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
Posts about The Theme
Posts exploring the art theme for the event in Black Rock City.
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
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
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
Fire and Ritual — Guidelines for Building and Burning Your Own Man
By DaveX
A ritual is speaking words, using gestures, performing actions or using traditional objects in a set sequence. This sequence is ...Read More
Rituals of Stress, Gratitude for Flush Toilets, and Roman Philosophy
By Brody
When was the last time you were grateful for running water? For your refrigerator? For any number of modern conveniences? ...Read More
(Re)Discovering Ritual’s Role in Medicine
The term “healing ritual” often gets thrown around in ways that suggest it would be better if it were thrown ...Read More