Cosmic Superimposition
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Cosmic Superimposition is a book by Wilhelm Reich in which he explores his controversial theories about orgone energy, cosmology, and the relationship between life processes and the universe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosmic Superimposition canonical | 1 |
| The Cosmic Superimposition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8148327 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cosmic Superimposition Context triple: [Wilhelm Reich, notableWork, Cosmic Superimposition]
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A.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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B.
The Cosmographic Mystery
The Cosmographic Mystery is Johannes Kepler’s 1596 astronomical work proposing a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids.
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C.
Cosmic (novel)
Cosmic is a humorous children's science-fiction novel about a boy who poses as an adult and ends up on a space mission, written by British author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
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D.
Cosmonic
Cosmonic is a cloud-native platform company focused on building and running distributed applications using WebAssembly and the wasmCloud framework.
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E.
Cosm
Cosm is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores the discovery of an artificial universe and its scientific and philosophical implications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cosmic Superimposition Target entity description: Cosmic Superimposition is a book by Wilhelm Reich in which he explores his controversial theories about orgone energy, cosmology, and the relationship between life processes and the universe.
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A.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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B.
The Cosmographic Mystery
The Cosmographic Mystery is Johannes Kepler’s 1596 astronomical work proposing a geometric model of the solar system based on nested Platonic solids.
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C.
Cosmic (novel)
Cosmic is a humorous children's science-fiction novel about a boy who poses as an adult and ends up on a space mission, written by British author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
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D.
Cosmonic
Cosmonic is a cloud-native platform company focused on building and running distributed applications using WebAssembly and the wasmCloud framework.
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E.
Cosm
Cosm is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores the discovery of an artificial universe and its scientific and philosophical implications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
link life processes with cosmic processes
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provide a unified theory of life energy ⓘ |
| author | Wilhelm Reich ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs |
controversial
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speculative ⓘ |
| discusses |
formation of galaxies
ⓘ
formation of solar systems ⓘ origin of organisms from primordial energy processes ⓘ |
| field | orgonomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
astronomical phenomena interpreted via orgone theory
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atmospheric processes ⓘ biological development ⓘ experimental observations of orgone energy ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept |
critique of mechanistic and mystical worldviews
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functional identity between microcosm and macrocosm ⓘ galactic and atmospheric orgone energy ⓘ orgone energy as a cosmic life energy ⓘ origin of life in cosmic processes ⓘ superimposition of cosmic energy streams ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
interpretation of observational data
ⓘ
theoretical exposition ⓘ |
| hasFormat | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-mechanistic
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anti-mystical ⓘ |
| hasReception |
influential in fringe science and countercultural circles
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rejected by mainstream science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
biology
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cosmology ⓘ physics ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biophysics
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cosmology ⓘ orgone energy ⓘ relationship between life processes and the universe ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Kosmische Überlagerung ⓘ |
| partOf | Wilhelm Reich’s orgone energy research corpus ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorOeuvre | late work of Wilhelm Reich ⓘ |
| proposes | orgone energy as a fundamental cosmic principle ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Orgone Institute Press
ⓘ
linked to:
Orgone Institute
|
| relatedWork |
Ether, God and Devil
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The Cancer Biopathy ⓘ The Function of the Orgasm ⓘ The Oranur Experiment ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | cosmic evolution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosmic Superimposition Description of subject: Cosmic Superimposition is a book by Wilhelm Reich in which he explores his controversial theories about orgone energy, cosmology, and the relationship between life processes and the universe.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cosmic Superimposition