Day: April 21, 2019

2 – Acknowlegments

The crowd ….

Page 8 of “Fury on Earth” introduces the reader to a suffocating crowded room of souls towards whom, the author expresses his acknowlegments to.

Name after name, title after title, reason after reason, the biographer seems to be trying to reassure himself, rather than his readers, on the “purpose” behind the venture of his writting. Indeed we all have that voice within, questioning the whys of insincere actions. And the answers usually need the aid of a thousand witness, an almost “cooperative venture”, to defend the illusion, to justify the unjustifiable …..

The last two sentences of the above excerpt from “Fury on earth” reveal the true nature of Myron Sharaf’s reason for writting a biography on Wilhelm Reich.

From my point of view, when one writes holding an accurate and realistic inspiration on facts, specially regarding the historical recount on someone, other than yourself’s, life, one does not need third party validation, and if one does, one should question the validity of one’s motives for such writting.

The statement I make above, is to be elevated and multiplied to an astronomical figure, being measured in importance, when it is Wilhelm Reich the one over whom, an official biography is to be written. Why?, because he has been the only scientist – and human being – able to demonstrate Life. If you still do not understand the importance of this statement, you need to read his books, or simply, my writtings are not for you.

With the acknowledgment of almost 50 different characters, all with their unique individual egos and distinctive personalities, holding a more or less accurate memory of their personal experience with the subject over whom, the biography is being composed, the reader can be assured of a very finely filtered recount of events, through the eyes of each individual “acknowledged” member of Myron Sharaf’s list of aids on his biography.

Returning to the excerpt from “Fury on Earth” inserted above, that paragraph, alone, deserves a separate chapter to be examinated and broken down, piece by piece, so that the average naive reader, which usually lacks a proper examination and critical approach to the content of such bulk, may understand in simple terms, what the author exactly means in his writting.

I do not have the luxury of holding an unlimited amount of time to be devoted to every single confrontation with the Truth, found within “Fury on earth” , this is my biggest tragedy right now, but within my limited capabilities, I will devote every available effort to expose, “translate”, if you will, into a plain simple language, – the language of Truth, you see -, paragraphs such as the one inserted above from the book. After all, mr. Sharaf has made it really easy for me, and for everyone that has read and studied Wilhelm Reich with a genuine approach, to identify “right off the bat”, the lack of sincerity in his biography.

So, going back to the paragraph in question, highlighted above, from Page 8 of “Fury on Earth”. The first two phrases refer to a “cooperative venture”, and I repeat: if your perceptions about a Man, of whom you are about to write a biography about, need the assistance and validation of external aids and opinions, other than your own judgement and experience, then indeed, it is no longer a neutral unbiassed written account of the Man himself, it no longer holds the value of an intimate portrait tainted only with the biographer’s unique experience in relation to the Man, but rather what I would call: “a cooperative gossiping venture”, brought forth by ex-wifes and ex-girlfriends, ex-friends and ex-employees, third party accounts of confused family members, a loving but naive daughter and a son that was still a young child, too young to hold an accurate account of this great Man’s last years on this sad old planet.

The confession ….

On the subject of the writting of the biography, itself, Mr. Sharaf mentions how he was heading towards such goal, since 1946, and it took him 11 years, to start writting it. Allow me, once again, Mr. Sharaf, to be Wilhelm Reich’s voice right now, and this is what He has to say:

11 years you waited, Mr. Sharaf, since the urge to write a biography on Wilhelm Reich, made its call. How very significant those 11 years are, for exactly 11 years after you had that call in 1946, Wilhelm Reich was assasinated in prison. One cannot help but wonder ….. did you wait for his “departure” to write about him? ….. there is a name for that, you see, and it is not “biography”.

Finally, the last sentence of the paragraph gives away a hint of the true nature of Mr. Sharaf’s motives, speaking for itself. In an extraordinary display of sincerity, the biographer mentions a “painful process of self-discovery” ….. being the main focus, rather than the writting of the book. This Universal process of self discovery, must never involve others, the journey within that sooner or later we all confront, from the most superficial of minds to the last retrospective thoughts of a dying person, is a unique and sacred experience where excuses find no place to linger, and where the involvement of outsiders cannot enter, only a “guilty” conscience can dare to use this journey as an excuse for an imminent crime, being its sole mastermind and perpetrator, when at the precise moment to choose between right and wrong, it chooses the latter.

