Decommodifying Permission: Participation vs. Commodification
Since I started this series, I’ve gotten a few messages from people saying (more or less): “YES, I want to be part of a decommodified culture! But also, I need ...Read More
Do-ocracy Rant
The Participation and Civic Responsibility Principles mean that we operate in a Do-ocracy. If you don’t like how something is ...Read More
Metamorphoses, Part 8 — Why Burning Man Facilitates Transformation
This is the final installment of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation ...Read More
Metamorphoses, Part 7 — Why “Transformation” is “Authentic”
This is part 7 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More
Metamorphoses, Part 6 — What “Transformation” Are We Talking About?
This is part 6 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More
Metamorphoses, Part 5 — What it Takes to Create a “Transformative Experience”
This is part 5 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More
Getting To Know Larry Through His Recently Published Writings
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked about Larry Harvey is not “what he was like” but “what he ...Read More
Pablo González Vargas (Papeyote) on Gifting as Transformation
Many have seen the Mayan Warrior mutant vehicle light up the playa night sky. Where did this contemporary symbol of ...Read More
Out of Nothing, Everything: Conversations with Larry Harvey
Burning Man Project’s Philosophical Center has released an e-book titled Out of Nothing, Everything: Conversations with Larry Harvey, and we ...Read More
A Guide to Gifting, Givers and Gratitude: A Treatise from the Philosophical Center
By Larry Harvey
Publisher’s Note: This essay was written over a year ago, but due to Larry Harvey’s untimely death it was not ...Read More