Initially discredited due to Wilhelm Reich's preoccupation with sex, I'm sensing that the Orgone Accumulator's are due for a comeback. If only as a meditation or isolation chamber, but then again, there may be something to the idea of alternating layers of wood/(insulators) and metal, think of a high-voltage capacitor or early battery jar, and the idea that this might "store up" some sort of electricity which in turn positively affects the human body, well, my medical knowledge is limited enough that I just might believe it. A bit of science would go a long ways towards proving things, but as with most fringe projects the elements of science and empirical testing seem to be sadly lacking. And why ruin the fun? Add a few magnets and crystals, a pyramid shaped top, a secret door or sub-basement that would allow it to be used in magic shows and seances, all of which would further improve it's credibility. I can't be the only one seeing the potential here...
Still, it's a remnant from Reich's "cult of sex and anarchy", and as such can only improve my social life, the list of references in literature (the testimonial of William S. Burroughts, for example) serve to enhance it's prestige...
Link: ORGONE on Wikipedia
Note: Since it'll probably be a while before I get this cabinet making business up and running (I'm thinking Kootenays, retirement), here are some images should you choose to build your own...