Apologies, I mentioned: “Finally“, starting the paragraph above, assuming I was done with the “acknowlegments” bulk of “Fury on Earth”, but there is just too much and of too much importance, to grant a free pass through the filter of Truth, applied to “high accuracy”, on this blog of mine, so let us just go back to our seats for a moment, this chapter is not over yet.

Of ex wives and kids ……

Continuing with the reading of the same page, (8), of the acknowlegments section, a significant admission by Mr. Sharaf, is shared:

Who is this person that the biographer could rely on, regarding facts about Wilhelm Reich’s life, and from whom he could: “quote so extensively”? This person is Ilse Ollendorf, Wilhelm Reich’s ex wife. And you can expect all associated emotional baggage of being an abandoned wife, to be dragged and dumped over a, yet another, recount of the writer’s vindiction towards Wilhelm Reich, the Man that did not conform with someone else’s version of what rules His life, should follow.

Let us take a moment to understand this last statement of mine, for if he would have been to follow the “accepted and conventional” rules by which, he was to conduct his life, according to others, the discovery of the Orgone, the discovery of Life – capital “L”, the one that involves me and you, and all humanity -, would not have been possible. So instead, he followed his heart, he followed the Voice within, the one that called him for a view from a much higher “field of existence”, from where he could be a witness, of what Life Really Is, and share this Discovery with the rest of us, including those that tried to cut his wings, to impose on him a mediocre existence alongside theirs.

It takes courage to go against a zombified world when one is the only one alive, but he had Life to back him up.

So, a recount of events from a hurt soul that was once Wilhelm Reich’s companionship, is where Mr. Sharaf “quotes so extensively”, regarding his biography…..

In addition to the Man’s ex-wife version of her reality about Wilhem Reich, Mr. Sharaf adds some “insights” from Peter Reich’s recollections, about his father, “a recount of events as remembered by a kid”.

No serious biographer of the greatest scientist of all times should include any superfluous and unnecessary details that not only do not add any value to an honest understanding of the Man, but that derails the original motive of why, a search on Wihelm Reich’s life has originated, in the first place.

Logic dictates that it is after one has become somewhat acquainted with his work, that an investement of time to look into additional details is deemed neccessary, a curiosity that springs from a clean and genuine longing, and not a morbid curiosity about useless details regarding his human side.

Having read the three biographies in question, I declare, so help me god, that none of them add an iota of value towards a deeper understanding of Wilhelm Reich; each one of these three books below, allow rather for a more insightful view of the writer’s character, than a valuable account on the target of the writtings.

Such is Truth, impossible to conceal, my friend…..

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The only way to obtain a pure unadulterated and accurate perception of what this Man was about, is to read his books, and not someone else’s version of Him.

Personal ego taints reality through its own shade, and when it comes to the Discoverer of Life, let there be no shade at all, but a cristal clear view, of who was Wilhelm Reich, and What did He stand for.

This view can only be obtained through the open window of His writtings.

The one that really counts …..

A final note on the “acknowledgments” section of “Fury on Earth”. There is a name worth mentioning before our journey continues through this “Furious earthly” biography of Mr. Sharaf; that name is Elsworth F. Baker, M.D.

Elsworth F. Baker was considered by Wilhelm Reich as being in possesion of the “necessary charactereological and professional qualities to continue and pass on to future generations of Orgonomy professionals, His Legacy”. – (Conversation between Dr. Frigola from the “Fundacion Wilhelm Reich” and Eva Reich).

