The Fool Berlin

WORKSHOP: You too can hypnotise! with Danny Nemu
2023-03-18 13:00 - 18:00 UTC | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
WORKSHOP: You too can hypnotise! with Danny Nemu

Hypno-Magick in Theory and Practice (2)

WORKSHOP

You too can hypnotise!Spend a day learning how to guide people into trance, and what fun can be had when you’re in there. This is a hands-on workshop introducing the basics of hypnotic language, embedded commands, progressive relaxation, the Elman induction and post-hypnotic suggestion.

DANNY NEMU

Danny is a hypnotist, occultist and speaker fascinated by the latent powers of the mind in healing, magic and creativity, and how to bring them into the world in a safe and enjoyable way. His books Science Revealed and Neuro-apocalypse are out on Psychedelic Press.

RSVP via e-mail at info@thefool-berlin.com

TALK: Hypnosis and the Occult // with Danny Nemu
2023-03-17 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
TALK: Hypnosis and the Occult // with Danny Nemu

Hypno-Magick in Theory and Practice (1)TALK:

Hypnosis and the Occult // with Danny Nemu

Minds turn inwards to the sound of the shaman’s rattle or the swing of the hypnotist’s watch. Trance is a vehicle to move between worlds, taking the mage into the imagination and bringing back the magick.

How does hypnosis work and what does it feel like? What has been done with trance in the past and how can we incorporate it into our lives going forward? Take a deep breath as we journey through history and take an experiential dive into trance, to see what pearls we can bring back from the depths of the mind.

DANNY NEMU

Danny is a hypnotist, occultist and speaker fascinated by the latent powers of the mind in healing, magic and creativity, and how to bring them into the world in a safe and enjoyable way. His books Science Revealed and Neuro-apocalypse are out on Psychedelic Press.

RSVP via e-mail at info@thefool-berlin.com

Occult Talk: Hypnosis
2023-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Occult Talk: Hypnosis

HypnosisHypnosis is a changed state of awareness and increased relaxation that allows for improved focus and concentration.Hypnosis usually is done with the guidance using verbal repetition and mental images.

Hypnosis has also an important space in the occult world, being a technique used to support astral travels, rituals and different practices,And what are your experiences with hypnosis?Come and share with us your knowledge!

About Occult Talk:

The Occult Talk is a gathering meant as a round table style to discuss together a proposed topic.The aim is to break the usual schema of having a teaching figure and intimidated students. We want to make the occult less elitist, so anyone can feel free to participate no matter how much experience they have.

Doors open at 7pmTalk 8-10pm (at closed doors)

Cabinet of Practical Magick by Ignatius Kal
2023-03-15 20:00 - 21:30 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Cabinet of Practical Magick by Ignatius Kal

The Cabinet is a teaching event for anyone who is interested.

Ignatius Kal is the founder of the Cult of Saghori, member of Fraternitas Saturni, Author of „Saghori“.Since decades he follows the path of the dark light and he explores the dark sides of spirituality, accompanied by his main gods Saturn and Kali.Participation on a donation basis.

Doors open 19h.Start 20h- ca.21,30h

Creative Chaos Cauldron // with Mariana Pinzon
2023-03-14 20:00 - 23:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Creative Chaos Cauldron // with Mariana Pinzon

Creative Chaos Cauldron – Chaos Magick Rituals 101

This workshop is an invitation for creative play with rituals chaos magick style.

No need for a Grimoire. No need for old texts and formulas. No need for a high priest.You are the pope. You too. Me too. We are all pope.

And together we shall engage in creative ritual play. We will explore the spontaneous spark of creativity in the group flow and craft our own playful rituals.

You shall receive a short introduction to a basic approach to Chaos Magick Rituals in the framing of Rituals as a tool for consciousness exploration and hacking. We will then workshop a few fitting group intent spells, create rituals to cast them and then perform them together.

