Burning Man 2021: The Great Unknown
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." –Marcel Proust This year's Burning Man theme is an invitation to emerge from our ...Read More
What If, after 10 Years of Really Trying, I Still Suck at a Principle?
It’s time to admit the truth: I suck at Radical Self-Reliance. It’s really bad. I went to my first Regional ...Read More
Death at Burning Man
Someone ran into the fire at this year's Burn. That affects everything...and nothing. As soon as I got off Playa ...Read More
Radical Ritual: “I Do”
This is my 20th year at Burning Man. My Burniversary. My Burn Mitzvah. My Black Rock City education is now ...Read More
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
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
Halcyon’s Tips & Tricks #31 “GIFTING”
After 19 Burns, my original Tips video on Gifting remains one of the most popular I've ever made. This is ...Read More
Dress to Impress, Bless, and Process: Clothing as Ritual in Black Rock City
It’s Tutu Tuesday, and you know what that looks like: An inordinate number of participants gleefully donning elasticized circlets of ...Read More
Liberty’s Flame and Feeding the Commodification Snake Its Own Tail
By Guest Post
By Matthew “Timeless” Welter In 2017, a tiny crew and I are preparing our installation, “Promethean Passion”, for Burning Man’s ...Read More
Community Views on #NotAFestival
By Jane Lyons
As part of Project Citizenship, Burning Man has launched a campaign using #NotAFestival to differentiate Burning Man from festivals, and ...Read More