A Different Kind of Psychiatry: A Monthly Series of Therapy Storeis | ACO Campus, 4419 Route 27, Princeton NJ. Free to attend.
The ACO is offering the public the opportunity to learn how medical orgone therapy makes a difference in treating a variety of emotional problems. Our ongoing series of clinical case presentations and discussions is held monthly at the ACO campus in Princeton, NJ.
The next event in the series on Saturday, May 11, 2019 is “Right from the Start: Pregnancy, Birth and Emotion" by Susan Marcel, D.O. Joining Dr. Marcel will be Chris Burritt, D.O.
The series is free to attend. Seating is limited and advance registration is recommended. Call (732) 821-1144 or register online below.
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Read the US1 March 28, 2019 article about the series - “Ride the Emotional Rollercoaster"
"Right from the Start: Pregnancy, Birth and Emotion"
Presented by Susan Marcel, D.O. |
Joined by Chris Burritt, D.O.
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 11:00AM to 12:00PM, ACO Campus, 4419 Route 27, Princeton NJ
On Mother's Day weekend, Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the ACO Campus in Princeton, NJ, Dr. Susan Marcel will tell you about Anne, a patient who came to her for a second opinion after her previous psychiatrist gave her the devastating news that she could never have children. He had warned Anne that her anti-depressant medications could potentially cause birth defects. After several years of working with Dr. Marcel in psychotherapy, Anne was better able to manage her emotions and developed some stability. She and Dr. Marcel decided that she could be weaned from most of her medications and changed to one safe enough for her to consider getting pregnant. Find out what happened with Anne at Dr. Marcel's presentation, "Right from the Start: Pregnancy, Birth and Emotion," about the vital importance of the emotional care of pregnant women, infants, and expectant fathers during the prenatal, birthing and postnatal experiences.
Dr. Marcel will also address the ways midwives and obstetricians handle their emotionally difficult work environment. Dr. Chris Burritt will join her as discussant and will share his experience both as a psychiatrist and new father.
The series is free to attend. Seating is limited and advance registration is recommended. Call (732) 821-1144, email the ACO or register online.
"The Importance of Parental Support in the Treatment of a Child"
Presented by Virginia Whitener, Ph.D. |
Joined by Alberto Foglia, M.D.
Saturday, June 1, 2019, 4:00PM to 5:00PM, ACO Campus, 4419 Route 27, Princeton NJ
The series is free to attend. Seating is limited and advance registration is recommended. Call (732) 821-1144 or email the ACO or register online.
"A Child in Urgent Need of Limit-Setting"
Presented by Jackie Bosworth, M.D. |
Joined by Susan Marcel, D.O.
Saturday, July 20, 2019, 4:00PM to 5:00PM, ACO Campus, 4419 Route 27, Princeton NJ
The series is free to attend. Seating is limited and advance registration is recommended. Call (732) 821-1144 or email the ACO or register online.
2019 Half-Day Laboratory Course - Bions: The Elemental Particles of Life
Opportunities rarely occur for learning and experiencing the art of natural scientific observation. The American College of Orgonomy offers its Half-Day Laboratory Course on “Bions: The Elemental Particles of Life” at our campus in Princeton, NJ on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. Our new half-day course with a focus on bions gives students a digestible portion of orgonomic knowledge on one of the subjects fundamental to all laboratory work in orgonomy.
Wilhelm Reich discovered bions in the 1930’s during his observations about the development of amoebas. He observed that plant material in grass infusions broke down into tiny luminating globules that moved about freely. Reich called them bions. Heaps of them in disintegrating grass look texturally similar to the protoplasm in protozoa. In fact, he discovered that bionous disintegration of grass and other material can spontaneously develop into protozoa. This was a bombshell in biology that had rejected the idea of spontaneous generation and adopted the dogma that every living cell must come from another cell.
Defined functionally rather than materially, a bion is a tiny blob of energy in a fluid filled sac surrounded by a membrane. They can result from any matter made to swell and break down in fluid: from sand, coal, iron, earth, and living tissue. They seem to be an intermediate stage between the living and the non-living.
In The Cancer Biopathy, Reich stated, “The bion is the elemental functioning unit of all living matter.” As such, bions represent the elemental particle of life from bios- life + -on elemental particle as in electron, proton, neutron, etc.
Reich later discovered some forms of bions that can be cultured. These have implications for medicine in the way they can paralyze and kill bacteria or cancer cells brought near them.
Rather than covering didactic material in lectures, the course will focus primarily on direct observation and hands-on work, with the students receiving instruction on laboratory and microscope technique. Students will make and observe various bion preparations, grass disintegration and protozoa, paying particular attention to size, shape, color, movement (pulsation) and their own subjective impressions.
