Jan Fries
Jan Fries is a German occultist and "freestyle" shaman. He is a musician, artist, magician and author of several books.
Work
Fries is credited with coining the term "freestyle shamanism"[1] in reference to a style of magic that emphasizes trance and closeness to nature, but instead of roots in a shamanic tradition, draws from individual experience in a way akin to chaos magic.
Influences
Fries notes the Zos Kia Cultus, Maat Magick, Taoism and Thelema as his chief influences.[2]
Personal life
He lives in Frankfurt near the Taunus Mountains.
Works
Although Fries is a native German speaker his books have all been written and first published in English.
- English
- Visual Magick: A manual of freestyle shamanism (Mandrake of Oxford, 1992, 2001)
- Helrunar: A manual of rune magick (Mandrake of Oxford, 1993 & 2002)
- Seidways: shaking, swaying and serpent mysteries (Mandrake of Oxford, 1996)
- Living Midnight: three movememts of the Tao (Mandrake of Oxford, 1998)
- The Cauldron of the Gods: manual of celtic magick (Mandrake of Oxford, 2003)
- Kali Kaula: manual of Tantric Magick (Avalonia, 2010)
- Nightshades: A Tourist Guide to the Nightside (Mandrake of Oxford, 2012)
- Dragon Bones- Ritual, Myth and Ritual in Shang Period China (Avalonia, 2013)
- German
- Visuelle Magie: ein Handbuch des Freistilschamanismus (Ananael 1995)
- Helrunar: ein Handbuch der Runenmagie (Ananael 1997 & 2002)
- Seidwärts: Schütteltrancen, Wiegetänze und die Mysterien der Schlange (Ananael 2003)
- Der Kessel der Götter: Handbuch der keltischen Magick (Edition Roter Drache 2009)
- Kali Kaula: Ein Handbuch der tantrischen Magick (Edition Roter Drache 2015)
- Spanish
- Magia(k) Visual: Manual de chamanismo estilo libre (Noctiluca 2003)
See also
References
- ↑ Fries, Jan (2007). Visual Magic: A Manual of Freestyle Shamanism. Mandrake of Oxford. ISBN 1-869928-57-1.
- ↑ Fries, Jan (2002). Helrunar: A Manual of Rune Magic. Mandrake of Oxford. ISBN 1-869928-38-5.
Further reading
- Anon, Matt (September 29, 2009). "Interview with Jan Fries". Elhaz Ablaze. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- Hine, Phil. "Book Reviews: Seidways". Philhine.org.uk. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- Smith, Andrew (March 2006). "Jan Fries: Interview". The Druid Network. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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