u/SigmaEpsilonChi

EDIT: I should have been more clear, this would be a satirical blessing. I’m not religious.

Aloha comrades, I was planning to bring a major art piece this year… until 2 months ago when I broke 3 limbs in a rappelling accident. Oops.

Can’t go this year. Nbd, there’s always next year, but I still want to contribute something to the burn. I was thinking it might be fun to bless a rave. Are there any DJs here who might be willing to work with me on this?

The idea came to me while watching a show by Padre Guilherme on Youtube. If you’re not familiar, he’s a really excellent world-touring DJ who also happens to be a working catholic priest, so he gets a lot of crazy venues like major cathedrals or the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil. He frequently incorporates a blessing or other uplifting messages into his sets, backed by soaring harmonies and finishing with a beat drop. I think it’s incredibly funny but also somehow genuinely quite moving, even though I’m not the least bit religious.

Burning Man is often described as a spiritual or even quasi-religious experience—we even have a temple—so why not bless the party like the Padre? I’m thinking something secular, burner-themed, funny, but still wholesome and uplifting. I’ve never written a blessing before, but writing stuff like this is a big part of my job and I’ve done some voiceover work, so I think I could pull it off. I could write/record it in the next week or two if I get a DJ willing to work it into a set, ideally one likely to have a sizable audience at a sound camp/car 🤞

Anyway, that’s my idea. Really hoping this might be a way for me to be out there with yall despite this accident. May your burn be fucked, amen 🙏