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Tis the Season: Burners Gifting Back
The spirit of generosity is in the air. Checkout lines are miles long, stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and our hearts (and our wallets) are open. While the world’s attention is so highly...
View ArticleWhat Gifting Teaches Us About The Holidays
Everything I needed to learn about Holiday Gifting, I learned at Burning Man… **NOTE: I AM NOT AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF BURNING MAN. I am merely a Participant with a passion for the event, people,...
View ArticleTips & Tricks #6 “Gifting”
As people begin to check-off their pre-burn packing lists, many are puzzled by the same question: “What should I bring as gifts?” But Gifting is about much more than brown paper packages tied up with...
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Does your gift make the playa less lonely?
[This post is part of the 10 Principles blog series, an ongoing exploration of the history, philosophy and dynamics of Burning Man’s 10 Principles in Black Rock City and around the world. We welcome...
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Event: “The Gift: From Economy to Cosmology”
The Gift Join us for a lively discussion about the power and dynamics of gifting! Burning Man Project presents: The Gift: From Economy to Cosmology Monday, October 28 6:00 – 9:30 pm @ The Sunflower...
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Gifting vs. Gift Exchange
As a Burner, you would think that I would love the Xmas season. It’s the time of year when normally modest streets turn into suburban Esplanades – with glowing plastic reindeer and gaudy strings of...
View ArticleThe Gift of Giving Gifts to Give
The holiday season can be an amazing opportunity to practice Gifting. Or it can be a depressing display of Gifting losing its magic. When mutual gifting is mandatory…it can feel like a transaction....
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“GIFT HUGS”
I went to our local Earth Day festival and gave out FREE HUGS. I didn’t intend for it to be a Burning Man-related activity. It certainly wasn’t my intention to preach the Principles. But that is what...
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What I Gave As Playa Gifts at My First Burn
When I was a virgin, locked in and packing for my first trip to the playa, a camp mate casually torpedoed me with, “Hey, think about what you’re gonna do for playa gifts.” And there it was: my first...
View ArticleHow Do You Know When to Give a Playa Gift? You Just Know!
I love playa gifts. They’re wonderful. The pendants, patches, and stickers I’ve received over the years are all over my home, my coffee mugs, my notebooks. But I’m also content not to have created any...
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Gifting with Black Rock Scouts
Each year the Black Rock Scouts visit Pink Heart for a short talk about Gifting and then we let them practice by helping us give gifts away. It is so amazing to see how in-tune these little geniuses...
View ArticleHalcyon’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 a 2017 update including a “what is a gift?” montage at the end. Check out all of my Tips &...
View ArticleHow Burning Man Ruined Xmas
NOTE: I recognize that Christmas is based on a Christian holiday and therefore not Radically Inclusive. However, in this rant I am speaking to the non-religious traditions, iconography and marketing...
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Tis the Season: Burners Gifting Back
The spirit of generosity is in the air. Checkout lines are miles long, stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and our hearts (and our wallets) are open. While the world’s attention is so highly...
View ArticleTips & Tricks #6 “Gifting”
As people begin to check-off their pre-burn packing lists, many are puzzled by the same question: “What should I bring as gifts?” But Gifting is about much more than brown paper packages tied up with...
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Does your gift make the playa less lonely?
[This post is part of the 10 Principles blog series, an ongoing exploration of the history, philosophy and dynamics of Burning Man’s 10 Principles in Black Rock City and around the world. We welcome...
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Makers Gonna Make
Something very interesting is happening in this stressful year of 2020. Our makers and gifters have been working overtime to produce gift items for Burning Man 2020, a year in which the event could not...
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Embracing Gifting by Ditching Obligatory Present-Giving
Holiday gift-giving has gone off the rails, if you ask me. To stay sane this holiday season, it is critical to remember what we learned at Burning Man about the Principle of Gifting. NOTE: While many...
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Download Your Burning Man Swag for 2021!
It’s August 2021, and the Department of Do-ocracy is missing the yearly swag swap. So two of our best creatives developed special Burning Man logos as a 2021 gift… just for you! Ever seen a Burning Man...
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This Whole Place Is a Gift: A Conversation with the 2022 Man Pavilion Muralists
Burning Man stories very often begin with a crew of friends embarking on a journey into the unknown. This particular story began in summer 2021 when three remarkable artists from México contributed...
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