“You” will fade back into the bion stream

Steven Welzer
1 min readDec 13, 2020

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The thing we conceive of as “the universe” (which is 99.99% beyond our comprehension) is made up of two kinds of energy: inorganic and organic.

They both flow around. The fundamental element of inorganic energy is the photon. That of organic energy is the bion. (Wilhelm Reich had a wacky construct called the “orgone.” He thought that if he could cultivate his orgonic energy (I won’t tell you how) he could live for centuries. He was wrong, but if he had managed to do it and our lifespans had overlapped I’d have set him straight.)

Inorganic energy occasionally congeals into matter. Only God knows why.

Organic energy occasionally congeals into discrete organisms.

“You” think you’re you, but you’re just a temporary manifestation of the life-force. When the vessel wears out, do you flash-regenerate into another life form? Probably not. Probably the bionic energy that had been vitalizing your body just re-joins the stream and flows around again for a while.

I haven’t yet worked out the part of the theory that explains where, why, and when the bions congeal. But, anyway, I believe that sensation and intelligence are immanent to the life-stream and all its components, even when not in organism form. What do you think?

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Steven Welzer
Steven Welzer

Written by Steven Welzer

A Green Party activist, Steve was an original co-editor of DSA’s “Ecosocialist Review.” He now serves on the Editorial Board of the New Green Horizons webzine.

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