When Jan was about to quit graduate school her friend and mentor asked her three questions: “Are you eating and drinking moderately? Are you doing something for your physical well-being? Do you have a spiritual practice?” Her answer to all of them was no. She then said to Jan, “Before you quit school take two weeks and get those things under control and call me.”  That put Phillips in pursuit of her spiritual practice, which involves deep listening and resulted in a flood of creative outpouring as her imagination was fueled. This far-ranging conversation ranges from quantum physics to fear, from “erosphere” to “infosynthesis.” Phillips vibrates with enthusiasm and practical advice for our positive, evolutionary future.  Jan Phillips is an award-winning photographer, writer, multimedia artist, and national workshop leader. She is co-founder and Executive Director of the Livingkindness Foundation, a global network for grassroots philanthropists. 
She is the author of many books and CDs including The Art of Original Thinking (9th Element Press 2006), Marry Your Muse (Quest Books 1997), God is at Eye Level--Photography as a Healing Art (Quest Books 2000), Born Gay (Jan Phillips 2003),No Ordinary Time: The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and Evolutionary Creativity – A Book of Hours for a Prophetic Age (Livingkindness Foundation 2011)

Interview Date: 11/4/2011       Tags: Jan Phillips, spiritual practice, listening, awe, childhood bliss, joy, being present, fear, infosynthesis, prophetic action, homosentiens, erosphere, negativity, diversity, inherited beliefs, Personal Growth