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Lazarus Parties, Heroin & the Continued Evolution of Harm Reduction
I’m taking a quick break from my series on the History of Addiction & Society because I’ve been tracking a disconcerting story for the last week. You may have seen it posted by one of your more...
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Morphine, Myth & The Civil War: Before Cause and Effect
Editorial by Terry Gotham Last week, we spoke about the gendering of drug use in America and how that may have led to the original wave of drug prohibition laws. This was one example of the many...
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Analysis: Burning Man Project 2015 Financials
BMorg have released their annual report for 2015. Their opening line: “Do you ever wonder just what exactly the Burning Man Project is up to or what we have accomplished since our transition to a...
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Louisa May Alcott: Breadwinner, Frustrated Creative and Opiate Addict
by Terry Gotham While I was never that big of a Louisa May Alcott fan, her impact on American literature cannot be denied. Alcott is an adored and fiercely protected author, in no small part because...
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“Dear White People, Standing Rock Is Not Burning Man”
It seems that the idea of “using The Ten Principles of Burning Man to make the world a better place” is not yet embraced by everyone else in the world. There has been a barrage of press this week...
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BREAKING: Oakland Rave Turns Deadly, 9+ Killed in Fire [Update]
A horrific tragedy happened last night at 1305 31st Avenue in Fruitvale, the home of Satya Yuga Collective who seem to be into shamanism, magic, and manifestation. Just under 100 people were present...
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Safety First: The Reality of Housing, Parties, and Legality in the Scene
Alright, listen Burners, while the facts continue to filter out about the disaster of Ghost Ship, the Oakland warehouse space that was reduced to ashes over the weekend, the swirling commentary, tidal...
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Resident of Oakland Firetrap Blames Burning Man Crowd
Breitbart News brings a first hand report of the history of the Satya Yuga collective that appears to have rented the property as a warehouse, yet somehow for at least 2 years had as many as 20...
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Occult Evidence In Satya Yuga Fire
It seems my earlier post Resident of Oakland Firetrap Blames Burning Man Crowd has stirred up a lot of controversy on Facebook today. Some suggested that these people were not even Burners; see below...
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Defense Department/Navy Specialist in Organized Crime and Drugs to Run...
He will be responsible for the largest event on public land in the US as the new Winnemucca District manager for the Bureau of Land Management, the agency within the Department of the Interior that...
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Shadow History of Burners Part 5a: Burning With The Man
It has been almost 5 months since I released Part 4: Occult Rituals of the Cult. Part 5 is a monster, so we have split it into two sections. Part 5b is in editing now. In Part 5a, we continue our...
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50 Years of Flower Power
This Saturday, January 14 2017 at High Noon 12:00 PST, tune in to a unique live event. 50 Years of Flower Power: The MKULTRA Be-In Steve Outtrim (burners.me, Shadow History), Jan Irvin...
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Preview: 50 Years of Flower Power
Jan and Joe invited Hans and I on their show UnSpun on the Conscious Consumer Network, to talk about our LIVE SPECIAL EVENT THIS SATURDAY JAN 14TH AT 12:00 NOON More information at 50 Years of...
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50 Years of Flower Power [Full Show]
For the 50th anniversary of the Human Be-In, we take a look at the 50 Years of Flower Power that was kicked off by this event and the Summer of Love. You can download the presentation here. Filed...
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“Davos Is Burning Man With Clothes”– Sergey Brin
Google Co-Founder and Billionaire Burner Sergey Brin, rumored to be one of the Anonymous donors backing Burning Man’s year round philosophy center/nude bathing retreat Flysalen, has chosen the World...
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BPM & Ending The War on Drugs: Don’t You Dare Look Away Now
Photo By Trevor Dunn Editorial/Analysis by Terry Gotham I’ve spent the last week interviewing people and collecting information about the worst thing to happen in live events since Orlando. Last week,...
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“It Wasn’t Me, It Was The Neighbors”– Satya Yuga Defense Begins
So far, Satya Yuga Collective founder Derrick Ion has not been charged with any crime in relation to the so-called “Oakland Ghost Ship Fire” which killed 36 people at the beginning of December. Nobody...
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Cops Don’t Keep Festivals Clean: Hard Proof From Australia
Via The Village Voice I was sent this paper by a professor at NYU who I hold in the highest regard. While local authorities all around the world continue to argue about the best way to “secure”...
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Shadow History of Burners Part 5b – Burning With The Man
The next installment of my Shadow History of Burners series with Jan Irvin is now out. You can download the slides and notes here: Powerpoint | PDF of Slides | PDF of Notes Previous episodes under...
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Cannabis and Kratom: A Light in the Opiate Dark
Analysis by Terry Gotham With the country currently gripped in fear that ACA will be repealed, I’ve started to ponder what options will be left for Americans in the throes of physical dependency if...
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