All posts by Caveat Magister

Caveat is Burning Man's Philosopher Laureate. A founding member of its Philosophical Center, he is the author of The Scene That Became Cities: what Burning Man philosophy can teach us about building better communities, and Turn Your Life Into Art: lessons in Psychologic from the San Francisco Underground. He has also written several books which have nothing to do with Burning Man. He has finally got his email address caveat (at) burningman (dot) org working again. He tweets, occasionally, as @BenjaminWachs

You can’t Burn on Facebook

April 11, 2012 By Caveat Magister

If you get enough burners together in a room, they will probably (A) throw a party that involves at least ...Read More

April 5, 2012 By Caveat Magister

To “Burn” is to become an agent of open possibility, creating a liminal space where something amazing can happen and ...Read More

January 26, 2012 By Caveat Magister

[This post is part of the 10 Principles blog series, an ongoing exploration of the history, philosophy and dynamics of Burning ...Read More

January 11, 2012 By Caveat Magister

This is a slightly fictionalized account of true events The naked man jumped up and down below us. “This is ...Read More

January 4, 2012 By Caveat Magister

A close friend of mine was asking me about Burning Man. She’s a black woman from Brooklyn. “Nope,” she said ...Read More

December 19, 2011 By Caveat Magister

This isn’t about Burning Man. I tend to get depressed around the holidays. Last year, I sent the following message ...Read More

December 12, 2011 By Caveat Magister

In fact I actually have visited Bat Country. Here’s what happened. ...Read More

December 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Something about the bright lights of the Christmas season always pushes Burning Man right out of my head. In a ...Read More

November 17, 2011 By Caveat Magister

He’s gone deep tonight -- as deep as you can before the trash fence suddenly appears in your headlights. He’s ...Read More

November 9, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Your sensibilities are not protected: Burning Man is designed in such a way as to almost guarantee that something is ...Read More