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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

Tyler Hanson: Shenanigans! The Art of Immersive Experience Design

Life is a Festival #158

Exploring immersive art from the circus to vaudeville to Dada, to beatniks and hippies, and all the way to the Cacophony Society and Burning Man.

Art, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Burning ManEamon ArmstrongOctober 2, 2023Comment

Marian Goodell et al: Inside Burning Man’s Worst Case Scenario

Life is a Festival #157

Will our changing climate stop Burning Man, or will our collective resilience and response to crisis make our community stronger.

Mental Wellness, Burning Man, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Art, Business, Harm ReductionEamon ArmstrongSeptember 15, 2023Burning ManComment

Caveat Magister - At Burning Man, We're All Amateurs

Life is a Festival #156

Burning Man doesn’t have to be transformational.

Psychedelics, Art, Mental Wellness, Burning Man, Community, Festivals, Leadership, Personal Growth, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongAugust 23, 2023Burning ManComment

Max Stossel: Romancing the Muse

Life is a Festival #155

Max helps us unstuck creatively and shares some exceptional poetry.

Psychedelics, Art, Death, Mental WellnessEamon ArmstrongAugust 14, 2023Comment

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

Phil Wolfson: Is Recreational Ketamine Therapeutic?

Life is a Festival #152

All your burning questions about Special K to Phil, like whether there's a difference between S and R isomers, if one should "spit the drip" to avoid bladder damage, and if frequent ketamine use leads to memory loss.

Personal Growth, Harm Reduction, PsychedelicsEamon ArmstrongJuly 6, 2023ketamineComment

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

Jetta Blaine: The Marvelous Peptides of Kambo

Life is a Festival #150

Kambo, an Amazonian medicine derived from the secretions of the Phyllomedusa bicolor has been instrumental in maintaining my mental health for the past six years.

Personal Growth, Harm Reduction, Mental Wellness, Psychedelics, SpiritualityEamon ArmstrongJune 14, 2023KamboComment

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.