Tap into the power of stories to make sense of life in Szeged. A monthly, small-group Story-Decoding Workshop offers adults a grounded, emotionally rich self-discovery experience that uses classic and folk tales to illuminate personal questions, feelings, and choices. It’s hands-on, reflective, and ideal if you’re ready to map your inner landscape.
Location: 6700 Szeged, Fekete Sas St. (Feketesas u.) 28/A, 2nd floor, door 16. Group size: 8. Ticket: $11 (4,000 HUF). Storyteller and facilitator: Marcsi Novák, storyteller and story therapist.
What Story Therapy Really Does
Story therapy is a structured self-knowledge method built on archetypes and symbolism. Heroes, trials, helpers, detours, and thresholds often mirror real-life crossroads and blocks. This is not literary analysis. It’s an experience-driven process: listening, reflecting, and discussing together to find fresh perspectives, aha moments, and new options. It can help you clarify decisions, navigate midlife questions, strengthen self-confidence, identify inner resources, and restore emotional balance.
Each session centers on a single selected tale that the group explores together. You’ll be invited to connect the narrative’s symbolic map to your own situation, in a safe, supportive circle where everyone’s pace is respected.
Who It’s For
– You want clearer insight into how you work inside.
– You’re weighing life choices or puzzling over a situation.
– You’re drawn to the symbolic world of tales.
– You’re open to personal growth and shared reflection.
– You want a meaningful, soul-nourishing program in Szeged.
No prior knowledge or literary background needed—just curiosity and a willingness to engage.
Why Tales, Why Now
Tales speak in images: forests, crossroads, wolves, helpers, lost paths, found fire. They show what change costs, where courage lives, and how to meet uncertainty. In group dialogue, these images become practical tools. Expect inspiring conversations, solid inner work that still feels grounded, replenishment, and a renewed perspective you can take back into daily life.
The Year’s Thematic Arc
– January – New Year Story Night: Take stock, set direction, and locate the inner strength that carries you forward.
– February – Carnival Story Night: Masks, roles, and transformations—what you show the world, and what waits beneath the surface.
– March – Lenten Story Night: Slowing down, clearing space. Facing lack, tests, and the patience that cleanses within.
– April – Easter Story Night: Renewal after loss; how hardship opens into a new life setting.
– May – Pentecost Story Night: Tuning to self and others; how authentic voice and collaboration are born.
– June – Midsummer Story Night: Peak light and life force—passion, crossing thresholds, and choosing with intention.
– July – Summer Story Night: Openness and experience; travel tales that show what the road teaches and how it shapes us.
– August – Harvest, St. Stephen’s Day (Szent István) Story Night: Fulfillment and appraisal—what’s truly ours, and what we can pass on.
– September – Autumn Kickoff Story Night: Ripening and release; letting go as the groundwork for moving on.
– October – All Saints’ (Mindenszentek) Story Night: Remembering; making room for grief, memory, and the return of inner order.
– November – Advent-Tuning Story Night: Waiting and inwardness; preparing for what’s approaching, both outwardly and within.
– December – Advent, Christmas Eve Story Night: Year’s close and arrival at the feast—connection, acceptance, and finding inner light.
Dates, Place, and How to Join
Type: Group self-knowledge workshop. Place: Szeged. Sessions run on scheduled dates with limited seats for depth and safety. Upcoming 2026 evenings in Szeged:
– 03/12
– 04/23
– 05/28
– 06/11
– 07/09
– 08/13
– 09/10
– 10/08
– 11/12
Why Szeged, Why This Room
Szeged’s cultural scene is vibrant, but this is a rare chance for a uniquely inward journey. It’s not a lecture. It’s participatory, personal, and capable of sparking real, usable insights. With only eight people per night, the circle stays intimate, the pace humane, and the learning grounded.
Quick Answers
– What is story therapy? A self-knowledge method using tales to understand personal situations and inner processes.
– Is it for adults? Yes, designed specifically for adults.
– Do I need experience? No—come as you are, open to the work.
The door opens on the second floor at Fekete Sas St. (Feketesas u.) 28/A. Bring your questions, bring your season, and step into the story that’s already carrying you forward.
