![]() ![]() The idea of sacred fire also brings to my mind the music of Manuel de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance from his 1915 ballet El Amor Brujo (Love the Magician). I remember the sights, sounds and smells of the cool night air of Tehran on Chahar Shanbe Souri. I have vivid memories of jumping the fire on the last Wednesdays before the Iranian New Year.This ritual symbolizes leaving the cold of winter behind and welcoming the warmth of spring.Ĭarlos Saura's El amor brujo (Love, the Magician) I have never attended Burning Man but relate to the concept of ritual and sacred fire in many ways. The theme for the 2017 Burning Man was "Radical Ritual" and once again, like every year since its inception, the festival culminated in the burning of a giant wooden effigy. Today this cutting edge Art and Music Festival has morphed into what could be called a temporary metropolis of close to 70,000 people, this year gathered in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. The Burning Man Festival began in 1986 as a solstice bonfire on a California beach. ![]() ![]() The first Burning Man Effigy photo Larry Harvey, co-creator of The Festival© On September 2017, in celebration of the Burning Man Festival, Amber Jobin of Aether Arts Perfume introduced her newest fragrance, Burner Perfume No 8: Sacred Fire. "In the Monastery of the Magi why do they honor us? The fire that never dies burns in our hearts." – Hafez (fourteenth century) Photo by Amber Jobin Burning Man Radical Ritual ![]()
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