Opinion | Burning Man Journal

Cultural Direction Setting: What We Heard

March 19, 2019 By BRC Cultural Direction Setting Group

The Cultural Direction Setting initiative is in full swing and we hope you’ve read our recent update on our community engagement (4,804 surveys, interviews, community conversations, and thousands of online ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Burning Man’s Relationship to Politics in a Time of Activism

February 8, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Let’s not kid ourselves. You love Burning Man, but lately you’ve been asking yourself: “Is this important?” “In a world ...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