JANUARY 2006 UPDATE

FROM

THE WILHELM REICH MUSEUM

Happy New Year.

The Wilhelm Reich Museum and The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust thank you

for your interest and support. For those of you new to this list, we assure you

that none of the names on this e-mail list—nor the names of Museum visitors,

conference attendees, or bookstore customers—are shared with any other

individuals or organizations. If at any time you wish to be removed from

this list, please let us know.

All of our previous Updates, dating from March 2004, are archived on our

In the next month or so we will be mailing out brochures and posting more

detailed information about the 2006 Summer Conference: presentation topics,

schedule of events, etc. We will also be making a concerted effort to promote

this conference to medical and health professionals.

2006 SUMMER CONFERENCE – ORGONON

THE LEGACY OF WILHELM REICH:

NEW SCHOLARSHIP, PROJECTS, AND DIRECTIONS

We are putting together next summer’s conference that, in keeping with our

emphasis on moving forward, will focus on current research, scholarship and

practical applications of Reich’s work. Presenters will include:

Assistant Curator - Freud Museum, Vienna

Director – Wilhelm Reich Museum

Psychiatrist and Orgone Therapist

Director – University of Michigan Injury Research Center

Psychiatrist and Orgone Therapist

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 2007

2007 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGONOMY

Saddleback Mountain Lodge – Rangeley, Maine

July 29 – August 1, 2007

We look forward to the participation of individuals and organizations throughout

the world…and we ask you to join with us in a place that Reich first visited and

fell in love with in 1940…the place he called home from 1949 until his death…

the place that was essential to his orgone energy research for nearly seventeen

years: the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine.

Because we anticipate a conference involving several hundred people from

around the globe—too large for Orgonon’s Conference Building—we have

chosen to host this event just a few miles from Orgonon at the beautiful new

Saddleback Mountain Lodge. Which provides ample meeting space, dining

facilities, accommodations, and easy access to The Wilhelm Reich Museum,

the amenities of Rangeley, Maine, and all of the Rangeley Lakes.

We are now in the process of contacting individuals and organizations for their

participation, and further developing the specifics of this International Conference

on Orgonomy. And we’ll be updating you further as our plans progress. Please

ELEMENTS OF THE 2007 CONFERENCE

The International Conference will be a blend of formal 30-minute presentations,

panel discussions, plenty of time for socializing, and two afternoon activities

designed to enrich your appreciate of the natural environment of the Rangeley

Lakes region that was crucial to Reich’s life and work: an historic tour of

Orgonon, Reich’s home and research center (now the Wilhelm Reich Museum);

and a moderate hike up Bald Mountain—on the road where Reich owned his

first cabin—to view Mooselookmeguntic Lake where Reich first observed

The following preliminary schedule is subject to change as we move forward

with our plans. But we feel it accurately represents a general overview of

the 2007 conference.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – 2007

SUNDAY – JULY 29, 2007

Evening: Sign-in & Reception at Saddleback Mountain Lodge

MONDAY – JULY 30, 2007

9:00 a.m. – Noon: Presentations

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Presentations

Evening: To be announced

TUESDAY – JULY 31, 2007

9:00 a.m. – Noon: Presentations

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Visit & Historic Tour of Orgonon

Evening: Banquet & Music at Saddleback Mountain Lodge

WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 1, 2007

9:00 a.m. – Noon: Presentations

Afternoon: Bald Mountain hike to view Mooselookmeguntic Lake

Evening: To be announced.

Attendees and presenters are encouraged to extend their stay to enjoy all that

the Rangeley Lakes region has to offer:

ACCOMMODATIONS IN 2007

A wide variety of accommodations are available in the Rangeley region.

Condominiums at Saddleback Mountain Lodge. Hotels, motels, and

bed & breakfasts in Rangeley and Oquossoc. Lakefront cottages and

other rental properties. As well as outdoor camping, including lakeshore

and wilderness sites.

Renting a condo or cottage with a group of people is an ideal way to

economize. And think about coming up on Saturday, or staying a day

or two later, to better enjoy the Rangeley Lakes area. For those who

prefer lakefront rentals, we urge you to plan ahead since the Conference

is being held during the summer season.

We will be working with our friends at the Saddleback Mountain Lodge

and the Rangeley Chamber of Commerce to direct you to accommodations

that best suit your preferences and needs.

A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION

While we always offer to pick up travel and lodging expenses for presenters

at our annual Summer Conferences, regrettably we are in no financial position

to assume such costs for presenters at the 2007 International Conference on

Orgonomy.

This will be an event with close to 20 presentations, hopefully by people

from around the world. And as most of you know, our greatest ongoing

challenge is securing the necessary financial support for an operating budget

of approximately $150,000 a year.

We hope that this early announcement of this Conference—together with the

significance of the year 2007 itself, and the excitement of bringing together

a global community dedicated to Reich—will inspire prospective presenters

and attendees to commit and plan well in advance, and to work cooperatively

with others, if necessary, to secure the necessary support to attend this conference.

During the next few months, we’ll continue to update you on further

developments for 2007.

T-SHIRT SALE IN OUR BOOKSTORE

We find ourselves with an abundance of hunter-green Wilhelm Reich Museum

T-shirts in size 2X. Which can mean only one thing: a sale, 2 for $25. The

shirt features an image of the Orgone Energy Observatory, with cream-colored lettering

click on Bookstore, then click on Gift Items on the bottom of the page.

UNTIL NEXT MONTH

As always, you feedback and involvement are important to us, and we eagerly

solicit your response to our news and your participation in our activities and

initiatives.

Please share this Update with any family, friends, or colleagues who may be

interested in the life and legacy of Wilhelm Reich, and the good works of the

Museum and the Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust.

Thank you again for your friendship and support.

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