Re: Something Kate related, anyone interested?

[mujad@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (James A. Drenter)]

The reference to "ORGONON" is correctly spelled in the lyrics.  The song
"Cloudbusting" was inspired by the book "A Book of Dreams" by Peter
Reich, son of Dr. Wilhelm Reich -an early colleage of Freud and psycho-
biologist from Austria.  In the mid-40's, W. Reich moved to the U.S. and
began researching a possible cure for cancer based on what he termed
"Orgone Energy" or life energy.  The term "Orgone" (in English, I don't
know what he called it in German) is derived from the english word for
"Orgasm" which (being a student of Freud had something to do with this)
is where he origionally believed this energy came from.

To make a long story short, his work with this energy led to certain
very promising weather control experiments and attracted the attention
of the U.S. government.  The government, at first very interested,
became very disinterested very fast.  Soon after, the food and drug
administration (with a court order) ransacked his lab and destroyed a
great deal of his work.

Anyway, the name of the ranch where he lived, worked, and raised Peter
was "Orgonon."


Hope it helps,
James  :-)


P.S. - "A Book of Dreams" went back into publication about two years
ago, for those interested.