Hi there!,
First off, thanks to so many of you for your prayers and emails during these times of upheaval. Our home is safe from harm, but there are nearly 1500 families who have lost everything from what I hear. The generosity of response has been heartening to watch, as these crises tend to evoke the lovingkindness that's just waiting to spring to the surface in every one of us. It's been a chance to feel a bit of what it might be like to be in a war-zone (minus the bombs and man-made horrors)---that feeling of anxiety, where will it hit next? That sense of powerlessness, that sudden urge to appeal to a higher power, the awakening to our intimate relationship with this Mother Earth and her overarching authority. Since I usually start with a poem, I'll give you one of mine today, a sonnet of poetic order to contrast with the disorder and chaos that is all about...  Sonnet for the Return of Light If ever in the throes of troubled thought I notice not the loveliness of night nor find within its darkness what I ought: that flame that's only glimpsed at second sight. If words of mine contain no joy nor faith, If mystery and wonder take their leave, Then come and lay me down on Heaven's lathe. Remove my blinders; these I will not grieve. Restore my sight, that deeper things I see, the light within the dark, beneath the veil, let fears and shadows not bewilder me, when lo! I come upon the Holy Grail. For You are all I ever seek to find Shine through this dark, O Light, my Love Sublime. Jan Phillips
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NEW CARD SERIES NOW AVAILABLE!
These cards can be purchased in sets of 4 ($10) or 8 ($20) on my website. They're 5x7, blank inside, photos by Jan Phillips.
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Chaos is just a local view of things working out in general.
John Updike
The more evolved you are,
the more of the universe is in your view.
Yasuhiko Kimura
If we think of ourselves as coming out of the earth,
rather than having been thrown here from somewhere else,
you see that we are the earth, we are the consciousness
of the earth. These are the eyes of the earth. And this
is the voice of the earth. Joseph Campbell
The Promised Land always lies on the other side of the wilderness.
Havelock Ellis
The only way forward is in the direction of a common passion,
for nothing in the universe can ultimately resist the
cumulative ardor of the collective soul.
Teilhard de Chardin
I play, therefore I am.
Jan Phillips
We receive the light, then we impart the light.
Thus we repair the world.
Kabbalah
To live creatively is to live from the soul, to shape
our circumstances out of our deepest desires.
Jan Phillips
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Upcoming Workshops
November 9-11, 2007 (limited to 6-need to register by 9/28)
San Diego, Ca
Facilitator training
How to transform your knowledge/skills into a teachable format
· what to call your workshop and how to describe it
· how to let people know what they'll be getting from you
· how to price and market your seminars and talks
· how to find the people who are looking for you
contact jan@janphillips.com for more details
November 17
Louisville, KY
Untying the (K)Nots that Bind Us
November 18 Take Back the Light Performance (video, music, stories)
Kelly Everman; kykellyeverman@yahoo.com; (502) 352-9646.
Philadelphia, PA area - Pendle Hill
November 30-December 2
Untying the K(n)ots That Bind Us
http://www.pendlehill.org/programs/
San Diego, Ca
January 18-20
Seeing Our Way Clear Photography Workshop
Photography is an act of looking that can lead to flashes of surprising insight and open doors to a deeper knowing. This workshop, incorporating photographs and videos, poetry and music, makes a compelling case for the claim "a picture is worth a thousand words." It illustrates the power of images to alter our inner space, heal our brokenness, change our consciousness and state of being. For the photographer and non-photographer alike, this experiential hands-on workshop opens doors into the inner chambers, exploring the landscape of our wisdom, our passions, and our visions. Through a variety of creative exercises, each participant is coached in the art of looking, seeing, and sharing one's insight in a way that adds light and beauty to the world around us.
