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Jan Fries Visual Magick

Visual Magick A practical guide to trance, sigils and visualization techniques

Jan Fries

Copyright © Mandrake 1992, Year Zero, 07 and Jan Fries All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any other information storage and retrieval system, without permission in wridng from the publisher. By the Same Author Helrunar a manual of rune magick Seidways: shaking, swaying and serpent mysteries Living Midnight: three movements of the Tao

I would like to acknowledge to help of Custor and Mouse in the preparadon of this manuscript for publicadon

Fries, Jan Visual Magick 1. Magic (Occultism) I. Tides 133.43 ISBN 9 7 8 - 1 - 8 6 9 9 2 8 - 5 7 - 5

Preface I was amazed, and highly flattered, when asked to write this preface. I knew Jan only slightly, though my wife (Nema) had been corresponding with him for some years. But, in the three days since I had met him in the flesh I had seen sides of him at work and at play that I have seen in few others. I would like to think that he had seen the same in me. He is my brother. I was unsure what to say at first. I wanted to share with the readers the wild, unfettered spirit that leaped and danced on our English tour. But I decided that that was impossible. 1 can say that Jan represents, to me, a model of a modern magician, one that would capture the fancy of Aleister Crowley, were he alive today. For Jan is doing original research, exploring new pathways, not content to repeat the work of generations gone by. More important, he is communicating the results of his work in a highly readable and entertaining form. This book is important for several reasons. First and foremost, it is Pan-Aeonic. That is, it draws on a variety of sources using a variety of Aeonic formulae (See Cincinnatijournal number seven for more on PanAeonic Magick). Jan's main emphasis draws on the most ancient shamanic techniques of paleolithic Europe. The difference between this book and other shamanic texts is that Jan does not hold himself just to traditional teachings. He includes techniques from Crowley and even more modern writers. He also analyses Magick in terms of the most recent psychological models. Second, nothing is (overly) sacred to Jan. He has maintained an ability to laugh that has been ground out of many Magicians by the time they have reached his level of awareness. The attitude o f playfulness that Jan projects, even in writing, makes reading this book a true delight. Third, Jan has an attitude of skepticism. He does not consider himself the final authority on anything. He dares the reader to find new and better methods that he has never considered. I f you prefer to practise rote exercises as taught by a perfect master, find another book.

Last, and possibly most important, Jan urges you to explore (and explore with) your body. Too many magicians are of the armchair sort, reading and analyzing, or sitting in meditation or scrying. Jan's Magick is of the arm-swinging, twirling, climb-the-tree active form of magick. If you don't like to feel out of breath, you are advised to find other texts. Now the reader has been told about the book and must judge for themselves whether it is worth the time and money. I can only hope so. Mike Ingalls