CHAOS MAGICK

To me, this is a non-dogmatic meta-paradigm of consciousness exploration and expansion, a form of psychonautics.The creative and unconventional practice aims at accelerating spiritual evolution and personal development by deconditioning and hacking your nervous system using your will, intention, energy, and imagination as well as rituals and symbols as tools to alter your experience of reality and increase your possibilities.Some principles shared by most chaos magicians include shifting paradigms and using belief as a tool, accessing altered states with different techniques to anchor information in your subconscious, and an emphasis on direct experience, making you your own spiritual authority.Do not believe what is written, experiment for yourself!

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Mariana Pinzón is a transformational coach and Chaos Magickian with a peculiar approach to spirituality. Her mission is to help unconventional humans embrace states of chaos and confusion as opportunities for personal (R)evolution. She takes her clients on deep-dive journeys of self-discovery to empower them to craft their own paths.She believes in the power of Chaos as a catalyst for evolution and that each crisis allows for a window of opportunity to reprogram our system into a new level of functioning.She has a background in comparative religion, philosophy, and political science, as well as certified training in transformational coaching with Animas Center for Coaching. She is equipped with a range of tools and techniques that allow her to help her clients identify their own solutions. With her flexible epistemology and ability to engage in paradigm-shifting and crafting beliefs, she can facilitate rapid change.She combines traditional coaching tools and methods with the playful use of sigils and rituals to anchor the desired change deep within the clients’ system. She loves to serve Cacao and work with the Inner Child or engage in shadow exploration

RSVP via e-mail at info@thefool-berlin.com

Eros & Thanatos Movie Night: "Medea" by Pier Paolo Pasolini
2023-03-13 20:00 - 23:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Eros & Thanatos Movie Night: “Medea” by Pier Paolo Pasolini

A new movie night that explores the different shades of Eros, love, and Thanatos, death. It is a journey in the paradoxes of opposed forces conflicting against each other and creating a new form of creative expression.

Medea is a 1969 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the ancient myth of Medea. Filmed in Göreme Open Air Museum’s early Christian churches, Pisa, and the Citadel of Aleppo, it stars opera singer Maria Callas in her only film role.

The film is largely a faithful portrayal of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts and the events of Euripides’ play The Medea concerning the betrayal of Medea by Jason and his eventual demise at her hands.Pasolini’s dramatic and adverse personality is very much alive in this film which depicts Medea’s murder of her husband, children and her husband’s lover.

Movie 8 pm

Movie Night in Full Moon Light // Inferno (1980) Dario Argento
2023-03-08 19:30 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Movie Night in Full Moon Light // Inferno (1980) Dario Argento

// Spiritism and Witches in Movies

Full moon is a powerful time, where we are ready for the extravagance, time to let go of burdens and nourish ourselves with moon light and avant-garde, surrealist, grotesque movies about spiritism and witches!Film projections, drinks and laidback discussions. Gathering for film lovers, occultists, witches, magicians and everyone in between.

# INFERNO (1980)Dario Argento

Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento, and starring Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi and Alida Valli. The plot follows a young man’s investigation into the disappearance of his sister, who had been living in a New York City apartment building that also served as a home for a powerful, centuries-old witch. The cinematography was by Romano Albani, and Keith Emerson composed the film’s musical score.A thematic sequel to Suspiria (1977), the film is the second installment of Argento’s Three Mothers trilogy, though it is the first in the trilogy to explore the idea of the Three Mothers. The long-delayed concluding entry, The Mother of Tears, was released in 2007. All three films are partially derived from Thomas de Quincey’s 1845 work Suspiria de Profundis, a collection of prose poetry in which he proposes the concept of three “Ladies of Sorrow” (Mater Lachrymarum, Mater Suspiriorum and Mater Tenebrarum), concurrent with the three Fates and Graces in Greek mythology.

Occult Talk: Chaos Magick
2023-03-07 19:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Occult Talk: Chaos Magick

“There is no formal hierarchy in the chaos tradition of magic. There is a division of activity depending on ability as it develops.” Peter J. Carroll

Chaos Magick is an innovation of twentieth-century occultism that draws influence from a variety of sources, including occultists such as Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare.