If you are interested in learning about the science of orgonomy and observing first-hand the orgonomic phenomena discovered by Dr. Wilhelm Reich, this course offers that unique and exciting opportunity. $175 adult, non-student. $75 full-time student (full-time students under the age of 30-years-old with a current valid student ID.) For more information and to request an application, call (732) 821-1144 or send an email to aco@orgonomy.org.
Past Events
April 13, 2019 - A Different Kind of Psychiatry: A Monthly Series of Therapy Stories | "Turning a Psychiatric Emergency Into an Opportunity for Positive Change"
Joined by Dee Apple, Ph.D..
March 23, 2019 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters Dee Apple, Ph.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
February 2, 2019 - Special Event: Master Voice Class in Functional Singing
February 2, 2019 - A Different Kind of Psychiatry: A Monthly Series of Therapy Stories | "Treatment of Two Cases of Panic Attack Without the Use of Medication"
Joined by Salvatore Iacobello, M.D.
January 19, 2019 - A Different Kind of Psychiatry: A Monthly Series of Therapy Stories | "Marijuana: Parents Matter"
Joined by Edward Chastka, M.D.
December 15, 2018 - A Different Kind of Psychiatry: A Monthly Series of Therapy Stories | "Marijuana: Saying No"
Joined by Philip Heller, M.D.
December 8, 2018 - Special West Coast Event: "Are You Satisfied with Your Work Life?"
Presenter: Peter A. Crist, M.D.
November 17, 2018 - A Different Kind of Psychiatry: A Monthly Series of Therapy Stories | "An Adolescent Comes Out of the Fog of Marijuana"
Joined by Dale Rosin, D.O.
October 6, 2018 - Problems with Marijuana: An ACO Sponsored Forum
Presenters: Dee Apple, Ph.D., Edward Chastka, M.D. and Dale Rosin, D.O.
July 21, 2018 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Peter A. Crist, M.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
June 2, 2018 - Orgonomic Science Event: Half-Day Lab Course on the Reich Blood Test
April 7, 2018 - Special Event: Master Voice Class in Functional Singing
March 24, 2018 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Susan Marcel, D.O. & W.B. Apple, Ph.D.
February 3, 2018 -
December 2, 2017 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Susan Marcel, D.O. & Alberto Foglia, M.D.
October 7, 2017 - Legalized Pot: What are the Consequences?
July 15, 2017 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenter: Susan Marcel, D.O.
June 3, 2017 - Half-day Introductory Laboratory Course
May 20, 2017 - Special Event: Master Class in Functional Singing with Donna Reid, Voice Teacher & Mezzo-Soprano
March 18, 2017 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Raymond Mero, D.O. & Susan Marcel, D.O.
February 4, 2017 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: A Functional Look at Alcohol & Drug Addiction
December 3, 2016 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Susan Marcel, D.O. & Alberto Foglia, M.D.
October 1, 2016 - Special Event: Reich & Freud Revisited: Conversations wtih Dr. Charles Konia
July 23, 2016 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Susan Marcel, D.O. & Jackie Bosworth, M.D.
June 4, 2016 - Orgonomic Science Event: Laboratory Open House
April 2, 2016 - Orgonomic Science Event: Revolutionary Ideas in Biology
March 19, 2016 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Susan Marcel, D.O. & Raymond Mero, D.O.
February 6, 2016 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Balancing Work & Love
November 7, 2015 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenters: Susan Marcel, D.O. & David Holbrook, M.D.
October 3, 2015 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: What About Love?
July 11, 2015 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenter: Salvatore Iacobello, M.D.
June 6, 2015 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: The French Revolution: An Example of the Emotional Plague
April 25, 2015 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Presenter: Susan Marcel, D.O.
April 11, 2015 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Armored Culture, Armored People
March 8, 2015 - Workshop on Work-Related Topics
March 7, 2015 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Hosts: Philip Heller, M.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
January 31, 2015 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Negotiating Work Politics
November 15, 2014 - Special Event: On the Shoulders of a Giant: Fictional Conversations Between Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich
October 11, 2014 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Hosts: Dee Apple, Ph.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
September 27, 2014 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: The Sexual Struggle of Youth
July 19, 2014 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Hosts:
David Holbrook, M.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
May 31, 2014 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: There Must be More to Life
Discussion Moderator: Peter A. Crist, M.D.
May 18, 2014 - Small Group Discussion: Are You Satisfied with Your Work Relationships?
Discussion Moderator: Peter A. Crist, M.D.
April 26, 2014 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Hosts:
Philip Heller, M.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
April 5, 2014 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Are You Satisfied with Your Work Relationships?
Presenter: Peter A. Crist, M.D.
