Jan Fries - Definition and Overview

Jan Fries is a German occultist, freestyle shaman, and author of several books.

Jan Fries is credited with coining the term freestyle shamanism 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 and Taoism as his chief influences.

Works

Despite his German roots, Fries's books have so far all been first published in English.

• Visual Magick - A Handbook of Freestyle Shamanism
• Helrunar
• Seidways
• Living Midnight - Three Movements of the Tao
• The Cauldron of the Gods