,WILHELM ,REI* & ! ,SEXUAL ,REVOLUTION 

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,AU?OR 3 ,M>IE ,L\ISE ,B]N]I 

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,$ITOR'S ,9TRODUCTION 

,9 H] >TICLE 0,SEXUALITY & ,FRE$OM10 ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK'S ,N[ 9 #a#i#d#e1 ,M>IE ,L\ISE ,B]N]I 7,SELECTIONS #d @& #a#e7 REVIEWS ! PIONE]+ WORK ( ,WILHELM ,REI* 7#a#h#i#g-#a#i#e#g71 FOCUS+ ON ,REI*'S !N REC5T PUBLICATION1 ,! ,FUNCTION ( ! ,ORGASM 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,ORGONE ,9/ITUTE ,PRESS1 #a#i#d#b74 ,REI* HAD COME TO ! ATT5TION ( AN>*I/S ) HIS PREVI\S PUBLICATION1 ,! ,MASS ,PSY*OLOGY ( ,FASCISM 7#a#i#c#c71 9 :I* ,REI* DREW ! CONNECTIONS BETWE5 SEXUAL REPRESSION1 FAMILY /RUCTURE & AU?ORIT>IANISM 7SEE ,VOLUME #a1 ,SELECTION #a#a#i74 ,REI*'S WORK IS SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ! E>LI] RADICAL PSY*OANALY/1 ,OTTO ,GROSS 7,VOLUME #a1 ,SELECTION #g#h71 BUT HE PLAC$ MU* GREAT] EMPHASIS ON ! ROLE ( SEXUAL 9HIBITION 9 MASS NEUROSES4 ,PAUL ,GOODMAN & ,DANIEL ,GU]9 W]E 9FLU5C$ BY HIS WORK 7COMP>E ,SELECTIONS #c#e1 #c#g1 #gf @& #g#g71 AS WAS ! LIB]T>IAN $UCATOR1 ,A4,S4 ,NEILL 7SEE ,SELECTION #d#f74 ,HIS WORK RECEIV$ GREAT] ATT5TION ) ! ADV5T ( V>I\S SEXUAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS 9 ! #a#i#fS1 BUT SOME M5 CONFUS$ SEXUAL LIB]ATION ) MAK+ WOM5 SEXUALLY AVAILABLE1 GIV+ RISE TO A NEW WAVE ( ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T1 & R5EW$ 9T]E/ 9 AN>*I/ IDEAS ( P]SONAL LIB]ATION1 DEALT ) BEL[ 9 ! SELECTIONS FROM ,P5NY ,KORNEGG] & ,C>OL ,EHRLI*4 

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0,! ,P,R,O,B,L,E,M ,( ,S,E,X,U,A,L,I,T,Y ,P,],M,E,A,T,E,S BY ITS V]Y NATURE EV]Y FIELD ( SCI5TIFIC 9VE/IGATION40 ,?IS IS TOO (T5 IGNOR$ BY REVOLUTION>IES :O >E WILL+ TO DISCUSS ,M>X'S ECONOMIC DOCTR9ES OR ,KROPOTK9'S SOCIOLOGICAL !ORIES1 BUT :O REG>D ) ! GREATE/ SUSPICION ! WORK ( PSY*OANALY/S4 ,YET ! EXI/5CE ( MASS NEUROSES IS ONLY TOO OBVI\S TODAY4 ,IT IS GL>+LY DISPLAY$ 9 ! CULT ( LEAD]%IP :I* HAS TAK5 AN ACUTE =M 9 ! TOTALIT>IAN /ATES1 BUT :I* IS EQUALLY EVID5T 9 SO-CALL$ DEMOCRATIC C\NTRIES4 ,IT HAS GIV5 RISE TO \TBUR/S ( PUBLIC SADISM1 9 ! GLAM\RIZ$ V]SIONS ( ,HOLLYWOOD PRODUC]S OR1 9 !IR CRUDE/ =M1 AT .<! ,NAZI CONC5TRATION CAMPS.> ,BU*5WALD & ,BELS54 ,IT APPE>S MORE OBVI\SLY 9 ! NUM]\S CASES ( W> NEUROSIS1 SADISM1 IMPOT5CE & FRIGIDITY4 