It began in the late 1970s with the publication of Peter Carroll’s Liber Null and Ray Sherwin’s The Book of Results in 1978.And its history is very intriguing.

How did Chaos Magick influence today’s occulture?Is Chaos Magick representing the real individual freedom in esoteric practices?

About Occult Talk: The Occult Talk is a gathering meant as a round table style to discuss together a proposed topic.The aim is to break the usual schema of having a teaching figure and intimidated students. We want to make the occult less elitist, so anyone can feel free to participate no matter how much experience they have.Doors open at 7pmTalk 8-10pm (at closed doors)

Tarot Study Group with Saara
2023-03-06 19:30 - 21:30 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Tarot Study Group with Saara

The study of the tarot cards is a study of a lifetime.

With countless decks to practice from, a rich and diverse history to unpack, and a deep philosophy that is every-unfolding, it is a discipline in which even the most experience of readers can feel like beginners.

it is a perfect practice in which all can learn from each other, working together to deepen their understanding of the cards, no matter which deck, philosophy, or culture you are loyal.

The fool thus offers its space to support a tarot study group. The intention of this study group is for all participants to come and learn together, sharing their knowledge, perspective, and experience with each other.

There is no teacher, but rather a loose format that will be used to facilitate discussion and practice for all.

During the first meeting, participants will brainstorm on different ways they would like to use the time of the study group, and from this brainstorming, a schedule will be made for the first set of meetings. Once the schedule is set, willing participants will volunteer to help facilitate one of the six meetings. Those facilitating a meeting, will then meet together and discuss what they would like to do during that time with the group to help facilitate group discussion and practice around that topic.

Facilitating a meeting does not mean being the teacher: facilitators rather help the group by managing group discussions, practices, and time management for the group. It’s more like you are helping the group to stick together as you all study together. And don’t worry, if you are not interested in being a facilitator for a topic, then you don’t have to!

We will aim for facilitation to be done by a small group of 2-3 people rather than one person alone.

After the agenda is set during the first meeting, we will then have the remaining meetings for those interested in studying together on the decided themes to bring their decks and join!

Ouija Session with Medea
2023-03-05 17:00 - 20:30, 2023-02-16 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-11 18:30 - 20:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Ouija Session with Medea

This session is an experiencial seance where, after casting a protective spell, we will open a communication with the souls of deceased people around us.

The seance will be guided by Medea, which has a long experience in mediumship and is happy to assist in the exploration of otherworlds.

Please send a message if you are interested to take part to info@thefool-berlin.com

Maximum number 7 people.

Butoh Workshop: From Image to Movement by Leonardo Sbabo
2023-03-04 15:00 - 18:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Butoh Workshop: From Image to Movement by Leonardo Sbabo

Through guided and free visualisations, we will embark on a path of the embodiment of the inner image.

How to transform visual inputs into dance?How to use visualisation as an engine for physical creation?

If one allows the body space to act, one can understand many things about the deeper state of consciousness and one’s psychological and energetic blocks. Putting them into dance is the necessary ritual step to transmute them through magical action.In this workshop we will explore imaginary places within ourselves to notice emerging bodily impulses. Through the absence of movement, we will enhance its roots, and through the reduction of our being, we will welcome a dance that originates elsewhere. We will then work with the body and the elements with an alchemical and symbolic but also material and concrete approach, stimulating a dream-like perception capable of creating a personal and ritual dance.

We welcome everybody interested in researching new sources and modalities for body expression, whether you are a dancer or beginner and want to explore evocative and cathartic capacities of the body.

Leonardo Sbabo is a performance artist and Butoh dancer focusing his research on ritual dance and ontological and embodied queerness.
Alongside various physical explorations, he devotes himself to studying human cosmologies, mystery practices and esoteric knowledge to release the multidimensional energy dormant in all bodies.

ONLY WITH REGISTRATION!RVSP your place sending an e-mail at info@thefool-berlin.comDuration: about 3 hours

Black Witch Rising
2023-03-03 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Black Witch Rising

Ropes and magic.

