Dan Lowe
@danlowe.bsky.social
Therapist, working in London with an interest in Wilhelm Reich and body-based psychotherapies
I wish this was simply satire rather than so on the nose.
May 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I wish this was simply satire rather than so on the nose.
Wilhelm Reich on fascism, clear and resonant as a bell. From Reich’s 1942 book, The Function of the Orgasm, from a section of that book called "Fascistic Irrationalism."
Translated by Theodore P. Wolfe pp. 236-238 (I'll confess, post idea stolen from Phillip Bennet on Facebook)
Translated by Theodore P. Wolfe pp. 236-238 (I'll confess, post idea stolen from Phillip Bennet on Facebook)
March 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Wilhelm Reich on fascism, clear and resonant as a bell. From Reich’s 1942 book, The Function of the Orgasm, from a section of that book called "Fascistic Irrationalism."
Translated by Theodore P. Wolfe pp. 236-238 (I'll confess, post idea stolen from Phillip Bennet on Facebook)
Translated by Theodore P. Wolfe pp. 236-238 (I'll confess, post idea stolen from Phillip Bennet on Facebook)
Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
March 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
If you see this quote with horror movie you love.
Pretty much guarantee if you seen the below, you won't forget it - Zulawski's Possession.
Pretty much guarantee if you seen the below, you won't forget it - Zulawski's Possession.
February 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you see this quote with horror movie you love.
Pretty much guarantee if you seen the below, you won't forget it - Zulawski's Possession.
Pretty much guarantee if you seen the below, you won't forget it - Zulawski's Possession.
Bookshelf porn is the best porn
January 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Bookshelf porn is the best porn
I need to reread this, it's SO good.
January 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I need to reread this, it's SO good.
Hoping to finish this very good but oddly written study of the Goddess Oya. On the home stretch.
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Hoping to finish this very good but oddly written study of the Goddess Oya. On the home stretch.
Reich's work is filled with metaphors from the natural world.
November 23, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Reich's work is filled with metaphors from the natural world.
Not planning on posting loads about politics but I thought this was such a succinct statement about why Trump won & the Dems lost.
November 21, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Not planning on posting loads about politics but I thought this was such a succinct statement about why Trump won & the Dems lost.
The following extract captures the tone and central message of the book and must, surely, be part of the inspiration for Bush's "Running Up That Hill" (first single from HoL):
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The following extract captures the tone and central message of the book and must, surely, be part of the inspiration for Bush's "Running Up That Hill" (first single from HoL):
The book is about a young boy trying to make sense of the loss of his father but against this extraordinary backdrop of events. Here's an extract where Reich explains his philosophy to the young Peter:
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The book is about a young boy trying to make sense of the loss of his father but against this extraordinary backdrop of events. Here's an extract where Reich explains his philosophy to the young Peter:
It's a strange book, deeply moving, impressionistically written. Here's KB's thoughts on it, in her own words:
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
It's a strange book, deeply moving, impressionistically written. Here's KB's thoughts on it, in her own words:
Bush actually plays Peter Reich in the video and at one moment she pulls a copy of the book from her father's pocket:
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Bush actually plays Peter Reich in the video and at one moment she pulls a copy of the book from her father's pocket:
However, plot twist - Bush had (to my knowledge) never read Reich. She was instead taking her impression of his life from an autobiography, A Book of Dreams by Reich's son, Peter.
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
However, plot twist - Bush had (to my knowledge) never read Reich. She was instead taking her impression of his life from an autobiography, A Book of Dreams by Reich's son, Peter.
Reich died in prison, 9 months into a 2 year sentence for contempt of court (he failed to turn up to the court to respond to an FDA injunction against his work), arguing that to do so would lend legitimacy to a false, non-scientific process.
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Reich died in prison, 9 months into a 2 year sentence for contempt of court (he failed to turn up to the court to respond to an FDA injunction against his work), arguing that to do so would lend legitimacy to a false, non-scientific process.
This led him to attempt to manipulate the weather - he called this activity Cloudbusting, thus the title of song. Pictured here: Reich's cloudbuster (that's him in the foreground) and it's dramatic recreation for the video:
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This led him to attempt to manipulate the weather - he called this activity Cloudbusting, thus the title of song. Pictured here: Reich's cloudbuster (that's him in the foreground) and it's dramatic recreation for the video:
Really should have posted this on the Day of the Dead but better late than never
November 16, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Really should have posted this on the Day of the Dead but better late than never
Ling Ch'i Ching. Chinese divination text. Relatively unknown in the West. Draws on the I Ching tho a deliberate simplification of that text's complexity.
November 15, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Ling Ch'i Ching. Chinese divination text. Relatively unknown in the West. Draws on the I Ching tho a deliberate simplification of that text's complexity.
Reich's Listen Little Man contains some great illustrations (by William Steig) that illustrate his ideas.
November 13, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Reich's Listen Little Man contains some great illustrations (by William Steig) that illustrate his ideas.
This sounds exactly like I hoped it would - mad, high tempo, swinging, kitschy, OTT orchestra, klezmer overtones. Nice to know the charity shop antenna is still functional.
October 28, 2023 at 1:36 PM
This sounds exactly like I hoped it would - mad, high tempo, swinging, kitschy, OTT orchestra, klezmer overtones. Nice to know the charity shop antenna is still functional.