,TO R$UCE !SE PROBLEMS TO A QUE/ION ( FAMILY ALL[ANCES1 MAT]NITY B5EFITS OR OLD AGE P5SIONS IS RIDICUL\S2 TO RESOLVE IT 9 T]MS ( 9SURRECTION1 ( OV]?R[ ( ! RUL+ CLASS & ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE1 IS NOT 5\<4 ,HUMAN NATURE IS A :OLE4 ,! WORK] IS NOT M]ELY ! PRODUC] 9 ! FACTORY OR ! FIELD2 HE IS ALSO ! LOV]1 ! FA!R4 ,! PROBLEMS :I* HE FACES 9 HIS HOME >E NO LESS IMPORTANT ?AN ?OSE AT HIS PLACE ( WORK4 ,BY TRY+ TO SEP>ATE BIOLOGICAL & PSY*OLOGICAL PROBLEMS FROM ! SOCIOLOGICAL ONES1 WE NOT ONLY MUTILATE \R !ORIES1 BUT >E B\ND TO REA* FALSE CONCLUSIONS444 

,AS A :OLE1 ,DR4 ,REI*'S WORK HAS BE5 IGNOR$ BY LEFT-W+ & REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS4 ,IT HAS BE5 LEFT TO ! =CES ( REACTION1 BO? ON ! RI<T & ON ! LEFT1 TO RECOGNIZE 9 HIM AN 5EMY ( AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIETY4 ,A VIOL5T NEWSPAP] CAMPAIGN :I* LA/$ AB\T T5 MON?S WAS C>RI$ \T AGA9/ ,DR4 ,REI* 9 ,NORWAY 9 #a#i#c#h4 ,HE EMIGRAT$ TO ,AM]ICA1 BUT EV5 !RE HE WAS NOT FREE FROM POLICE P]SECUTION4 ,ON ! #a#b? ,DECEMB]1 #a#i#d#a1 AT #b O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 HE WAS TAK5 \T ( HIS B$ BY AG5TS ( ! ,F,B,I444& TAK5 TO ,ELLIS ,ISL&4 ,NOT UNTIL ! #e? ,JANU>Y WAS HE RELEAS$ UNCONDITIONALLY .<HE WAS >RE/$ AGA9 9 #a#i#e#f1 HIS BOOKS W]E BANN$ & BURN$1 & HE DI$ 9 A ,U4,S4 F$]AL PRISON.>4 ,HIS PUBLICATIONS HAVE BE5 BANN$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/S AS WELL AS BY ! ,FASCI/S1 BY ! ,SOCIALI/S AS WELL AS BY ! ,LIB]ALS4 ,! EXPLANATION = ?IS UNPOPUL>ITY IS ?AT ,DR4 ,REI* HAS ATTACK$ DICTATOR%IP UND] :ATEV] NAME IT DISGUIS$ ITSELF4 ,9 ! ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#d#d1 ISSUE ( ! 9T]NATIONAL ,J\RNAL ( ,SEX ,ECONOMY HE REASS]TS HIS BELIEF ?AT1 0,EV5 AFT] ! MILIT>Y VICTORY OV] ,G]MAN FASCISM1 ! FASCI/ HUMAN /RUCTURE WILL CONT9UE TO EXI/ 9 ,G]MANY1 ,RUSSIA1 ,AM]ICA & EV]Y:]E ELSE40 

,?\< ,DR4 ,REI* HAS BE5 DESCRIB$ AS A ,M>XI/1 HE DECL>ES1 AS ,M>X DID BE=E HIM1 0,I AM NOT A ,M>XI/10 & 9DE$ HE BITT]LY ATTACKS ! FOLL[]S ( ,M>X :O HAVE DI/ORT$ ! ?\<T & ! SCI5TIFIC DISCOV]IES ( !IR MA/]4 ,REI* CAN BE CALL$ A ,M>XI/ 9 AS MU* AS HE ADH]ES TO ! LAWS ( ECONOMICS =MULAT$ BY ,M>X444BUT HIS CONCEPTION ( ! ,/ATE IS NE>] ?AT ( ,BAKUN9 ?AN ?AT ( ,M>X4 ,9 ! >TICLE QUOT$ ABOVE HE DECL>ES3 

0,/ATE & ,SOCIETY MEAN TWO BASICALLY DIFF]5T SOCIAL FACTS4 ,!RE IS A /ATE :I* IS ABOVE OR AGA9/ ,SOCIETY AS BE/ EXEMPLIFI$ 9 ! FASCI/ TOTALIT>IAN /ATE4 ,!RE IS SOCIETY )\T A /ATE1 AS 9 ! PRIMITIVE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES4 ,!RE >E /ATE ORGANIZATIONS :I* WORK ESS5TIALLY 9 ! DIRECTION ( SOCIAL 9T]E/S1 & !RE >E O!RS :I* DO NOT4 ,:AT HAS TO BE REMEMB]$ IS ?AT '/ATE' DOES NOT MEAN 'SOCIETY40444 

,9 ! WORK-DEMOCRACY ADVOCAT$ BY ,DR4 ,REI* ! /ATE W\LD NOT EXI/ 70,! 'WELL-ORD]$ LEGAL /ATE' IS AN ILLUSION1 NOT A REALITY071 GOODS W\LD BE PRODUC$ = NE$S & NOT = PR(IT1 EA* 9DIVIDUAL W\LD BE RESPONSIBLE = HIS [N EXI/5CE & SOCIAL FUNCTION4 ,DR4 ,REI*'S UND]/&+ ( ! ECONOMIC /RUCTURE ( SOCIETY PREV5T$ HIM FROM FALL+ 9TO ! ]RORS ( MO/ PSY*OANALY/S1 :O HAVE SE5 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION OR 9 PLANN$ AU?ORIT>IANISM ! HOPE ( A FREE & HAPPY SOCIETY4 ,REI* REALIZ$ ! NE$ TO 9TRODUCE 0PSY*OLOGICAL ME?ODS 9TO SOCIOLOGICAL ?9K+40 ,M>X HAD CONC]N$ HIMSELF ) ! PROBLEM ( WORK 9 RELATION TO MAN1 ,FREUD ) ! ROLE SEXUALITY PLAY$ 9 ! CONSCI\S & UNCONSCI\S ( MAN4 ,REI* TRI$ TO SOLVE ! CONFLICT BETWE5 !SE TWO SCI5TIFIC SY/EMS1 OR P]HAPS IT IS BETT] TO SAY ?AT HE TRI$ TO F9D A PO9T ( CONTACT BETWE5 !M444 

,= ,REI* ! C5TRAL PH5OM5ON ( SEXUALITY IS ! ORGASM2 IT 0IS ! FOCAL PO9T ( PROBLEMS >IS+ 9 ! FIELDS ( PSY*OLOGY AS WELL AS PHYSIOLOGY1 BIOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY40 ,! TITLE ( ! BOOK .<,! ,FUNCTION ( ! ,ORGASM.> IS OBVI\SLY *OS5 9 DEFIANCE ( ?OSE :O ?9K ?AT SEXUALITY IS (F5SIVE & ! BOOK ITSELF HAS BE5 WRITT51 DECL>ES ,DR4 ,REI*1 NOT )\T HUMOR1 AT AN AGE :5 HE HAS NOT YET LO/ HIS ILLUSIONS REG>D+ ! READ9ESS ( HIS FELL[S TO ACCEPT REVOLUTION>Y KN[L$GE4 ,REI* HAD BE=E HIM ! EXAMPLE ( ,FREUD :O 9 LAT] YE>S WAT]$ D[N HIS !ORIES ON SEXUALITY1 SO AS TO CONTRADICT HIS [N E>LI] WORK4 ,REI* HAS BE5 EXPELL$ FROM ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ! PSY*OANALY/S & !IR PUBLICATIONS HAVE BE5 B>R$ TO HIM1 AS HE WAS ACCUS$ ( ATTA*+ TOO MU* IMPORTANCE TO SEXUALITY4 ,HE KN[S !RE=E H[ ! PRESSURE ( HYPOCRITICAL & MORALI/IC SOCIETY CAN BR+ SCI5TI/S TO *ANGE !IR VIEWS SO AS TO MAKE !M PALATABLE TO ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 

,REI* ADH]ES TO ! BASIC PSY*OANALYTICAL CONCEPTS1 BUT HE REFUS$ TO FOLL[ ! PSY*OANALYTIC S*OOL :5 IT RELEGAT$ SEXUALITY TO A SECOND>Y ROLE SO AS TO GA9 APPROVAL EV5 9 REACTION>Y QU>T]S4 ,!ODORE ,P4 ,WOLFE1 :O TRANSLAT$ ,DR4 ,REI*'S BOOK FROM ,G]MAN 9TO ,5GLI%1 PO9TS \T ?AT3 