The black witch rising.

This special Shibari and Art performance is to reveal the unseen, the hidden beauty of femininity.A combination of darkness and aesthetic are dancing together accompanied by the choir of handpan.

Let Sawa, Annabelle and Claas enchant you and bring you to another purple dimension of thinking.

Annabelle: Paintings, Projections and Concept

https://www.instagram.com/annabellekrs/

Sawa: Shibari

https://www.instagram.com/sawashibari/

Claas: Music with Handpan

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claas_Hoffmann#Weblinks

Saara: model

https://www.instagram.com/saara.rei/

Divining With Pendulum
2023-03-02 20:00 - 22:00
Divining With Pendulum

In this practical workshop you will learn:

Use of the pendulumTypes of pendulums, types of dowsing.How to use diagrams for measuring energy levelsSelf-treatment and radiesthesic treatment (people, animals, plants, etc.)Magnetic design and the use of special pendulums

You will receive your own diagrams kit, but you would need a pendulum, you can bring your own or buy one at the shop.

Medea is a researcher of the magic realms, graduated in cultural anthropology and with several years of experience and study, including academic, in the esoteric field. Attracted since birth by the paranormal, her research does not stop at the borders of the shared reality, but rather tries to transcend it. She is also officially graduated at Società Italiana di Radionica e Radiestesia in Italy.

Price for te workshop: 30 EurosRSVP at info@thefool-berlin.com

Light Language Workshop // with Mark Wilke
2023-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Light Language Workshop // with Mark Wilke

Did you know we all are channels for the universal wisdom and healing frequencies of the source?

In this no fluff workshop you will tap into your potential to be a channel for these energies.

With Marc Wilke – the friendly witch next door – you will have a competent instructor for the art and practical techniques of so called light language channeling.

We will focus on:

you getting resultsactually doing the workhands on instructionsa mix of group exercises and personal experiences

all there to decrease inner blocks and shyness in verbal channeling.

This session will be on integrating the learned techniques into processes of graphic channeling touching upon automatic writing and drawing.

At the end of this session we will also look at how to use your learned skills within your daily spiritual & magical ritual practice.

Attend spontaneously as a drop in student or book the session:

DM @thefool_berlin to book your spot

The Occult Therapy monthly Ritual // Rope ritual
2023-02-26 18:00 - 21:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
The Occult Therapy monthly Ritual // Rope ritual

Embrace trust and vulnerabilities to let go of control.

This ritual will start with an introduction to the philosophical concept of fear, vulnerability, and control. Personal intentions will be set and shared with group before proceeding to the start of the ritual. We will talk about safety and boundaries as group, and then each participant will take turn in being tied on the ground by our host.

Once everyone has been through the ritual, there will be time to start the processing of the latest accomplishment together with the group.

We will connect body, mind, and soul in one somatic ritual to obtain insight that rest deep inside of us. Come with a willingness to face your shadows, and to be vulnerable with the group. Together we will create a safe space encircled by trust and respect.

Come with comfortable clothing, preferable tight to the body ex: yoga cloth.Warning: this is not a workshop to learn shibari.

Hosted by Charlyn864, those workshop will open a door to your inner self and give you an opportunity to connect with others. Charlyne864 have been a facilitator since 2010 in body suspension. During her career she learned other skills like rope (aka shibari), as well as other practices common to fakirism, and studied psychology related material (life coaching with Oxford, Mental Health First Aid, and trauma reading materials). Combining all those skills adding with a touch of occultism, The Occult Therapy was created.

Find out more at www.theocculttherapy.com

Limited to 5 participants only with pre-booking

Occult Talk // "Left Hand Path and Right Hand Path"
2023-02-21 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Occult Talk // “Left Hand Path and Right Hand Path”

In Western esotericism the left-hand path and right-hand path are the dichotomy between two opposing approaches to magic.

Both variations are well known among most spiritual practitioners, and some choose one path or the other.But what does this ominous metaphor actually mean?What is a left-hand or right-hand path?For a better understanding we want to dive into the history and search for explanations, we want to clarify where the differences lie, and we want to invite you as always to share your experiences on this topic with us. So let’s follow the path that offers us two hands and see where it takes us.

This Occult talk will explore the different narratives related to left and right hand paths through real life experiences.

Bring your own magickal stories to share with us!

About Occult Talk:The Occult Talk is a gathering meant as a round table style to discuss together a proposed topic.The aim is to break the usual schema of having a teaching figure and intimidated students. We want to make the occult less elitist, so anyone can feel free to participate no matter how much experience they have.

Doors open at 7pmTalk 8-10pm (at closed doors)

Light Language Workshop // with Marc Wilke
2023-02-20 19:30 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Light Language Workshop // with Marc Wilke

Did you know we all are channels for the universal wisdom and healing frequencies of the source?

In this no fluff workshop you will tap into your potential to be a channel for these energies.

With Marc Wilke – the friendly witch next door – you will have a competent instructor for the art and practical techniques of so called light language channeling.

We will focus on:

you getting resultsactually doing the workhands on instructionsa mix of group exercises and personal experiences

all there to decrease inner blocks and shyness in verbal channeling.

The first session (Feb. 20th) will be on opening up to the source and different energetic influences and channeling them verbally.

To this we will add seldom seen physical channeling through hand gestures and changes in posture.

It’ll be about being safe and feeling comfortable with this.

The second session (Feb 27th) will be on integrating the learned techniques into processes of graphic channeling touching upon automatic writing and drawing.

At the end of this session we will also look at how to use your learned skills within your daily spiritual & magical ritual practice.

Book both sessions (Feb 20th + 27th) for only 35€ (less than 18€ per session)

OR

Attend spontaneously as a drop in student or book only one session:20€ per session

OR

Book both sessions (Feb 20th + 27th) until Feb 15th and only pay 30€ AND receive a light code drawing channeled by Marc as a thank you gift on top. These psychic artworks are perfect for meditation and receiving powerful transmissions.

‼️DM @thefool_berlin to book your spot

Thai Occult Introduction
2023-02-19 17:00 - 18:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Thai Occult Introduction

A time dedicated to introduce a complex and intriguing topic: Thai Occultism.

After spending a fieldwork immersed in Thailand folk magic traditions, Giorgia will introduce some of the most intriguing spiritual characters populating this type of occult framework, such as Kuman Thong, Luk Krok, Phra Ngang and several others.

It will be a fast glimpse into an endless universe of ancient and uncertain origins – where fantasy, ghosts and legend permeate everyday life in a deep and condensed way.

It is just the beginning of a paranormal journey which will then be continued.

Sebastiano Diciassette presenta “La verità del vetro”
2023-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Sebastiano Diciassette presenta “La verità del vetro”

Sebastiano Diciassette presenterà la sua ultima raccolta di poesie:

“La verità del vetro”, Edizioni Gruppo Culturale Letterario

IL LIBRO: La verità del vetro è la sua trasparenza, il permettere di vedere attraverso. La verità del vetro è la sua fragilità, che talvolta può essere solo apparente. La verità del vetro è la sua pericolosità, come sa chiunque con esso si sia tagliato. La verità del vetro è la sua struttura disordinata di solido amorfo, il suo esistere in stadio intermedio, tra solido e liquido, per mezzo del fuoco.

L’AUTORE:Sebastiano Diciassette è nato a Bari dove si è laureato in Lingue e Letterature Straniere. Varie sue liriche sono state pubblicate in antologie e diverse riviste, come: “Ellin Selae”, “Future Shock”, “Il Messaggio”, “Latte+”, “Uoz’Ap?”, “L’ortica”. Una sua raccolta di poesie, “Il cielo era sereno come da sempre”, è stata pubblicata come secondo premio al concorso Penna d’Autore. Suoi racconti sono stati pubblicati, tra l’altro, da: “Sturzfluege”, “Ellin Selae”, “Future Shock”, “In-Edito”, “20 grammi”, “Addictions” ed “Effe-Feltrinelli”. Dai testi “Una festa di compleanno”, “Occhio nel cielo – XI” e “Luoghi segreti” sono stati tratti tre spettacoli teatrali rappresentati in Italia e all’estero.