Below, an extract of an article from the Journal of Orgonomy, published by the American College of Orgonomy, written by Charles Konia, M.D., recalling the day that he learned of Wilhelm Reich’s death in prison, and how he regrets not having had the opportunity to meet Him in person. An important mention of Mr. Baker is made:

So, if someone was to be taken as an embassador from whom to obtain additional resources, since Mr. Sharaf was in neccessity of such large amount of aids to build a biography, this should have been the man appointed to the task. Instead, his rather small contribution was that of a mere “intangible” nature, whatever on earth this means …. I am guessing that Mr. Sharaf, in yet, another attempt to re-route a genuine account on events, tries to divert the reader away from a more accurate and honest description on Wilhelm Reich’s life, from the only person qualified to do so, out of the lot on his acknowledgments section…

Well of course the lack of involvement from Mr. Baker in Reich’s “official biography”, is going to stir a genuine curiosity in me, specially since he holds a rightful privilege to offer to the World, an accurate description of Wilhelm Reich, earned in the eleven years studying and working with him.

However, no further information is to be found about Mr. Baker, besides of having been the founder of the “American College of Orgonomy”, I suppose this fact alone, holds enough weight to disuade a further search on his persona, but still ….. I cannot help but sensing a hint of elusiveness ….

Mr. Baker indeed wrote a biography on Wilhelm Reich, in an unpretentious and almost humble fashion, rich in insights that could only originate from a first hand account of events, by being a present witness. No ex-wives nor adolescent offspring’s impressions of the Man are included, refreshing the size of the manuscript to a maneagable and practical first point of reference on Wilhelm Reich. This accurate and functional biography is included in a separate section of this website.

It is also, at the very least, peculiar, that Mr. Sharaf does not quote either from the countless patients and victims of a psychotic world, that Reich was able to literally, bring back from the brink of death, into a healthy and fulfilled Life, through the medium of His discovery on Orgonomy. Why does he not mention a single one of this soul’s experience with the Man that brought them back to health? proving that Life, after all, has the last Word? There are countless verified examples in Wilhelm Reich’s literature, I go by the assumption that Mr. Sharaf was well versed in all of Wilhelm Reich’s books and journals before venturing into the writting of his biography, I think it is, at least, fair to assume so…

This blog will be home to those broken souls that went to Wilhelm Reich in search of a Life that was being taken and denied from them, and that He was able to grant access back to, by being the medium of It, of Life. How else could it have been, otherwise?

Every example and recount will be recorded in a separate page of this website. This will be part of a “counter” biography, based on facts and Truth, not on emotional outbursts off broken souls, this world has enough gossip and not enough time, to be exposed to the Truth.

Oooffff!….

It is proving to be difficult to move on to the bulk of the biography itself, for each paragraph that precedes it has mulitple doors, each one of them, giving way to yet, another confirmation of muy suspicions, suspicions of an insincere recollection of events regarding Wilhelm Reich, of lies, of distortions, of ungenuine mind tricks to lead the reader away from a rightful correct perception of the Man.

Behind each one of those countless doors, the Truth makes Its sovereign call, it does not allow a genuine soul to simply pass by and ignore It. It, must be acknowledged, yes, the Ultimate Aknowledgement, that, funny enough, does not require a third party witness of account, only Oneself. Isn’t this the way Life works? we come into this world alone and we depart it alone, so it seems to be that it is only from that Ultimate state of Being, Oneself, that Truth can and is, confronted.

(I am pretty sure I will remove the following paragraph in the future, but, for now, I will leave it to reflect the frustration and exhaustion that results from getting involved within the pages of this book):

There is simply so much written in the pages of this man’s acknowlegments section, that one would think the secret to immortality is surely contained within those pages, perhaps in some sort of secret code? ….. surely that is why there is so much text! …. and we have not even made it to the introduction yet !, in fact, we are not even half way through the aknowlegments section of “Fury on earth”! …. now the writer of these lines is beginning to consider the appropiation of some of that “Fury” … but no, I must remain objective.

We all know the amount of time, additives, external aids, plastic surgery, makeup, personal trainers, couches, mentors, psychic mediums even, reassurance from theraphy groups populated by equally desperate souls, an individual that lacks a self resource of the obvious, is in need of. We can sum up the acknowlegments section of “Fury on Earth” as the ultimate beauty salon that promises a baboon the looks of a princess, failing miserably.

