Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles When Is Gifting Not Gifting? April 5, 2024 By Caveat Magister Some of my least favorite experiences as a Burner are when we become victims of our own success. Often this happens when the “default world” culture takes something that we ...Read More
Rhymes with Burning Man, Serious Stuff Freak Flag Activism January 17, 2017 By John "Halcyon" Styn When I started going to Burning Man, almost 20 years ago, its place in culture was different. It was underground. ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles “Decommodification” and “Cultural Appropriation” – two great conversations that go great together January 17, 2017 By Caveat Magister Right now many Burners are having conversations about how they can discourage people attending Burning Man events from engaging in ...Read More
Regionals, Serious Stuff In Defense of “Bucket Listers” December 29, 2016 By Caveat Magister Based on the amount of complaining I’ve heard about it recently, we really don’t like it when random people put ...Read More
Shenanigans, Spirituality A Story About Fear November 17, 2016 By Caveat Magister A young woman who had moved to the city and learned the art of sculpting from the last legendary survivors ...Read More
Rhymes with Burning Man, Serious Stuff Be the Dust You Wish to See November 14, 2016 By John "Halcyon" Styn So, yeah there was an election in the U.S. and there has been some tension in its wake. And while ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles Burning Man’s New Challenge (It’s a High Culture, Bitches!) November 4, 2016 By Caveat Magister Let me cut to the chase: I think the major challenge facing the Burning Man Project in its new era ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles Burning Man’s First-Ever Philosophical Center Symposium October 24, 2016 By John "Halcyon" Styn Last week I was honored to participate in "Sustainable Creative Communities, A Symposium at the Esalen Institute." From the site: ...Read More
Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles Burning Man Believes in Magical Places October 13, 2016 By Caveat Magister The place most associated with Burning Man, the Black Rock Desert, is widely acknowledged in our culture to be “magical.” ...Read More
Serious Stuff, Shenanigans, The Ten Principles A Brief History of Who Ruined Burning Man October 6, 2016 By Caveat Magister In 1986, at the very first Burn, a crowd of complete strangers gathered around the Man once it was lit it ...Read More