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Burning Man was an amazing event! The concepts of radical self-reliance, radical self-expression, community and gift economy come together in a really interesting way. From start to end, I barely did any planning, it was just a go-with-the-flow experience. You talk to people, you exchange gifts, they invite you to join what they are doing, and you're off.
Event highlights: seeing 3 sunrises, fantastic conversations, so many open and interesting people (an Enneagram 7's dream!) [http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typeseven.asp] the night-time (described as like being in a video game which, with all the lights and artwork, it really is), our RV group whom I camped with (lovely people who really looked after me (thanks Cherie, Karl and Nicole), the loss of ones' sense of time (I haven't been wearing a watch all trip; at BM, nearly everyone was in same boat, people sleep at all different times, so days merge into nights into days in a curious way), the metaphor of impermance and letting go (the whole city is temporary and most the artwork burns at the end of the week; people write messages in the temple about what they want to let go and the whole temple burned on Sunday night)
Some quick piccies for you to check out:
As an experience, I would definitely commend this to people. It's such an experience of how I think human beings can relate: spontaneously, in generosity, openness and authenticity. I am curious to see what remains of that way of being as I and other burners get back to the day-to-day.
Event highlights: seeing 3 sunrises, fantastic conversations, so many open and interesting people (an Enneagram 7's dream!) [http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typeseven.asp] the night-time (described as like being in a video game which, with all the lights and artwork, it really is), our RV group whom I camped with (lovely people who really looked after me (thanks Cherie, Karl and Nicole), the loss of ones' sense of time (I haven't been wearing a watch all trip; at BM, nearly everyone was in same boat, people sleep at all different times, so days merge into nights into days in a curious way), the metaphor of impermance and letting go (the whole city is temporary and most the artwork burns at the end of the week; people write messages in the temple about what they want to let go and the whole temple burned on Sunday night)
Some quick piccies for you to check out:
As an experience, I would definitely commend this to people. It's such an experience of how I think human beings can relate: spontaneously, in generosity, openness and authenticity. I am curious to see what remains of that way of being as I and other burners get back to the day-to-day.
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