Posts about Spirituality

Rites, rituals and community — the spiritual experience of Burning Man.

Death at Burning Man

September 9, 2017 By John "Halcyon" Styn

Someone ran into the fire at this year's Burn. That affects everything...and nothing. As soon as I got off Playa ...Read More

August 9, 2017 By Caveat Magister

Ritual, like voting, has gotten a bad reputation in Western culture. When we first presented “Radical Ritual” as a theme, ...Read More

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

July 3, 2017 By Jon Mitchell

There’s something about the desert. This is not a new revelation; human civilizations have been telling the same stories of ...Read More

May 24, 2017 By Alessandra Wollner

By Alessandra Wollner and H. Connor Moss When Burning Man’s 2017 theme became public, a collective YAAAAAAAAAY! rang through the ...Read More

January 30, 2017 By Larry Harvey

Our art theme in 2017 is Radical Ritual. This leads to an obvious question: Just what is so radical about ...Read More

December 16, 2016 By Caveat Magister

This isn't about Burning Man. This is a rant about Christmas that I first posted on the Burning Blog in ...Read More

November 17, 2016 By Caveat Magister

A young woman who had moved to the city and learned the art of sculpting from the last legendary survivors ...Read More

June 14, 2016 By Census Team

By Tammy Lesueur The Census Team looks at how Burners define their identities and selves. Who are we, and what ...Read More