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 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 , Taoism and Thelema as his chief influences . Works Despite his German roots , Fries 's books have so far all been first published in English . English Visual Magick : A Handbook of Freestyle Shamanism ( Mandrake , 1992 , 2001 ) Helrunar : manual of rune magick ( Mandrake , 1993 & 2002 ) Seidways : shaking , swaying and serpent mysteries ( Mandrake , 1996 ) Living Midnight : three movememts of the Tao ( Mandrake , 1998 ) The Cauldron of the Gods : manual of celtic magick ( Mandrake , 2003 ) 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 ) Spanish Magia ( k ) Visual : Manual de chamanismo estilo libre ( Noctiluca 2003 ) External links Homepage Interview of March 2006 See also Categories : Chaos magicians In other languages : Deutsch 