The Way of the Fool

The ambiguity of the meaning of the word fool, nor the meaning of idiot make it a very popular archetype to be. There is the idiot, stupid, damaging fools. And there is the fool I focus on: the wise fool, the one of crazy wisdom, the holy fool. And I am exploring how this archetype can help people, organizations and society to find more inner balance, be mirrored where the err and open them up for new ideas.

This is my own transformational path, that links both to shamanism and alchemy.
It trains to be free from (opinions, rules) and free to act, it trains to be more deeply connected what is here right now needed. Freedom lacking connection is blind hedonism to me. Connectedness but no freedom is a form of slavery. Consciously contributing to what is 'needed here and now' combined with the freedom 'to do what might be considered crazy but is the right thing to do' is an art that will help restore balances, like the fool of old would balance the king.
And the third most needed aspect is lightheartedness or compassion. When we do our things with a smile, or playful attitude things become so much more easy and fluid.
I've given workshops about this for personal development and in organizations.  It works for very creative people to take the next step, becoming a very creative soul. It helps people to become more free and less adjusted and more authentic in how they contribute. And it helps managers to discover deeper forms of intuition.