Critical Thinking — Life is a Festival

Will Chase: How Burning Man Keeps the Magic

Life is a Festival #174

A guide to Burning Man's survival

Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, SolocastEamon ArmstrongSeptember 28, 2024Burning ManComment

Burning Man Isn't Cool Anymore

Life is a Festival #173

and "Life is a Festival" is changing too

Community, Festivals, Spirituality, Burning Man, Art, Gender, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, SolocastEamon ArmstrongSeptember 12, 2024Burning ManComment

Sami Awad & Sharon Avraham: A Lighthouse for the Middle East

Life is a Festival #167

Sami and Sharon return to the show to discuss their ambitious peace project, the Lighthouse.

Critical Thinking, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Burning Man, Art, Community, Festivals, Politics, Personal GrowthEamon ArmstrongFebruary 15, 2024Comment

Julia Maryanska & Ian MacKenzie: From Polyagony to a Village of Lovers

Life is a Festival #166

The Village of Lovers helps us heal the wounds of gender and experience love free from fear.

Personal Growth, Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Community, Critical Thinking, Film, Leadership, Harm Reduction, Mental WellnessEamon ArmstrongFebruary 6, 2024TameraComment

Natalie Sanandaji: The Good Souls of the Nova Festival

Life is a Festival #160

How one young woman is transforming terror into service and the extraordinary courage and care of the good souls of the Tribe of Nova.

Community, Critical Thinking, Festivals, PoliticsEamon ArmstrongNovember 9, 2023Israel, Palestine Comment

Sharon Avraham & Sami Awad: The Prayers of an Israeli and a Palestinian Burner

Life is a Festival #159

Sharon Avraham, co-founder of Midburn, and his theme camp co-producer, Palestinian activist Sami Awad, extend a call for healing.

Community, Burning Man, Critical Thinking, Festivals, PoliticsEamon ArmstrongOctober 12, 2023Israel, Palestine Comment

Eviatar Frankel: Facing Death with Grace

Life is a Festival #154

Rarely do individuals possess the courage, wisdom, or awareness to confront death with genuine presence.

Personal Growth, Psychedelics, Critical Thinking, Death, LeadershipEamon ArmstrongJuly 28, 2023 Comment

Dennis Walker (Mycopreneur): The Court Jester of the Psychedelic Renaissance

Life is a Festival #153

How humor keeps psychedelics entertaining and helps level the playing field.

Personal Growth, Harm Reduction, Psychedelics, Critical ThinkingEamon ArmstrongJuly 17, 2023satireComment

Sophie Strand: A Mythic Probiotic for Masculinity

Life is a Festival #151

Healthy masculinity has been a passion of mine for years and it was an honor to learn from this neo-troubadour animist and her poetic insights.

Personal Growth, Mental Wellness, Spirituality, Critical Thinking, Festivals, GenderEamon ArmstrongJune 21, 2023Comment

Nick Powers: The Revolution Will Be a Carnival

Life is a Festival #149

By emphasizing fun, sacrilege, and even the grotesque, we can safeguard social justice against dogmatism and self-righteousness, preventing its co-option.

Stephen Jenkinson: Personal Growth Won't Save Us

Life is a Festival #146

…but perhaps embracing catastrophe might... just maybe.

Personal Growth, Community, Critical Thinking, Mental Wellness, Death, Leadership, Mentorship, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongMarch 30, 2023Comment

Ian MacKenzie: The Masculine Longing for Mythic Imagination

Life is a Festival #145

Ian Mackenzie returns to Life is a Festival to discuss mythopoetic masculinity.

Monique Shiess, Co-founder of AfrikaBurn: The Catalytic Potential of Burning Man in South Africa

Life is a Festival #143 - Monique Shiess (AfrikaBurn)

Towards real radical inclusivity and environmental stewardship at AfrikaBurn

Critical Thinking, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Personal Growth, Burning Man, Festivals, RaceEamon ArmstrongFebruary 13, 2023AfrikaBurnComment

How to Earn a Secure Attachment Style

Life is a Festival #142 - George Haas (Mettagroup)

Meditation teacher George Haas is preparing the path to enlightenment by healing childhood attachment injuries.

Critical Thinking, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Mentorship, Personal Growth, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongJanuary 10, 2023attachmentComment

To Escape the Tyranny of the Self

Life is a Festival #141 - Benjamin

Liberation from mental health issues through the dissolution of the constructed self.

Community, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Mentorship, Personal Growth, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongJanuary 1, 2023BenjaminComment

The Neverending Healing Journey

Life is a Festival #133: Adam Andros Aronovich (Healing From Healing)

The creator of “Healing From Healing” offers us levity and a much needed reprieve from our hyper-individualistic personal development.

Flow States and Festival Consciousness

Life is a Festival #130: Jason Silva

The Wizard of Awe talks festival consciousness and how we, the refugees from the mundane, can unleash the brave and reckless Gods we really are at Burning Man and beyond.