0,FREUD'S ORIG9AL !ORY ( SEX WAS REVOLUTION>Y & EVOK$ ! MO/ VIOL5T REACTIONS4 ,! /ORY ( PSY*OANALYSIS IS ESS5TIALLY ! /ORY ( NEV] 5D+ ATTEMPTS TO ALLAY !SE REACTIONS ON ! P>T ( A %OCK$ WORLD1 &1 TO MAKE PSY*OANALYSIS SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE1 SEXUALITY HAD TO BE ROBB$ ( ITS REAL SIGNIFICANCE & TO BE REPLAC$ BY SOME?+ ELSE4 ,?US1 ,JUNG REPLAC$ IT BY A RELIGI\S PHILOSOPHY1 ,ADL] BY A MORALI/IC ONE1 ,RANK BY ! ',TRAUMA ( ,BIR?1' ETC40444 

,DR4 ,REI*1 ON ! O!R H&1 ADH]ES TO ,FREUD'S ORIG9AL ETIOLOGICAL =MULA ( ! NEUROSIS1 0! NEUROSIS IS ! RESULT ( A CONFLICT BETWE5 9/9CTUAL DEM&S & OPPOS+ SOCIAL DEM&S40 ,9 ORD] TO UND]/& NEUROSES !RE=E ONE MU/ /UDY BO? SEXUALITY & SOCIAL =CES444 

,HE GA!R$ HIS MAT]IAL NOT M]ELY 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM ( ! PSY*OANALY/1 BUT ALSO 9 WORK+ CLASS CL9ICS1 9 MASS MEET+S1 BY A DAILY CONTACT ) ! PEOPLE4 ,HIS CONCLUSIONS W]E B\ND TO BE DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE ( PSY*OANALY/S :OSE PATI5TS CAME FROM %ELT]$ B\RGEOIS FAMILIES4 

,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT HE F\ND ?AT NEUROSES >E PETIT B\RGEOIS AILM5TS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! WORK+ CLASS IS AS PRONE TO NEUROSIS AS ! MORE %ELT]$ CLASSES1 & AMONG IT ! NEUROSES TAKE A VIOL5T & BRUTAL ASPECT UNDISGUIS$ BY 9TELLECTUAL NICETIES4 ,FROM ?IS VA/ CL9ICAL EXP]I5CE & FROM /ATI/ICS :I* HE OBTA9$1 ,REI* =M$ ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION SUFF]S FROM NEUROSIS 9 A MORE OR LESS ATT5UAT$ =M4 ,ALL !SE NEUROSES >E DUE )\T EXCEPTION TO A DI/URBANCE 9 ! SEX LIFE ( ! MAN OR WOMAN4 ,?IS BECAME APP>5T TO ,REI*1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! CASE ( M51 ONLY :5 HE HAD /RICTLY DEF9$ :AT HEAL?Y SEXUAL LIFE IS4 0,PSY*IC HEAL?10 HE DISCOV]$1 0DEP5DS UPON ORGA/IC POT5CY1 ?AT IS1 ON ! CAPACITY = SURR5D] 9 ! ACME ( SEXUAL EXCITATION 9 ! NATURAL SEXUAL ACT40 

,BE=E ,REI*1 PSY*OANALY/S HAD CONSID]$ M5 SEXUALLY HEAL?Y :O C\LD HAVE SEXUAL 9T]C\RSE1 & !Y C\LD !RE=E CLAIM ?AT NEUROTICS C\LD HAVE A NORMAL SEXUAL LIFE4 ,REI* BY ANALYZ+ 9 GREAT DETAIL ! ORGASM REFLEX .<0! UNIT>Y 9VOLUNT>Y CONTRACTION & EXPANSION ( ! TOTAL ORGANISM 9 ! ACME ( ! SEXUAL ACT0.> F\ND ?AT NO NEUROTIC IS ABLE TO BE ORGA/ICALLY POT5T4 ,HE FUR!R E/ABLI%$ ?AT ! WIDESPREAD EXI/5CE ( NEUROSIS TODAY IS DUE TO ! SEXUAL *AOS BR\<T AB\T BY A SOCIETY BAS$ ON AU?ORITY4 ,IT IS NOT F\ND 9 HUMAN HI/ORY BE=E ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PATRI>*AL SOCIAL ORD]1 & IT IS /ILL NONEXI/5T TODAY 9 FREE SOCIETIES1 :]E3 

