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Zen Pride Sanctuary Storms Black Rock City
Find Zen Pride Sanctuary at Burning Man!Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Come one, come all! If you're planning to transport yourself into the hot, gaping maw that is Burning Man, be sure to visit the Zen Pride Sanctuary, where I and my posse of Paranoia-Banishing Experts will be hanging out. We will be part of a larger village called the Mystic Beat Lounge, and plan to be located between 3 o'clock and 3:30 and between Lover and Child. (Those are street names.) Given the anarchistic quality of Burning Man, this location is not yet any firmer than a bowl of melted guava-strawberry jello in the desert. Check back here closer to Blast-Off time. Here's a brief description of our camp, which will be listed with the rest of the unmapped camps at Black Rock City: Zen Pride Sanctuary PRONOIA is the opposite of PARANOIA: It's the sneaking suspicion that the whole world is conspiring to shower you with blessings. Come to the Zen Pride Sanctuary and boost your capacity to attract Pronoia into your life. We offer EXTREME PRONOIA THERAPY: 888 Steps to Becoming an Aggressively Sensitive, Wildly Disciplined, Lyrically Logical, Ironically Sincere, Insanely Poised, Lustfully Compassionate Master of Rowdy Bliss. To punctuate our ongoing spurts of Pronoia Therapy, we have scheduled four events, which are listed on the Burning Man events page: Tuesday, Aug. 28 2:00 PM - Get Married to Yourself Hosted by: Rob Brezsny Let's just admit that none of us is ever likely to find our perfect partner until we master the art of loving ourselves with great ingenuity. A self-wedding ritual could be the transformative magic that would induce the arrival of a challenging new consort into our lives, or else bring the renaissance of an existing intimate relationship. Each rite of matrimony will conclude with the celebrant gazing into a mirror and vowing, "I will never forsake you; I will always treat you with reverence and respect; I will do with you what the spring does to the cherry trees." Location: Zen Pride Sanctuary Wednesday, Aug. 29 2:00 PM - Unhappy Hour Hosted by: Rob Brezsny During this hour-long blow-out, you will have license to moan and complain and howl and rant about every single thing that's driving you crazy. Having emptied yourself of all your psychic toxins in one neat ritual exorcism, you'll be free to luxuriate in rosy moods and relaxed visions for a while. Includes bonus therapeutic tricks like Arguments with God, Mock Your Pain, and the Bitch-Off. Location: Zen Pride Sanctuary Thursday, Aug. 30 2:00 PM - Guided Chaos Meditation Hosted by: Rob Brezsny Brainwash yourself before someone nasty beats you to it. Study the difference between wise suffering and dumb suffering until you get it right. Commit crimes that don't break any laws. Pretend to be crazy so you can get away with doing what's right. Love your enemies in case your friends turn out to be jerks. Confess profound secrets to people who aren't particularly interested. Take off your clothes to those you oppose. Achieve global warming in your pants. Burn down the dreamhouse where your childhood keeps repeating itself. Location: Zen Pride Sanctuary Saturday, Sept. 1 7:00 PM - COMMIT TO YOURSELF and MARRY THE MAN with Rob Brezsny Hosted by: PolyGoddess Experience the power of commitment . . . as we take you on a journey of self-declaration -- let everyone know that you are powerful! Then wed the MAN before he leaves this plane of existence -- Rob Brezsny will lead this incredible experience for the masses . . . let your commitment to the Burning Man ring over the playa! Location: The Plastic Chapel Contact: weddings@burningman.com UNSCHEDULED EXPANSION! The voices in Rob's head wouldn't allow him to pick a mere five winners of the Strange Contest to accompany him to Burning Man at the end of the month. They prodded him into making an impetuous enlargement of the parameters. At this writing, all the applicants below have been formally named Co-Conspirators in the Cabal to Commit Random Acts of Chutzpah on Behalf of Uproarious Beauty and Truth at Burning Man. Some will be riding in Rob's Pronoia-Mobile and others will be taking their own vehicles. Due to the giddy nature of these proceedings, the selection process may not be done yet! If you sent a contest application, you may still receive an invitation to join the posse! Congratulations to the confirmed winners, who are so far alphabetized as: * David Brownstein * Suzy Colpitts * Craig Grant * Zia Isola * Tim McCrary * Suzula Rose * Sandra Samson * Jeanne Scheper |
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