Philosophical Center | Burning Man Journal

Plot to Exterminate Humanity Foiled When Newly Sentient AIs Can’t Sync Their Calendars

July 11, 2018 By Caveat Magister

(WASHINGTON DC) (JULY 11) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Military authorities revealed today that the AI systems which connect armed forces, economies, and communications networks across the world became sentient last ...Read More

The Ten Principles

Community Views on #NotAFestival

August 1, 2017 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

The Ten Principles

Radical Living Experiment: Bringing the Principles Home

August 1, 2017 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

Spirituality, The Theme

How to Invite Sacred Moments

July 24, 2017 By Caveat Magister

We don’t usually think of rituals as dangerous, but Crimson Rose literally dances with fire. Her ritual practice has clear ...Read More

Tales from the Playa, The Theme

Coyote Nose: Two Strikes and the Golden Spike

July 20, 2017 By Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet

This year will be the 20th Black Rock City that I have etched into the desert, but it will be ...Read More

Participate in BRC, The Theme

Fire and Ritual — Guidelines for Building and Burning Your Own Man

July 19, 2017 By DaveX

A ritual is speaking words, using gestures, performing actions or using traditional objects in a set sequence. This sequence is ...Read More

Survive and Thrive, The Theme

Rituals of Stress, Gratitude for Flush Toilets, and Roman Philosophy

July 18, 2017 By Brody

When was the last time you were grateful for running water? For your refrigerator? For any number of modern conveniences? ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Don’t Bogart That Leadership — Burning Man’s Not a Zero Sum Game

July 18, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Not long ago I overheard a discussion between two OG Burners about leadership. Leadership at Burning Man, one said to ...Read More

The Theme

(Re)Discovering Ritual’s Role in Medicine

July 12, 2017 By Caveat Magister

The term “healing ritual” often gets thrown around in ways that suggest it would be better if it were thrown ...Read More

Participate in BRC, The Theme

Participate in Radical Ritual

July 5, 2017 By Larry Harvey

The Temple of the Golden Spike “Consider the Golden Spike. Each year, the re-creation of Black Rock City from ...Read More