0,! VITAL 5]GIES1 UND] NATURAL CONDITIONS1 REGULATE !MSELVES SPONTANE\SLY1 )\T COMPULSIVE DUTY OR COMPULSIVE MORALITY4 ,! LATT] >E A SURE 9DICATION ( ! EXI/5CE ( ANTISOCIAL T5D5CIES4 ,ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR SPR+S FROM SECOND>Y DRIVES :I* [E !IR EXI/5CE TO ! SUPPRESSION ( NATURAL SEXUALITY4 

0,! 9DIVIDUAL BR\<T UP 9 AN ATMOSPH]E :I* NEGATES LIFE & SEX ACQUIRES A PLEASURE-ANXIETY 7FE> ( PLEASURABLE EXCITATION7 :I* IS REPRES5T$ PHYSIOLOGICALLY 9 *RONIC MUSCUL> SPASMS4 ,?IS PLEASURE-ANXIETY IS ! SOIL ON :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL RE-CREATES ! LIFE-NEGAT+ IDEOLOGIES :I* >E ! BASIS ( DICTATOR%IP444,! AV]AGE *>ACT] /RUCTURE ( HUMAN BE+S HAS *ANG$ 9 ! DIRECTION ( IMPOT5CE & FE> ( LIV+1 SO ?AT AU?ORIT>IAN DICTATOR%IPS CAN E/ABLI% !MSELVES BY PO9T+ TO EXI/+ HUMAN ATTITUDES1 SU* AS LACK ( RESPONSIBILITY & 9FANTILISM40 

,H[ HAVE M5 SUCCE$$ 9 CRU%+ !IR 9/9CTS = LOVE & LIFE8 ,>E !Y BIOLOGICALLY UNABLE TO EXP]I5CE PLEASURE & 5JOY FRE$OM8 ,! CAUSES1 SAY ,REI*1 >E NOT BIOLOGICAL1 BUT ECONOMIC & SOCIOLOGICAL4 ,IT IS ! COMPULSIVE FAMILY & COMPULSIVE MORALITY :I* HAVE DE/ROY$ ! NATURAL SELF-REGULATION ( ! VITAL =CES4 .<,BRONISLAW.> ,MAL9[SKI'S /UDY ( ! SEXUAL LIFE ( SAVAGES 9 ! ,S\? ,SEA ISL&S .<,>GONAUTS ( ! ,WE/]N ,PACIFIC 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,E4,P4 ,DUTTON @& ,CO4 ,9C41 #a#i#b#b7.> HAS %[N ?AT SEXUAL REPRESSION IS ( SOCIOLOGICAL & NOT BIOLOGICAL NATURE4 ,IT HAS FUR!R DE/ROY$ ! ,FREUDIAN CONCEPT ( ! BIOLOGICAL NATURE ( ! ,O$IPUS CONFLICT1 BY %[+ ?AT ! *ILD-P>5T RELATION%IP *ANGES ) ! SOCIAL /RUCTURE ( SOCIETY4 ,! ,O$IPUS COMPLEX ( ! ,EUROPEAN DOES NOT EXI/ AMONG ! ,TROBRI& ,ISL&]S4 

,?IS IS AN ALL IMPORTANT PO9T AS1 IF SEXUAL REPRESSION IS BIOLOGICALLY DET]M9$1 IT CANNOT BE ABOLI%$1 BUT IF IT IS DET]M9$ BY SOCIAL FACTORS1 !N A *ANGE 9 ?OSE SOCIAL FACTORS WILL PUT AN 5D TO IT4 ,MAL9[SKI OBS]V$ ?AT3 

0,*ILDR5 9 ! ,TROBRI& ISL&S KN[ NO SEX REPRESSION & NO SEXUAL SECRECY4 ,!IR SEX LIFE IS ALL[$ TO DEVELOP NATURALLY1 FREELY & UNHAMP]$ ?R\< EV]Y /AGE ( LIFE1 ) FULL SATISFACTION444,! SOCIETY ( ! ,TROBRI&]S KNEW444NO SEXUAL P]V]SIONS1 NO FUNCTIONAL PSY*OSES1 NO PSY*ONEUROSES1 NO SEX MURD]40444 ,AT ! TIME :5 ,MAL9[SKI MADE HIS /UDIES ( ! ,TROBRI& ISL&]S1 !RE WAS LIV+ A FEW MILES AWAY1 ON ! ,AMPHLETT ,ISL&S1 A TRIBE ) PATRI>*AL AU?ORIT>IAN FAMILY ORGANIZATION4 ,! PEOPLE 9HABIT+ !SE ISL&S W]E ALREADY %[+ ALL ! TRAITS ( ! ,EUROPEAN NEUROTIC1 SU* AS DI/RU/1 ANXIETY1 NEUROSES1 P]V]SIONS1 SUICIDE1 ETC4 

