The principles are the foundation

This draft merges what the community actually said across 12 source items — every source ID is permanent and traceable.

• PRIN-001 Radical Inclusion: Anyone may be a part of Burning Man, welcoming and respecting the stranger without any prerequisites for participation.
• PRIN-002 Gifting: The community is devoted to acts of gift-giving, where the value of a gift is completely unconditional and free from expectations of return or reciprocity.
• PRIN-003 Decommodification: To preserve the spirit of gifting, social environments are completely free from commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising.
• PRIN-004 Radical Self-reliance: Individuals are encouraged to discover, exercise, and completely rely on their inner resources to survive in a harsh desert environment.
• PRIN-005 Radical Self-expression: Arising from the unique gifts of the individual, nobody other than the creator can determine its content, though it must always respect the autonomy of others.
• PRIN-006 Communal Effort: The community deeply values creative cooperation, collaboration, and protecting shared public spaces and methods of communication.
• PRIN-007 Civic Responsibility: Community members who organize events assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to conduct events in accordance with local laws.
• PRIN-008 Leaving No Trace: The community heavily respects the environment, committing to cleaning up everything and leaving places in a better state than when found.
• PRIN-009 Participation: Transformative change happens only through deeply personal, active participation—everyone is invited to work and play, meaning there are no spectators.
• PRIN-010 Immediacy: Immediate, real-world experience serves as the primary touchstone of value, seeking to overcome barriers between our inner selves and the surrounding environment.
• PRIN-011 Consent: Widely formalized by regional networks like Burnt Oranges and Blazing Swan, this principle mandates enthusiastic and ongoing consent for physical interactions, property use, boundaries, and photography.
• PRIN-012 Each one teach one: It's the responsibility of each burner to teach other burners about the burn and what acceptable and encouraged behaviour looks like.

Themes · scope of community safety · consent and feedback culture · governance and legitimacy