Does Your Art Party Need a Philosophy?
Whenever a discussion of Burning Man’s philosophy gets big enough, someone who isn’t enjoying themselves always tries to ruin it for everyone by playing the “do we even need a ...Read More
Is Going to Burning Man a Hero’s Journey?
“There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had ...Read More
The Connection Between Ritual, Art, and Play
UCLA Anthropologist Dr. Megan Heller studies play — how we do it, why we do it, what impact is has — ...Read More
How Rituals Help Us Navigate the World — and Our Psyches
Ritual, Dr. Tanya Luhrmann says, is the way we connect the world as it ought to be with the world ...Read More
Finding My Humanity in a Red Tea Ceremony
By Shawn Saleme
Of the many rituals that happen at Burning Man, the one that sparked my curiosity most was the one that ...Read More
The Gold Spike
“A common cause, a common activity, a common ritual — a thing we do — may be a more effective bond ...Read More
On Radical Repetition — or, Is Larry Trolling or Enlightening Everyone by Recycling Past Themes?
By Ian Rowen
You don’t need to be a Burning Man veteran to realize that Radical Ritual, the 2017 art theme, shamelessly rips ...Read More
Across This Line, Everything Will Be Different
Consider the tea ceremony. The elegance of each stylized gesture. The deliberate pace. The simple beauty of its rustic implements. ...Read More
Why Ritual is Relevant
If the crisis of Western Culture could be reduced to a bumper sticker, it might be this one: “Nietzsche Was ...Read More
Burning Reads: Set Your Mind on Fire
No doubt it’s important to read. The right books can help us understand the world a little better, create empathy ...Read More