South
THE Way of the HEALER
Our FOOL may have begun the journey alone, following the call of adventure into the unknown. Once underway, however, s*he is never truly alone, and without the help of others, s*he will not be able to see their dreams come true. The South marks the moment when the Fool meets community and the HERO becomes the HEALER by serving their kin. Networking from soul to soul in pursuit of collective creation.
The SOUTH is also associated with the element of EARTH and the power of the physical, symbolized in the Tarot by the suit of Pentacles or Coins. The material plane encompasses the physical body, health, nutrition, money, work and home – the grounded foundations that sustain life and allow visions to become tangible.
Fool You
In The Fool’s Journey, the spotlight ultimately turns toward YOU. There is no Tarot without a seeker and no theatre without an audience: each oracle begins with a question, and each experience comes alive through those who enter it. Our immersive performances invite you to step beyond observation and become an essential co-creator—someone who sets the oracle in motion and interprets its meaning.
We are all the FOOL, audience and performers alike, embodying each and every one of the energies that make up the diversity of the WORLD (Arcana XXI). As performers, our role is to guide the audience on their journey, to understand their needs and expectations, not to please them, but to gently push them towards the abyss of their own transformation, which is also ours. The experiment is both for us and the audience.
There are many ways to join us. Attend a performance or workshop, book a personal Tarot reading or simply stay connected through our newsletter and social channels. However you enter, your story becomes part of the journey—because the oracle only speaks when someone is willing to listen, ask, and step forward.
All FoOls
Life is colourfool…
Since 2013, The Fool’s Journey project has grown as a living, evolving collective rather than a fixed company. The project focuses on creating immersive oracular experiences. Understood as a participatory artistic process, the oracle invites participants to reflect, gain perspective, and connect with forms of wisdom beyond ordinary rational thought—whether understood as the unconscious, the sacred, or collective imagination. Because of its holistic nature and the communal source from which this wisdom emerges, the oracle can only truly function when conceived by and for the community. Collective creation is therefore not just a method, but a necessity: the project exists thanks to the contribution, presence and exchange of all those who participated and continue to participate in its creation.
Conceived as a community-driven artistic experience, the project brings together performers, visual artists, shaman-practitioners, set, light and costume designers, and all kinds of collaborators from diverse cultural backgrounds. United by a shared spirit of experimentation, participants contribute their unique skills and perspectives to create new realities using the “colours of life,” reflecting the cosmopolitan energy and cultural richness of Berlin.
Like the journey of the Fool itself, the team is fluid and ever-changing. Artists join for a single chapter or accompany the project across multiple stages, co-creating performances in both large and intimate formats. Roles shift, collaborations emerge and transform, and archetypal Tarot figures are embodied by different performers over time, each bringing their own voice, body language, and cultural background to the role. In this way, the project functions as an open, interdisciplinary platform: a moving network of collaborators where the artwork is not only the performance, but also the collective path taken to create it.
Roberta Perzolla
THE MOON
Rocío Salmoiraghi
THE STRENGTH
Titti Anastasia Rosanna Botticchio
THE MAGICIAN
An ORACLE for BERLIN # The JOURNEY
An immersive Tarot experience
In a circular LABYRINTH of an ancient water reservoir TAROT cards come to life to meet YOU. Join us!
- 24th, 25th & 26th Oct 2024
- Großer Wasserspeicher, Prenzlauer Berg Belforter Str. 10405 Berlin