Cabinet of Practical Magick by Ignatius Kal
2023-02-15 20:00 - 21:30
Cabinet of Practical Magick by Ignatius Kal

After spending the last two sessions in Cabinet on the position of the magician and the basics of ritual, this Wednesday we will talk about the topic of magical weapons.What is a magic weapon, how does it become magic, what types of magic weapons are there, and most importantly, how do you use them, how do you find them, how do you make them?

The Cabinet is a teaching event for anyone who is interested.

Ignatius Kal is the founder of the Cult of Saghori, member of Fraternitas Saturni, Author of „Saghori“.

Since decades he follows the path of the dark light and he explores the dark sides of spirituality, accompanied by his main gods Saturn and Kali.

Participation on a donation basis.

Doors open 19h.Start 20h- ca.21,30h

Occult Talk // Light Language - Intro by Marc Wilke-
2023-02-14 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Occult Talk // Light Language – Intro by Marc Wilke-

Join us for an occult talk about channeling and how we can open up to the universe and allow the source to flow through us.

Theoretical background, practical exercises and expert demonstrations of channeling subtle energies.

Light Language is a form of communication that bypasses human limitations around the meaning of words. As opposed to a language made up of symbols and sounds that we have mutually agreed upon as a society or culture, Light Language has no fixed alphabet. It is a vibrational expression that speaks directly to our soul and DNA.

When we come in contact with Light Language, what we feel is more important than what we think. It’s best to allow the mind to let go when receiving Light Language. We may receive a message that filters into our minds, but it’s not necessary in order to receive the benefits.

The purpose of Light Language is to shift our energy to a higher frequency than we usually inhabit. It helps our brains enter the receptivity of the Gamma state, which connects multiple areas of our brain. Gamma waves are associated with increased memory recall, sensory perception, focus, processing speed, and creativity.

At the soul level, Light Language can help us heal emotionally and physically, connect to our innate wisdom, activate dormant gifts and truths, and connect to our purpose.

This Talk is an Intro to the Workshops on Feb. 20th and 27th.

Light Language Workshop // with Marc Wilke

Book both sessions (Feb 20th + 27th) for only 35€ (less than 18€ per session)

OR

Attend spontaneously as a drop in student or book only one session:20€ per session

OR

Book both sessions (Feb 20th + 27th) until Feb 15th and only pay 30€ AND receive a light code drawing channeled by Marc as a thank you gift on top.

About Occult Talk:The Occult Talk is a gathering meant as a round table style to discuss together a proposed topic.The aim is to break the usual schema of having a teaching figure and intimidated students. We want to make the occult less elitist, so anyone can feel free to participate no matter how much experience they have.Doors open at 7pmTalk 8-10pm (at closed doors)

WORKSHOP: From Image to Movement. Visualization in Butoh dance by Leonardo Sbabo
2023-02-12 15:00 - 18:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
WORKSHOP: From Image to Movement. Visualization in Butoh dance by Leonardo Sbabo

Through guided and free visualisations, we will embark on a path of the embodiment of the inner image.

How to transform visual inputs into dance?

How to use visualisation as an engine for physical creation?

If one allows the body space to act, one can understand many things about the deeper state of consciousness and one’s psychological and energetic blocks. Putting them into dance is the necessary ritual step to transmute them through magical action.

In this workshop we will explore imaginary places within ourselves to notice emerging bodily impulses. Through the absence of movement, we will enhance its roots, and through the reduction of our being, we will welcome a dance that originates elsewhere. We will then work with the body and the elements with an alchemical and symbolic but also material and concrete approach, stimulating a dream-like perception capable of creating a personal and ritual dance.

We welcome everybody interested in researching new sources and modalities for body expression, whether you are a dancer or beginner and want to explore evocative and cathartic capacities of the body.

