Jan Fries

Jan Fries is a German occultist freestyle shaman. He is a musician, artist, magician and author of several books.

He lives in Frankfurt near the Taunus Mountains.

Biography

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. He notes the Zos Kia Cultus, Maat Magick, Taoism and Thelema as his chief influences.^[2]

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)

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)

Spanish

• Magia(k) Visual: Manual de chamanismo estilo libre (Noctiluca 2003)

See also

• Runic magic

References

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.