Resources - Links

Burningraven.com on Myspace - Here is a link to my -my space account for fire spinning. If your on myspace stop on by and add me as I like to meet other fire artists or people who like this art.

HomeofPoi.com - This is the site I get all my fire performing gear from.  If you have any questions as to what gear to start out with, please email me and I will see if I can help.

www.BurningMan.com/ - I went to this  in 2005 and left a different person.  I cast off the skin I once wore and awoke a week later in another form.  If your looking to do something different for one week at the end of August, go here and bring me.

http://burningraven.com/poi_videos/ - This is a project I set up to list all videos I found dealing with POI and fire spinning from YouTube. It just makes browsing for fire related videos 100 times easer for me.

DigitalMack.com - This is my personal art site.  If you need a web page, graphic design work or illustration, please stop on by and check out what I do when not on fire.

Friends of Burning Raven

insphyre.com - A resource and community site where we all can grow together and learn the spinning art forms.

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Please email all initial inquires to:

info(at)burningraven.com

I am available for any national (North America) or international events if given a month notice.

Please contact me with any questions regarding prices, travel proposals, or long-term shows with your troupe or circus acts.

If you are from a circus or performing arts company, I especially want to hear from you.

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BurningRaven.com is all about Fire Performance, The Circus,  the joy that burning and expressive movement can bring.

I built this site first and foremost to promote my skills as a fire performer to outer troupes and circus, and also to promote the art of POI.  A bit of history for those who don’t know what POI is (fire spinning) it comes from a New Zealand tradition practiced to keep people both mentally agile and physically fit.  POI works the mind in both the left and right sides, and works all the joints and muscles in the body.   It teaches harmony in movement and stillness in thought.

In its most basic essence, POI is a weight attached to a line that, when spun, makes an array of hypnotic circles in the air.  While POI does not have to be lit on fire to be enjoyed, when it is burning, it is thrilling to see, mesmerizing to watch, and spell bounding to hear!  Countless times I have seen the look of wonderment in the faces of audiences, shock in the eyes of some, and a new spark of creativity in others.

I have been spinning and eating fire for a number of years now, and everyday I learn a new way to move, a new way to think in harmony with my body and mind, and find a deeper stillness for my burning soul.  The essence of fire is my CHI.  I highly recommend this activity for anyone young or old, and highly recommend experiencing a fire performance live, in-person.

Please view my photos section (under the “about > Photos” tab) for some still shots of POI in action, for some video footage look under under the “about > videos”.  Please contact me if you wish to book a performance for your party or to request a class.  I’d love to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Tim Mack
AKA. Burning Raven