Leonardo Sbabo is a performance artist and Butoh dancer focusing his research on ritual dance and ontological and embodied queerness.Alongside various physical explorations, he devotes himself to studying human cosmologies, mystery practices and esoteric knowledge to release the multidimensional energy dormant in all bodies.

ONLY WITH REGISTRATION!

RVSP your place sending an e-mail at info@thefool-berlin.com

Duration: about 3 hours

HAGAZUSSA // Movie Projection and cineforum with Mariel Baqueiro -Director of Photography-
2023-02-10 20:00 - 23:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
HAGAZUSSA // Movie Projection and cineforum with Mariel Baqueiro -Director of Photography-

Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse (German: Hagazussa, an Old High German term for “Witch”) is a 2017 horror film written and directed by Lukas Feigelfeld.

The film takes place in a remote mountain village in the 15th-century Alps, and follows Aleksandra Cwen as Albrun, a goat-herder shunned by her fellow townspeople who finds herself in an uneasy friendship with a local villager.

The film is divided into four acts: “Shadows”, “Horn”, “Blood” and “Fire” spelled in the rune alphabet of the Elder Futhark and in the modern Latin alphabet.

At the beginning of the film a traveler warns our protagonists to go back, because it was starting to get dark and he was afraid of meeting the “Perchta“, a sort of Alpine deity, who if you want to associate with a more familiar figure, could be something like the Befana, an italian folkloristic figure

According to the director Lukas Feigelfeld:

“After researching about old pagan beliefs and folklore about witches, that were supposed to roam the mountain woods in those times, my interest was to develop a character that these folk tales would have branded as a witch, but to dig deeper into her psyche and see her as the traumatized, mistreated and finally delusional person that society constructed. As well as to understand what utterly evil things people were led to do while suffering from psychosis in the Middle Ages and being surrounded by superstition and religious prosecution. The film tries to depict a very personal and empathetic mental image of a nightmarish and sick mind.”

We are honoured to have with us the director of photography Mariel Baqueiro who will be present during the screening and available afterwards for a small discussion about the movie.

https://www.marielbaqueiro.com/

Occult Talk // Dancing with darkness and life: a talk on Butoh and ritual dancing
2023-02-07 19:30 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Occult Talk // Dancing with darkness and life: a talk on Butoh and ritual dancing

“When one considers the body in relation to dance, it is then that one truly realises what suffering is: it is a part of our lives. No matter how much we search for it from the outside, there is no way we can find it without delving into ourselves. Tatsumi Hijikata

Butoh is a unique type of dancing that comes in a variety of forms as much as the bodies dancing it. By stripping our bodies of identity traits, we can indulge in an evocative dance capable of dancing the non-human. The body becomes a channel for the emergence of unexpected and new bodies sensations and energies that surface from the dark depths of our unconscious.

What cathartic, energetic and alchemical effects can be unleashed by a body moving in the void? Is it possible to be possessed by natural multiplicity and dance reality?

By asking these and many other questions, we will discuss various forms of dance and ritual theatre together, focusing on Butoh dance. We will talk about how the body can become a vessel for a cosmic dance, how the mind and its images can generate magical movement, and how this can help us release knowledge and memories dormant in seemingly unreachable pasts and dimensions.

About Occult Talk:The Occult Talk is a gathering meant as a round table style to discuss together a proposed topic.The aim is to break the usual schema of having a teaching figure and intimidated students. We want to make the occult less elitist, so anyone can feel free to participate no matter how much experience they have.Doors open at 7pmTalk 8-10pm (at closed doors)

MOVIE NIGHT IN 'FOOL' MOON LIGHT // “Magick Lantern Cycle” by Kenneth Anger
2023-02-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
MOVIE NIGHT IN ‘FOOL’ MOON LIGHT // “Magick Lantern Cycle” by Kenneth Anger

This time we will celebrate the full moon with a great master of cinematic experimentation related to magic, Kenneth Anger with his masterpeace: “Magick Lantern Cycle”

“Magick Lantern Cycle” is an anthology of nine ritualistic films includin:

Fireworks (1947),

Puce Moment (1949),

Rabbit’s Moon (1950),

Eaux d’Artifice (1953),

Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954),

Scorpio Rising (1964),

Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965),

Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969),

Lucifer Rising (1981).

