Burning Man 2019: Metamorphoses
Burning Man is routinely described as transformative. At the personal level, a transformative experience. At the group level, a transformative event or culture. What does that really mean? ...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
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