We are flanked on every side by travelers who, like us, have driven several hours to form what has turned out to be a particularly sluggish caravan into Black Rock City, Nevada.
Monday, September 17, 2018
What it's like going to Burning Man for the first time
We are flanked on every side by travelers who, like us, have driven several hours to form what has turned out to be a particularly sluggish caravan into Black Rock City, Nevada.
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I really want to go to Burning Man at least once in my life, and I have since I discovered it when I was twelve years old. Every time I see an article about the event I get excited to read it and learn even more about the experiences people have had there as first time Burners - which hopefully I will be one day. There are definitely parts of Burning Man that are unglamorous: dust storms and dehydration specifically. I think, however, that the rest of the event outweighs those in numerous ways. The author talks about other Burners being filled with “the clear light of loving kindness and acceptance.” The world is filled with so much hatred and negativity, and this is such a special change of disposition that is often hard to come by in mass quantities. There is not only an open sharing of positivity, but also of art, inspiration, and wondrous displays of eccentricity on the Playa that cannot be matched by anywhere else in the world. It is such a unique, annually short-lived society, but it makes such a significant mark on the souls that attend it.
In the begining of the article, What its Like Going to Burning Man for the First Time, Zoë Bernard describes having preassumtions about Burning Man before going, presumotions I shared as well. Before reading this article I was unware of the quanity and quality of artwork on the playa, from LED art cars to the Temple. All things Iove to experience and create. Suprised by the veteran supported structure to keep people safe and the dessert clean (from MOOP), amongst what seems to be lawless. This “Event” is one that needs to be experienced to understand, as Zoë pointed out, if you ask someone to describe what it’s like the answer is most likely “‘Oh my god,’ They say. ‘It’s absolutely wild. You really have to see it for yourself’”, after reading this article I’ll defititely consider it. Would love to experince an event filled with zeitgeist and catharsis.
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