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The irony is that Reich suspected that "orgone" is the elusive energy of vitality and sexuality, while medics since times immemorial have been using the caduceu
by akomtu 3y ago
The irony is that Reich suspected that "orgone" is the elusive energy of vitality and sexuality, while medics since times immemorial have been using the caduceus as the symbol of healthcare, the very symbol that schematically explains that "orgone".
- nico 3y agoThe use of the caduceus as a symbol of healthcare is a modern American thing. Someone used the caduceus instead of The Staff of Aesculapius, and it stuck The symbol most universally, and historically, used for healthcare is The Staff of Aesculapius, which is a staff with just one snake and no wings