> Gather thousands of pagans, including a good number who practice witchcraft, dose a large portion of them with hallucinogens, and ya just never know what might go down...
A few years ago there was a guy who immolated himself at the burn. Witnesses said he just ran into the flames without hesitation...
Interestingly Nicole Shanahan, who used to be a Burner but now a born-again Christian, wrote an essay about how the festival is more representative of demonic temptation than spiritual community.
I read that the other day. It was long but pretty interesting. He claimed the whole thing was demonic.
Drugs, orgies, and I think she said the general pop there was against Christianity.