

In fact, a device that he built years earlier following the plans of Korschelt turned out to be an orgone accumulator. It was obvious that what Reich called orgone was the same form of energy that he had explored for more than a decade before knowing of Reich. Shortly after his arrival in the United States, he built his first orgone accumulators and conducted multiple experiments with these devices, mostly with plants. During his stays in South Africa, Switzerland, West Berlin and, since 1974, the United States of America, he continued his studies which he then rounded off with general semantics, radionics, Reichian psychology, and orgone physics. During the course of these travels he gained valuable information about magical practices and the use of life force in many cultures and traditions and he came in contact with many gifted teachers and adepts on the subject-matter. Several times he interrupted his academic studies to travel extensively. At age 19 Karl began his graduate studies in mathematics and physics. He studied the works of Mesmer, Korschelt, von Reichenbach, Tesla, Lahkowski, and others. Studies and practice in astrology, practical magic, rune magic, and practice of various forms of life energy technology such as astral traveling and clair voyance followed within one year. Quite naturally these spectacular results gave Karl an incentive to explore other sciences that were not part of his academic curriculum. This practice strengthened his then frail body within a few weeks and his overall condition and health improved considerably. He began studying this discipline, later he perfected Autogenic Training and eventually, age 18, he began the practice of Hatha Yoga. At age 16 he became interested in the subject of hypnosis. Consequently he has read eagerly any book on astronomy, astrophysics, mathematics and physics that he could get hold of.

Karl Hans Welz is originally from Telfs/Tirol, a small town near Innsbruck, Austria (birth-house at At a very early age he has developed a fascination for science in general and for the stars in particular.