,! CONCLUSION FROM !SE OBS]VATIONS IS ?AT1 0,! DET]M9+ FACTOR ( ! M5TAL HEAL? ( A POPULATION IS ! CONDITION ( ITS NATURAL LOVE LIFE40 

,A FUR!R IMPORTANT FACT >ISES \T ( ,MAL9[SKI'S /UDIES4 ,AMONG ! ,TROBRI& ,ISL&]S !RE IS ONE GR\P ( *ILDR5 :O >E NOT ALL[$ SEXUAL FRE$OM BECAUSE !Y >E PR$E/9$ = AN ECONOMICALLY ADVANTAGE\S M>RIAGE4 ,!SE *ILDR5 >E BR\<T UP 9 SEXUAL AB/95CE & !Y %[ NEUROSES & A SUBMISSIV5ESS :I* DO NOT EXI/ AMONG ! O!R *ILDR54 ,FROM ?IS ,REI* CONCLUDES3 

0,SEXUAL SUPPRESSION IS AN ESS5TIAL 9/RUM5T 9 ! PRODUCTION ( ECONOMIC 5SLAVEM5T4 ,?US1 SEXUAL SUPPRESSION 9 ! 9FANT & ! ADOLESC5T IS NOT1 AS PSY*OANALYSIS--9 AGREEM5T ) TRADITIONAL & ]RONE\S CONCEPTS ( $UCATION--CONT5DS1 ! PR]EQUISITE ( CULTURAL DEVELOPM5T1 SOCIALITY1 DILIG5CE & CLEANL9ESS2 IT IS ! EXACT OPPOSITE40 

,?IS IS CORROBORAT$ BY ! OBS]VATIONS C>RI$ ON BY ,REI* ON HIS [N PATI5TS4 ,:5 NEUROTIC PATI5TS W]E RE/OR$ TO A HEAL?Y SEX-LIFE1 !IR :OLE *>ACT] ALT]$1 !IR SUBMISSIV5ESS DISAPPE>$1 !Y REVOLT$ AGA9/ AN ABSURD MORAL CODE1 AGA9/ ! TEA*+S ( ! ,*UR*1 AGA9/ ! MONOTONY & USELESSNESS ( !IR WORK4 ,!Y REFUS$ TO SUBMIT TO A M>RIAGE )\T LOVE :I* GAVE !M NO SEXUAL SATISFACTION1 !Y REFUS$ TO C>RY ON ) WORK :]E !Y DID NOT HAVE TO USE !IR 9ITIATIVE & CREATIVE P[]S4 ,!Y FELT ! NE$ TO ASS]T !IR NATURAL RI<TS & TO DO SO !Y FELT ?AT A DIFF]5T K9D ( SOCIETY WAS NE$$4 

0,TO ! 9DIVIDUAL ) A G5ITAL /RUCTURE1 SEXUALITY IS A PLEASURABLE EXP]I5CE & NO?+ BUT ?AT2 WORK IS JOY\S VITAL ACTIVITY & A*IEVEM5T4 ,TO ! MORALLY /RUCTUR$ 9DIVIDUAL1 WORK IS BURD5SOME DUTY OR ONLY A MEANS ( MAK+ A LIV+444! !RAPEUTIC TASK CONSI/$ 9 *ANG+ ! NEUROTIC *>ACT] 9TO A G5ITAL *>ACT]1 & 9 REPLAC+ MORAL REGULATION BY SELF REGULATION40 

