Orgonite

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A composite material combining resin and metal shavings that is claimed to harmonize energy fields and promote positive vibrations
2. A man-made mixture of resin, metal inclusions, and crystals that is said to enhance energy flow and mitigate negativity
3. A synthetic substance formed from resin, metal particles, and crystals that is purported to balance energies and reduce harmful influences

Etymology: Orgonite is a modern coinage built from "orgone," itself a term coined by Wilhelm Reich, the Austrian-born psychoanalyst, who proposed a life energy he called orgone in the 1930s and 1940s. The suffix "-ite" is the familiar one used in names of minerals, rocks and manufactured substances, so the word reads like the name of a material, which is what it was meant to suggest. The combination belongs to the later revival of Reich's ideas. Objects sold under this name are typically made by layering resin with metal shavings and crystals, and their makers claim they absorb and neutralise harmful energies. Reich's orgone was never a physical substance in the sense that a mineral is, and the term "orgonite" describes a product built around that idea rather than anything found in nature.