The Cycle is replete with surrealism, sexuality, and spectacle.

With an undeniable visual impact, it’s like a bad trip stretched over four decades. A hypnotic, upsetting dream, feverishly working through ideas of hatred, hope, and hedonism.

It’s futile to speak in conventional terms, about cinematography and story lines, acting and directing. Kenneth Anger’s films are meant to be experienced, not simply watched. Himself a practising occultist and an outspoken fan of Aleister Crowley, the films are more like bizarre shamanic rituals, or perhaps (often quite terrible) dream sequences, than stories that give themselves up for analysis and “understanding”.The Magick Lantern Cycle is strongly recommended for those who enjoy surrealism in movies as well those who simply want to own a piece of film history.

Cabinet of Practical Magick // Rituals
2023-02-01 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Cabinet of Practical Magick // Rituals

Practical magic in classical occultism usually means practicing rituals.

That’s why this time we dedicate the cabinet to the topic of ritual. Rituals have always been a form of human action.

How does a ritual become a magical ritual?

What parts does such a ritual consist of, and how do you construct one yourself?

Let’s shed some light on occult ritualism.The Cabinet is a teaching event for anyone who is interested.

Participation on a donation basis.

Doors open 19h.Start 20h- ca.21,30h

The Occult Therapy monthly Ritual // Bed of Nails
2023-01-29 18:00 - 21:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
The Occult Therapy monthly RitualBed of Nails

Embrace the discomfort and reach an higher state of consciousness.

This Ritual will start with an introduction to the philosophical concept of fear, pain, vulnerability, and empowerment. Personal intentions will be set and shared with group before proceeding to the start of the ritual. First we will go into a guided meditation, and then take turn to lie down on the bed of nails. Once everyone has been through the ritual, there will be time to start the processing of the latest accomplishment together with the group.

We will connect body, mind, and soul in one somatic ritual to obtain a transformation. Come with a willingness to face your shadows, and to be vulnerable with the group. Together we will create a safe space encircled by trust and respect.

Warning:

you must be willing to expose skin (back mostly)Hosted by Charlyn864, those rituals will open a door to your inner self and give you an opportunity to connect with others. Charlyne864 have been a facilitator since 2010 in body suspension. During her career she learned other skills like rope (aka shibari), as well as other practices common to fakirism, and studied psychology related material (life coaching with Oxford, Mental Health First Aid, and trauma reading materials). Combining all those skills adding with a touch of occultism, The Occult Therapy was created.

Limited to 5 participant only with pre-booking

Find out more at www.theocculttherapy.com

Occult Talk // Shadow work
2023-01-24 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fool, Skalitzer Str. 43, Berlin, 10997, Germany
Occult Talk // Shadow work

Presented by Bruce Stirling John Knox

“Many individuals have an unconscious murderous rage which they feel they must keep buried out of fear of its destructive potential… such rage is like an unexploded bomb which one dares not touch.” Alexander Lowen.

One of the most important endeavors of becoming a mature individual is the confrontation with the deeply uncomfortable aspects of ourselves.Whether through art, therapy, or magick ritual, Shadow work is an essential practice in maintaining a balanced perspective both internally and externally. However, such radical introspection can lead to daunting realizations that most people refuse to explore.

So, join us for a discussion on various components of the shadow, and if provoking personal demons can produce useful advantages.

“This integration leads to disobedience and disgust, but also to self-reliance, and without which individuation is unthinkable.” Carl Jung.

About Occult Talk:The Occult Talk is a gathering meant as a round table style to discuss together a proposed topic.The aim is to break the usual schema of having a teaching figure and intimidated students. We want to make the occult less elitist, so anyone can feel free to participate no matter how much experience they have.Doors open at 7pmTalk 8-10pm (at closed doors)
