Perform at Your Own Risk: What We’ve Learned About Radical Ritual
Ritual, like voting, has gotten a bad reputation in Western culture. When we first presented “Radical Ritual” as a theme, ...Read More
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How “Awe,” “Ritual,” and “Risk” Are Psychological Necessities
We don't usually think of "Awe" as one of the essential human emotions, but licensed psychologist and American Psychological Association ...Read More
How to Invite Sacred Moments
We don’t usually think of rituals as dangerous, but Crimson Rose literally dances with fire. Her ritual practice has clear ...Read More
Don’t Bogart That Leadership — Burning Man’s Not a Zero Sum Game
Not long ago I overheard a discussion between two OG Burners about leadership. Leadership at Burning Man, one said to ...Read More
(Re)Discovering Ritual’s Role in Medicine
The term “healing ritual” often gets thrown around in ways that suggest it would be better if it were thrown ...Read More
What We Can Learn About the Soul by Talking About the Body — Reading “Materialism”
Sometimes I think that Terry Eagleton is a Don Quixote figure, on a quest that has taken him out into ...Read More
Why Burning Man Sucks at Transitions, and What We Can Do About It
I want to talk about transitions. About leavings, about departures, about letting go. Because we suck at them. I mean ...Read More
How Creative Expression Enhances Civic Engagement
Has it ever seemed to you that there are more ways to be a citizen of Black Rock City than ...Read More
The Evolution of Gifting
Theresa Duncan spent her whole adult life doing development and fundraising work for non-profits. But after she went to her ...Read More
How Radical Ritual Creates the World — Reading “The Sacred and the Profane”
We like to think of knowledge as a binary system: things are either knowable or unknowable, with nothing in between. ...Read More