Encouragement and illumination ….

Interesting word: “illumination” …..

The author of Wilhelm Reich’s official biography found both blessed states by “participating in a group experience, composed of therapists who were also friends”. The need for human affiliation, in whichever way or context is being seeked, is something understandable, what is not so clear, at least to my personal sense of curiosity, is why does the author engage in a gathering of souls, in relation to the writting of the biography?, the only acceptable “group experience” to be engaged with, when it comes to present to the world as a biography the life of Wilhelm Reich, is the writer’s honest desire to share genuine and functional information and the Truth. In this way Life serves as a guide, the very same Life that Reich was the messenger of, and the need for any further “group” nor “experience”, is redundant.

“Let us now praise famous men”

We come to the end of the acknowledgements section of “Fury on earth”, reassured by countless witness on the veracity of Mr. Sharaf’s recount of the life and miracles of Wilhelm Reich, I suppose this is the ultimate goal for such a loaded section.

Mr. Sharaf has a touch of gratitude towards Wilhelm Reich, the man he is about to expose to the world via an “official biography”, by dedicating a few short excerpts from three different authors, one of them, a certain “James Agee”, to him.

A search on “Agee” leads us to what appears to be his main work, “Let us now praise famous men“, a book filled with deep philosophical topics such as the meaning of life and the living uncertainty that haunts us through our existence, on the great unkonwn final frontier of death ………. just kidding!, apologies, (I do have to make use of sarcasm to be able to survive this world sometimes), this book is about some impoverished farmers from Alabama during the great depression, that is, nothing whatsoever to do with the figure of Wilhelm Reich or His work, and yet, Mr. Sharaf’s title for his official biography on him, was borrowed from this book I just mentioned, in a pathetic attempt to be, I suppose, “the last to laugh”.

But nobody is laughing Mr. Sharaf, the man you are about to describe to the world, following your final thoughts of “gratitude” on Him, was the Discoverer of the Life force that Governs everything that is alive, including your very own, ironic as it is, now dead, cells.

Despise the unpromising nature of Mr. Agee’s book on famous men and the Alabama dust bowl and the great depression regarding any sort of engagement from this writer, I must admit that the excerpt included by Mr. Sharaf, at the end of his acknowlegments section, writen by this James Agee, certainly does deserve my attention:

This interesting statement from Mr. Agee wraps up a very deep and disturbing Truth about the nature of the reality we live under. Everything is distorted, while Truth and Life pass unnoticed, and gets suppressed whenever a brave soul tries to lead humanity’s path towards salvation, everything else, that is, lies and death, are continuously promoted, viciously thrown at every corner of our attention, desperately being imposed and inserted in our subconscious. And the reason for this inclusion as part of your “gratitude” and “dedication”, to Wilhelm Reich, Mr. Sharaf, speaks loud and clear.

Mr. Sharaf makes a full disclosure of his real motivation for writting “Fury on earth”, with the inclusion of this little borrowed excerpt from “Let us now praise famous men”. He is acting as Judas, and granting humanity a final kiss, by means of official acceptance.

But the ultimate acceptance is always by personal consent, and on that, Mr. Sharaf, no matter how many kisses you, or The club, throw, nobody has any power over. This is the beauty of Life and all that is Alive. You do not get to be the last to laugh, sir.

The last quote on the list is from Lou Andreas-Salome:

Let’s not let forget that mr. Sharaf was a psycotherapist, this title presumes the writer to be in full command of the written language regarding the why and the how of words included or borrowed, in his biography. This last excerpt included is written by a psychoanalyst, and what this long sentence is really trying to achieve is to evoke a sense of “pity” over the subject over whom the question revolves. A sharp mind will quickly uncover the true meaning of this sentence, in regards to the writer, rather that the one “written about”, and resolve a deep sense of inferiority on the writer’s side.

The word “confronted” is inaccurate in the presence of a being who “impresses us as truly great”, the only two available definitions can be either rejection, or assimilation, not confrontation, as the latter immediately discloses a hidden inferiority complex. One either rejects that greatness, being unable to measure up, or assimilates as an equal.