W.U.P. - 11.01.06: Scanning the 10 principles of Burning Man
Scanning the 10 principles of Burning Man from the website
10 Principles
Radical Inclusion
Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the
stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Gifting
Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is
unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for
something of equal value.
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.
Radical Self-reliance
Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources.
Radical Self-expression
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual.
No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine
its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the
giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Communal Effort
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive
to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works
of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.
Civic Responsibility
We value civil society. Community members who organize events should
assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate
civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume
responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state
and federal laws.
Leaving No Trace
Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no
physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after
ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a
better state than when we found them.
Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We
believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in
society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal
participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to
work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through
actions that open the heart.
Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of
value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between
us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around
us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world
exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.
