BURNING MAN - Decommodification

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The 10 Principles of Burning Man

Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey wrote the 10 Principles in 2004 as guidelines for the newly-formed Regional Network. They were crafted not as a dictate of how people should be and act, but as a reflection of the community’s ethos and culture as it had organically developed since the event’s inception.

Burning Man 2023 | August 27 - September 4

Decommodification

In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.

Elder Tree Symbolism and Meanings

Elder trees are associated with magic and mystery, and the meanings of their symbols are as varied as their uses. You can hang branches and twigs over doors and windows to ward off evil and negative energies; carry the berries for the same purpose. Some say that Judas of the Bible hung himself on his tree, although that is not a known fact.

Symbolism: Healing and abundance, stability, regeneration, protection, rebirth
Divine Association: The “White Goddess”

Astrological Association: Moon

The Tree of Life is a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological, religious, and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the world tree or cosmic tree, and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree.