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Burning Man 2022 - Waking Dreams
Burning Man 2022 - Waking Dreams
by Alfred R. Pettingill
Updated March 31th, 2025
3-minute read
What do you look like in the happiest moments of your life? Well, here's me in the happiest moment of mine.
I accomplished a long-running dream of going to Burning Man.
Burning Man is an event focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. I draw a lot of my inspiration from The 10 Principles of Burning Man.
This is the best photo of Arielle Miller and me at Burning Man that year. Full costume for our dress rehearsal on Friday at Lost Highway.
After weeks of practicing, we got to perform with Fire Muse Circus in the Great Fire Conclave of Burning Man.
The Fire Conclave is a giant circle of 30 fire performance groups from around the world. Over a thousand fire performers came together in dedication to honoring the Man.
I got named Mister Mayor for all the work I put into building our camp and setting up the camp arrangements.
Dreaming with Fire Muse Circus
Dreaming with Fire Muse Circus
Have you ever woken up to find that you were still dreaming? Waking up within a dream can symbolize the need to “wake up” to a certain situation in your real life.
In Lucid Dreaming, you're aware that you're still dreaming. You can explore and wander around the dream environment at will.
In Black Rock City, we refer to the rest of the world as the Default World, also known as the "real world".
The rest of the world becomes the dream and Black Rock City becomes reality.
In February 2022, my dream began with a weekly gathering with Fire Muse Circus. The practices expanded my skillset with new tools and the mixing of fire and acrobatics.
Fire Muse Circus is a performance group made up of fire dancers, aerialists, and acrobats. They share the magic of creative authentic expression to inspire passions and dreams.
Their captivating imagery and displays of physical strength form a unique visual experience. Such performances kindle the energy of the audience like the Old Greek Muses.
You can see our group name, Fire A'Musers, on the map below at position #17.
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