,DR4 ,REI* %[S 9 CASE REPORTS H[ ?IS WAS DONE4 ,HE HAD OBS]V$ ?AT 0! ESS5CE ( A NEUROSIS IS ! 9ABILITY ( ! PATI5T TO OBTA9 GRATIFICATION0 79 ! S5SE ( ORGA/IC POT5CY DEF9$ ABOVE74 ,FREUD HAD DECL>$ BE=E HIM 9 HIS E>LI] WORKS 0! 5]GY ( ANXIETY IS ! 5]GY ( REPRESS$ SEXUALITY10 BUT ! PSY*OANALY/S ?\<T ?AT ! DI/URBANCE ( G5ITALITY WAS ONE SYMPTOM AMONG O!RS1 :ILE ,REI* E/ABLI%$ ?AT IT WAS ! SYMPTOM ( NEUROSIS3 

0,! 5]GY S\RCE ( ! NEUROSIS LIES 9 ! DIFF]5TIAL BETWE5 ACCUMULATION & DIS*>GE ( SEXUAL 5]GY4 ,! NEUROTIC PSY*IC APP>ATUS IS DI/+UI%$ FROM ! HEAL?Y ONE BY ! CON/ANT PRES5CE ( UNDIS*>G$ SEXUAL 5]GY4 

0,FREUD'S !RAPEUTIC =MULA IS CORRECT BUT 9COMPLETE4 ,! FIR/ PR]EQUISITE ( CURE IS1 9DE$1 TO MAKE ! REPRESS$ SEXUALITY CONSCI\S4 ,H[EV]1 ?\< ?IS ALONE MAY EFFECT ! CURE1 IT NE$ NOT ( NECESSITY DO SO4 ,IT DOES SO ONLY IF AT ! SAME TIME ! S\RCE ( 5]GY1 ! SEXUAL /ASIS 7DAMM+ UP ( SEXUAL 5]GY71 IS ELIM9AT$2 9 O!R WORDS1 ONLY IF ! AW>5ESS ( 9/9CTUAL DEM&S GOES H& 9 H& ) ! CAPACITY = FULL ORGA/IC GRATIFICATION4 ,9 ?AT CASE ! PA?OLOGICAL PSY*IC GR[?S >E DEPRIV$ ( 5]GY AT ! S\RCE40 

,9 HIS DESCRIPTION ( ! =MATION ( ACTUAL NEUROSIS 7:I* HE CALLS /ASIS NEUROSIS .<0SOMATIC DI/URBANCES :I* >E ! IMM$IATE RESULT ( ! /ASIS ( SEXUAL 5]GY0.>7 & PSY*ONEUROSIS1 ,REI* BEG9S BY /AT+ ?AT SEXUAL EXCITATION IS DEF9ITELY A SOMATIC PROCESS & ?AT NEUROTIC CONFLICTS >E ( A PSY*IC NATURE4 ,A SLI<T PSY*IC CONFLICT WILL PRODUCE A SLI<T SOMATIC /ASIS OR DAMM+ UP ( SEXUAL 5]GY :I* 9 ITS TURN WILL RE9=CE ! CONFLICT1 :I* WILL RE9=CE ! /ASIS4 ,! ORIG9AL CONFLICT IS ALWAYS 9 EXI/5CE 9 ! SEXUAL *ILD-P>5T CONFLICT1 & IF ?IS IS N\RI%$ BY ! ACTUAL /ASIS IT GIVES RISE TO NEUROSIS & PSY*ONEUROSIS4 ,BUT ! ACTUAL /ASIS CAN BE ELIM9AT$ BY POSITIVE SEXUAL GRATIFICATION1 SO ?AT ! ORIG9AL PSY*IC CONFLICT LACKS 5]GY TO TRANS=M ITSELF 9TO A NEUROSIS4 ,! CYCLE BETWE5 ! PSY*IC CONFLICT & ! SOMATIC /ASIS MU/ BE 9T]RUPT$1 EV5 IF IT IS ONLY BY GRATIFICATION ?R\< MA/URBATION4 ,= ! PATI5T TO OBTA9 SEXUAL GRATIFICATION1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO DE/ROY HIS *>ACT] >MOR AGA9/ HIS SEXUALITY4 ,DR4 ,REI* HAS ELABORAT$ A TE*NIQUE ( *>ACT]-ANALYTIC VEGETO!RAPY .<0SO-CALL$ BECAUSE ! !RAPEUTIC GOAL IS ?AT ( LIB]AT+ ! B\ND-UP VEGETATIVE 5]GIES & ?US RE/OR+ TO ! PATI5T HIS VEGETATIVE MOTILITY0.>4 ,ITS FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLE IS ! RE/OR+ ( BIO-PSY*IC MOTILITY BY MEANS ( DISSOLV+ RIGIDITIES 7>M\R+S7 ( ! *>ACT] & MUSCULATURE4 ,! T]M 'RIGIDITY' MU/ BE TAK5 LIT]ALLY2 IT IS BY A CONTRACTION ( HIS MUSCLES1 P>TICUL>LY >\ND HIS SEXUAL ORGANS1 BY HOLD+ BACK HIS BREA?1 ?AT ! NEUROTIC BUILDS HIMSELF AN >MOR AGA9/ SEXUAL PLEASURABLE EXCITATION4 

