Happy Birthday, Larry
People still ask me: “What do you think Larry’s theme would have been for Burning Man this year?” Oh, come on … if I knew that … I can talk ...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
Radical Living Experiment: Bringing the Principles Home
By Jane Lyons
A Brooklyn-based Burner is proving Burning Man works beyond the bounds of one week in the Black Rock Desert. Maria ...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
Coyote Nose: Two Strikes and the Golden Spike
This year will be the 20th Black Rock City that I have etched into the desert, but it will be ...Read More
Fire and Ritual — Guidelines for Building and Burning Your Own Man
By DaveX
A ritual is speaking words, using gestures, performing actions or using traditional objects in a set sequence. This sequence is ...Read More
Rituals of Stress, Gratitude for Flush Toilets, and Roman Philosophy
By Brody
When was the last time you were grateful for running water? For your refrigerator? For any number of modern conveniences? ...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