Page 73 : "only one thing wrong with neur. patients-lack of full and
repeated sexual satisfaction." Page 70: "prognosis depends on estab
lishment of full genital satisfaction." Page 106: "The neurosis is the
expr�ssion of disturbance of genitality."He then goes on :"These quotations are open to much misunderstanding and to danger
ous abuse, although R's own technique is so thorough that it does
apply some of the netessary safeguards. Rbelieves that the sexual
act is the end, and only requires fulfilment and that there is no other
problem. Some who see the moral justification for unlimited selfish'
indulgence will of course be glad to use such a treatise for their own
dubious ends. If you are prepared to risk an immense amount of well
deserved objection on sexual grounds, the book is worth publication
in England because of what it does to our new bio-electric theory.
That in my opinion is the coming trend of scientific process in psycho
logical work. In its present form I regard the book as highly dangerous
in spite of its being a most valuable contribution to psychological
process."Reich, I guess that you know this Hoe of argument already. Still the
man doesn't think you suffer from dem'entia-paranoia as another analyst
thinks you do!
Now about myself. I am not very fit. I.�ish I could have an Accumu
lator, but ev�n if I had, I couldn't use it easily in winter with no central
heating and cold rooms. Your idea of a tin sheeting on the bed makes
me hopeful even though, so far, I can't find a way to get the metal.
However, I'll get it before I write again. Many worries. Older girls of. 16 or so taken away from school because, of the danger that freedom'
logically leads to sex freedom, so that any man who sets out in England
to carry out the R. theory of sex freedom would be likely to end in
being a martyr and a martyr only. Do you realise this point?
My book is being printed. I shall send Wolfe the proofs of the sex
chapter for the journal if he wants it. I expect them daily.
I don't write often enough, I know. This time it has been that I
haven't felt very cheerful lately. 'I don't think I shall till I get back to
my dry climate in Suffolk wnen th� war is over. I, was^60 recently and
wish I were 20 again with no painful arms.