Argues that most forms of therapy practised today include some idea that Wilhelm Reich pioneered. This biography - written by a former patient, student and assistant of Reich - reveals how the same "life functionalism" that Reich studied brought him personal isolation and death in prison.
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Myron Sharaf was a patient, student, and assistant of Wilhelm Reich's between 1948 and 1954. He currently teaches in the Department of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, practices psychotherapy in the Boston area, and gives lectures and workshops in this country and in Europe.
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Mad, bad and dangerous to know.,
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An extraordinary read, totally compelling as you follow Reich through the traumas of the twentieth century, his own grip on reality fragmenting all the time. And yet he remains a strangely attractive character - sure he is a "crackpot" but the book forces you to re-examine conventional views of society and science. The author, although obviously an enthusiast for Reich's idiosyncratic "Weltanschauung", never flinches from describing Reich's rampant excesses. Ultimately, you're left with a sense of sadness that the world proved too small a space for Reich and the nagging feeling that time will increasingly vindicate his extraordinary ideas.
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An Astonishing Biography,
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This has to be one of the best biographies ever written. It is certainly the best ever written about Reich. You will not be able to put it down or forget it after you've read it. The effort that went into presenting all of the aspects of Reich's life and work is staggering. That extraordinary flame of humanity, Willhelm Reich, is presented here as never before. Bravo!
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A superb book for anyone interested in Reich,
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Wilhelm Reich was many things in his lifetime- a student of Freud, a political activist, a research scientist, and an inventor. His work was decades ahead of its time and is finally being rediscovered and reevaluated by the public. If, like me, you are interested in Reich and his work, you might want to check out a novel called We All Fall Down, by Brian Caldwell. it draws heavily on Reich's theories, particularly Listen Little Man and The Mass Psychology Of Facism. It's a great introduction to Reich's work and the entire novel draws heavily on his theory. It's very interesting watching an author explore his theories in a fictional setting. Well worth reading.
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When Wilhelm Reich died in his sleep at the Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 1957, few people paid attention. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Communist Party, Ilse Ollendorff, United States, Wilhelm Reich, Social Democratic, Lia Laszky, Annie Reich, World War, Grethe Hoff, Judge Sweeney, Otto Fenichel, Aurora Karrer, Gladys Meyer, Lois Wyvell, Ola Raknes, Paul Federn, Forest Hills, Grete Bibring, Social Democrats, The Mass Psychology of Fascism, Elsa Lindenberg, Soviet Union, Nic Hoel, Edith Jacobson New!
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When Wilhelm Reich died in his sleep at the Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 1957, few people paid attention. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Communist Party, Ilse Ollendorff, United States, Wilhelm Reich, Social Democratic, Lia Laszky, Annie Reich, World War, Grethe Hoff, Judge Sweeney, Otto Fenichel, Aurora Karrer, Gladys Meyer, Lois Wyvell, Ola Raknes, Paul Federn, Forest Hills, Grete Bibring, Social Democrats, The Mass Psychology of Fascism, Elsa Lindenberg, Soviet Union, Nic Hoel, Edith Jacobson New!
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- A Book of Dreams by Peter Reich on 6 pages
- The Mass Psychology of Fascism by Wilhelm Reich on 5 pages
- The Function of the Orgasm by Wilhelm Reich on 4 pages
- The quest for Wilhelm Reich by Colin Wilson on 4 pages
- People in Trouble: Volume Two of the Emotional Plague of Mankind by Wilhelm Reich in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Wilhelm Reich: Psychoanalyst and Radical Naturalist by Robert S. Corrington on 5 pages
- Jung & Reich: Body as Shadow by John Conger on 4 pages
- Jung and Reich: The Body as Shadow by John P. Conger on 4 pages
- Recovering the Self: Morality and Social Theory by Victor Jeleniewski Seidler in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Recovering the Self: Morality and Social Theory by Victor Jeleniewski Seidler in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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