February 22, 2014 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Hosts
: Peter Crist, M.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
February 1, 2014 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Right from the Start: Pregnancy, Birth & Emotions
November 10, 2013 - Conversations with an Orgonomist - Topic: Difficult People
October 26, 2013 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Hosts : Dee Apple, Ph.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
October 5, 2013 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Difficult People: Using Gut Feelings as a Guide in Relationships
July 20, 2013 - ACO Movie Night & Open Discussion
Hosts : David Holbrook, M.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
June 1, 2013 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: The Emotional Power of Music
April 6, 2013 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: ersonal Relationships in the Digital Age
March 9, 2013 - ACO Movie Night
Hosts : Susan Marcel, D.O. and Raymond Mero, D.O.
February 2, 2013 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Are You Satisfied with Your Work Life?
Presenter: Peter A. Crist, M.D.
November 16, 2012 - ACO Movie Night
Hosts : Peter Crist, M.D. and Susan Marcel, D.O.
October 6, 2012 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Emotions Speak Louder Than Words
June 2, 2012 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Fathers: A Forgotten Natural Role
Presenter: Peter A. Crist, M.D.
March 31, 2012 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Clearing the Air: Facts & Fictions about Marijuana
Presenter: Richard Ryan, M.A. & Dee Apple, Ph.D.
February 4, 2012 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Medical Orgone Therapy for Children & Teens: Treating Emotional and Behavior Problems
Presenter: Dale Rosin, D.O.
October 4, 2011 - Special Event: Burned But Not Forgotten: U.S. Government Suppression of Wilhelm Reich's Work
Presenter: Peter A. Crist, M.D.
May 25, 2011 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: A New View of Society & How We Relate: What is Social Orgonomy?
Presenter: Dee Apple, Ph.D.
April 2, 2011 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Are Children's Books Just for Kids?
Presenter: Howard Chavis, M.D.
February 5, 2011- Social Orgonomy Presentation: Is the Doctor Really In? Today's Doctor/Patient Relationship - Making Each Visit Count
Presenters: Edward Chastka, M.D. & Peter A. Crist, M.D.
October 2, 2010 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: The Roots of Love and Hate:
From Conception to the First Days of Life
Presenter: Theodota Chasapi, M.D.
June 5, 2010 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Armored Language
Presenter: Dr. Dale Rosin
October 3, 2009 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Text, Phone or Talk?: Communication Confusion in Our Electronic Age
Presenter: Dr. Peter A. Crist
June 6, 2009 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Children and the Emotional Plague: Inoculation, Antidotes and Protection for Children
Presenter: Dee Apple, Ph.D
April 4, 2009 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: The Crippling of Infants: Swaddling and Other "Well-intentioned Assaults"
Presenter: Dr. Richard Schwartzman, D.O., with an introduction by Dee. Apple, Ph.D.
February 7, 2009 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Children of the Emotional Plague: Victims and Architects of Evil
Presenter: Dee Apple, Ph.D.
October 7, 2008 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Social Forces That Impact Child & Adolescent Development
Presenter: Dee Apple, Ph.D.
October 11, 2008 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Repeat of Politics & The Emotional Plague: An Open Forum with Charles Konia, M.D.
Presenters: Dr. Edward Chastka, Dr. Peter Crist, Dr. Charles Konia
October 4, 2008 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Politics & The Emotional Plague: An Open Forum with Charles Konia, M.D.
Presentes: Dr. Edward Chastka, Dr. Peter Crist, Dr. Charles Konia
June 7, 2008 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: The Faces of Evil: Example From History
Presenter: Virginia Whitener, Ph.D.
April 5, 2008 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: The Many Faces of Evil: Current Examples of the Emotional Plague
Presenter: Dee Apple, Ph.D., Dr. Peter A. Crist, Virginia Whitener, Ph.D.
March 3, 2008 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: What is the Emotional Plague? An Introduction (Repeat Presentation)
Presenter: Dr. Peter A. Crist
February 2, 2008 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: What is the Emotional Plague? An Introduction
Presenter: Dr. Peter A. Crist
October 6, 2007 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Social Factors that Impact Child and Adolescent Development
Presenter: Dee Apple, Ph.D
June 2, 2007 - Soical Orgonomy Presentation: No Man is An Island: The Individual & Society an Orgonomic Perspective
Presenter: Virginia Whitener, Ph.D.
March 31, 2007 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: More Principles of Relationships: A Mini Workshop (AM and PM Session)
Presenter: Dr. Peter A. Crist
February 3, 2007 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: BioEnergetic Principles of Love, Family, & Work Relationships
Presenter: Dr. Peter A. Crist
December 2, 2006 - Social Orgonomy Presentation: Social Orgonomy in the 21st Century
Presenter: Dee Apple, Ph.D.
October 2, 2005 - Children of the Future - Conference - Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