,CONSID]+ ! TREM5D\S NUMB] ( NEUROSES 9 EXI/5CE TODAY1 IT WILL BE OBVI\S ?AT ,DR4 ,REI* DOES NOT BELIEVE ?AT HIS VEGETO!RAPY CAN BE APPLI$ TO ALL ( !M1 BUT HE HAS ATTA*$ A P>TICUL> IMPORTANCE TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PROPHYLAXIS ( ! NEUROSES4 ,HIS EXP]I5CE 9 SEX HYGI5E CL9ICS1 ! /ATI/ICS GA!R$ 9 MASS MEET+S & Y\? GR\PS1 CONV9C$ HIM ?AT ! SITUATION CALL$ = 0EXT5SIVE SOCIAL MEASURES = ! PREV5TION ( ! NEUROSES40 ,HIS PRACTICAL SUGGE/IONS >E V]Y 9T]E/+1 BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISCUSS !M H]E4 ,SUFFICE TO SAY ?AT ,DR4 ,REI* WANTS TO SEE ! COMPLETE LIB]ATION ( ! *ILD & ADOLESC5T SEXUALITY FROM ! OPPRESSION ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN FAMILY1 ( ! *UR*1 ( ! S*OOL4 ,HE WANTS TO SEE ! ADULT FRE$ FROM COMPULSIVE M>RIAGE & COMPULSIVE MORALITY4 ,HE WANTS A RETURN TO 9/9CTUAL LIFE1 TO REASON1 :I* HE QUALIFIES BY SAY+1 0,?AT :I* IS ALIVE IS 9 ITSELF REASONABLE40 

,?IS FRE$OM ( LOVE1 ( WORK1 ( SCI5CE CAN BE OBTA9$1 HE ?9KS1 9 A 0WORK DEMOCRACY1 ?AT IS A DEMOCRACY ON ! BASIS ( A NATURAL ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK PROCESS40 ,H[ ?IS WORK DEMOCRACY IS TO BE ATTA9$ & :AT %APE IT IS GO+ TO TAKE1 >E /ILL LEFT RA!R VAGUE1 BUT ?AT IT WILL BE A FREE SOCIETY !RE CAN BE NO D\BT4 0,NATURAL MORAL BEHAVIOR PRESUPPOSES FRE$OM ( ! NATURAL SEXUAL PROCESS40 ,& AGA93 

0,! SOCIAL P[] EX]CIS$ BY ! PEOPLE444WILL NOT BECOME MANIFE/ & EFFECTIVE UNTIL ! WORK+ & PRODUC+ MASSES ( ! PEOPLE BECOME PSY*ICALLY 9DEP5D5T & CAPABLE ( TAK+ FULL RESPONSIBILITY = !IR SOCIAL EXI/5CE & CAPABLE ( RATIONALLY DET]M9+ !IR LIVES !MSELVES40 

,HAD ,DR4 ,REI* WITNESS$ ! =MATION ( 9DU/RIAL & AGRICULTURAL COLLECTIVES 9 ,SPA9 .<,VOLUME #a1 ,SELECTION #a#b#f.> DUR+ ! REVOLUTION IT IS PROBABLE ?AT HIS 0WORK DEMOCRACY0 W\LD HAVE TAK5 A MORE CONCRETE %APE4 ,HE ALSO SEEMS TO CONSID] ! DEVELOPM5T ( 9DU/RY AS A FACTOR 9 ! SEXUAL EMANCIPATION ( M54 ,?IS AS WELL IS PROBABLY DUE TO HIS LACK ( KN[L$GE ( AGRICULTURAL C\NTRIES SU* AS ,SPA9 & ,ITALY :]E NEUROSES SEEM TO BE F> LESS NUM]\S ?AN 9 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES4 

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