Canary Cry Radio

THE LIE THAT BEGAN IN THE GARDEN, IS CELEBRATED IN THE DESERT!The eighteenth chapter of Deuteronomy outlines the various practices that are considered abominable to God. They include divination, medium-ship, fortune telling, interpreting omens, sorcery, using charms, and necromancy. But most fascinating is the mention of God detesting “anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering.” Veterans of Burning Man know that this week long trek out to the Black Rock Desert is an “experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance.” While there’s no official meaning behind the ritual that sparked the annual “experiment,” the burning of a 40 foot tall humanoid idol remains its most recognized tradition. But there is another tradition that is far more purposeful and spiritual, and that is the building, “serving,” and burning of “The Temple.”Every year since 2000 when the first temple, the ‘Temple of the Mind’ was built in the playa, a team of volunteers have constru