jan@janphillips.com for more details; 858-571-1417
Rockford, IL
March 7-8, 2008
The Art of Transformation: A Curriculum of Consciousness, Creativity and Community; womanspace@aol.com
March 9, 2008
Unity Church of Springfield, 1-4 pm (Rev. Leslie Bradshaw)
The Image, the Word, the Story: Tools of Transformation
unityofspringfield@sbcglobal.net; 217-523-5897
Denver, Colorado
April 3, 2:30-4:30 Tea Talk
Denver Mile Hi Church
kthomas@milehichurch.org
Lake Bonaparte NY
(90 miles north of Syracuse, NY)
May 29-June 1 -Reboot Camp for Writers
· why what you're doing really matters
· how to create a book proposal that really works
· how to decide whether to self-publish or get published by
exploring the advantages of both
· how to promote and market your book once it's published
· selling through speaking and how to get paid to talk
contact jan@janphillips.com for more details
June 6-8, July 18-20, 2008 Lake Bonaparte, NY
Facilitator training
How to transform your knowledge/skills into a teachable format
· what to call your workshop and how to describe it
· how to let people know what they'll be getting from you
· how to price and market your seminars and talks
· how to find the people who are looking for you
contact jan@janphillips.com for more details
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
June 13-20, 2008
Int'l Women's Writing Guild
The Word, the Image, the Stroy: Tools of Transformation
http://www.iwwg.com
July 23-26, Lake Bonaparte Lodge
Original Think Seminar for Women in Leadership
jan@janphillips.com for more info
Stella Maris Retreat Center, Skaneateles, NY (near Syracuse)
July 27-Aug.2, 2008
Creativity as Sacrament
http://www.stellamarisretreat.org/
House Springs, Missouri
Rockhaven Ecozoic Center
Sept 19-20, 2008
The Word, the Image, the Story: Tools of Transformation
contact jan@rockhavencenter.org
September 25-28, 2008
Reboot Camp for Writers
Lake Bonaparte, NY
· why what you're doing really matters
· how to create a book proposal that really works
· how to decide whether to self-publish or get published by
exploring the advantages of both
· how to promote and market your book once it's published
· selling through speaking and how to get paid to talk
contact jan@janphillips.com for more details
October 2-5, 2008
Lake Bonaparte, NY (Adirondacks in the Fall)
Reboot and Shoot Photography Workshop
See description above. It'll be peak fall foliage time and we'll spend a lot of time outdoors photographing. jan@janphillips.com for more info
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Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing. Robert Benchley This is a fabulous book written by a friend of mine who has been teaching for years at the International Women's Writing Guild Summer Conference and is one of their best. No matter what kind of writing you do, this book will help you do it better. It's available on amazon.com. Susan is teaching a workshop this Saturday(10/27) in the Berkshires 10:00AM - 5:00 PM Workshop Cost: $100 - which includes everything you need including inspiration To Register : 413-243-2834 www.berkshirespiritministries.org 
click here to look at bookThe universe is there for us to grab hold of and make something of. June Gould I haven't checked thhis out, but thought I'd pass it along anyway... New Online Community for Authors, Writers, Poets and their Readers A new and free "Online Community for Authors, Writers, Poets and their Readers" has just been announced. Whether you are a published author wanting to network or a writer simply looking for a place to display your portfolio, AuthorNation™ encourages you to take charge of your writing career and to break the mold of traditional bookstores as a reader. You can create a profile that includes a bio, reviews, photos, videos, abstracts, poems, stories and most importantly a link to sell your book thru the retailer of your choice. This is the place to build a network of readers and peers for input and support. The "Forum" has the most extensive set of topics anywhere on the Web. See http://www.AuthorNation.com ******************************************* An artist is somebody who adores the inspired moment.Coleman Barks ********************************************* Two interesting links for bloggers/writers/artists:http://www.stampington.com/html/banner_artful_blogging.html http://www.stampington.com/html/wanna_get_published.html ************************************************** INTERSTED IN THE CONVERGENCE OF ART AND SOCIAL JUSTICE? Cara B. Hochhalter 1227 Gardena Ave NE hochhalter.cara@gmail.com Minneapolis, MN 55432 763-238-0735 Dear artists, I am seeking visual artists with a vision for social justice. As a seminary student at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and a visual artist myself, I am currently working on a project entitled, "Church, Art and Justice." I am focusing on how the arts can facilitate churches in efforts to hold up social justice issues. I am also interested in how the "visual image" can be integrated within worship or exhibit space in the church to inspire responses to these issues. How can artists help put a "human face" on situations that call out for response? Can "justice-focused" art present both the prophetic "no" as well as glimpses of hope and possibility in which congregations can be engaged? (EMAIL CARA AT ABOVE ADDRESS TO SEE HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED) ********************************************************************* Neither a lofty degree in intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius. Mozart If you'd like to hear a podcast with the original entrepreneur,  Podcast 19: The Art of Original Thinking with Jan Phillips: click here for podcast with Greg Voisen **************************************************** Giving is receiving. The Course in Miracles Looking for 100 Volunteers for Africa. Are you up for such a cultural learning exchange? If so, please send your resume and contact for more information by phone, 757-409-0394 Dr. Mary Softly-Welch, Senior Program Officer; or email Dr. Sandra Ross, Director/Founder at ehdt_ghana@yahoo.com. Genius and generosity are from the same Latin root. OK, dear ones, this is the end. I have you in my heart and in my mind and in my prayers. Every morning I hold each of you like a flower in the palm of my mind. I appreciate that I have a circle because of you, that I need not feel alone because of you, that we are doing good work and bringing bright light to the world because we are in this together, loving as we can, working as we do, countering this terrible darkness of war and wrongdoing. Speak out everywhere against it. There was once a bumper sticker that read: There comes a time when silence is betrayal. This is that time.
This world is in our hands. Let's make something of it.
All my love across the miles,
Jan
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