Jan Fries
Autor de Visual Magick: a manual of freestyle shamanism
Obras de Jan Fries
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Fries, Jan
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Germany
- Lugares de residencia
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Ocupaciones
- occultist
Artist
Magician
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Miembros
- 574
- Popularidad
- #43,646
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 22
- Idiomas
- 1
- Favorito
- 3
A historical book about runes and pagan culture: this is the weakest part of the book, Fries already knew that within a few decades this part would have been mostly, if not completely obsolete. And he was right. Only a few interesting things here and there, and some curiosities and speculations populate pages upon pages of outdated historical info. I have been told that in the new addition he fixed and updated some things. I read the old edition.
Then there is the other part:
A brilliant psychology book, critiquing some forms of over-intellectual therapy, favouring some more screaming, agitating, dancing ones. Discussing the ego relationship with the self, the breaking and surrender of the ego to the self, the nature of spirits, and neurosis (physical armour). This is the best part in my opinion. Showing how one could go from a rigid and egocentric practice to a more fluid and natural one.
The only real bone that I have to pick with the author is his opinion on astral projection. But I have been told that he treated the subject in his next book Seidways.… (más)