat but very different too.

Orgone energy was an idea first made by a clever scientist named Wilhelm Reich. He thought that this energy was like a life force or a power that gives life to everything living on our planet. He believed that if we have good orgone energy in us, we will feel healthy and happy.

But you might be wondering, how do we get this orgone energy? Well, Reich said that the best way to get it is from a special box he made called an orgone energy accumulator. It looks like a big closet made of metal and wood. You sit inside it and the special materials inside the box trap the orgone energy and make it go into your body.

Reich thought that if people had enough orgone energy in them, it could help with a lot of problems like sadness, tiredness, and even sickness. But not everyone agreed with him. Many other scientists did not believe in orgone energy because they couldn't see it or measure it with their tools.

In fact, some people thought that orgone energy was not real at all and called it a "pseudoscience." They believed that it was just an idea made up by Reich and that it didn't actually exist. Scientists tried to test his orgone energy accumulator, but the results were not very clear or convincing.

Today, most scientists agree that orgone energy is not a real thing. They say that there is no scientific evidence to support its existence. But even though orgone energy might not be real, it was still an interesting idea that Wilhelm Reich explored. And sometimes, exploring new ideas can lead to great discoveries in science.