Julie with a client

Welcome to the homepage of TOTEM: Temple Of The Eternal Mysteries!

Each year, during the week before Labor Day, the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada hosts Burning Man, an eclectic arts festival. Totem has been sponsoring a Burning Man theme camp since 1998.

In 2008, we’re delighted to be joining forces once again with The Red Nose District. Totem will provide a place to relax between shows, enjoy a beverage, and meet with friends new and old. Totem’s role is similar to the Center Camp Café’s role for the rest of Black Rock City – we’ll serve as the village’s civic center.

TOTEM Massage & Chill resides in the most luxuriant environment on the playa. Our Big Tent is HUGE - 14’ high, 50’ wide, and 100’ long. The exterior is an extravagant array of fire colors. The interior is dust-free, air-conditioned, and lined with soft white fabric to create a comfortable and relaxing environment. It's THE place to be during a dust storm ... unless you actually like breathing dust, of course.

 

What will we be doing with 4000 sq. ft. of indoor chill space?

·        The 200-seat TOTEM Chill space will occupy 50% of our tent space. TOTEM Massage, our healing center, will occupy another 40%. The remaining 10% will be devoted to beverage service and our sound system.

·        TOTEM beverage service during the day includes coffee (hot or iced, according to the outdoor temperature), ice water, lemonade and chai. At night, we'll be serving cocktails.

·        During the day we’ll be spinning our unique mix of desert massage music. Evenings will feature sexy-groove downtempo dance music (sorry - no house /club music here!). Late nights will soothe your soul with a journey into deep space.

 

To learn more about us, click on any of the items below.

What Is TOTEM? What Is Totem?

Hands by Rodin Totem Massage

1000-Gallon Mud Pit History of Totem

TOTEM Logo What We Plan To Do

World-O-Tents Camp With Us

LINKS to us and to the Burning Man project