Works by
Jan Phillips
(Writer)

Biography/Memoirs

• Born Gay: Images and Reflections of an Ordinary Lesbian (1996)
  This is a photo-memoir about growing up gay in a family, culture, and church that perceived homosexuality as a sinful abomination.  Also available as a downloadable book from Jan Phillip's website here.

Non-fiction

• The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader (2006)
  Socially, economically, politically, and technologically our world is evolving in ways we could scarcely imagine even a few years ago. Now, more than ever, we need to close the gap between our professional and personal lives, bridge commerce to compassion, sustainability to profitability, and move from insight to action.
  
  The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader is a brilliant guide to original thinking, inspired living, and visionary leadership - a hands-on guide to becoming a thought leader. Author Jan Phillips challenges us to question assumptions, free ourselves from illusions, dispel myths, and question the origins of our thoughts. Phillips' artful blend of storytelling, real-world examples, insightful interviews, and research sheds light on people, groups, and businesses around the world that are profiting exponentially through conscious choices and creative collaborations.

• Divining the Body: Reclaim the Holiness of Your Physical Self (2005)
  To find God, you only have to look inward.
  
  What impact can your hands have on the world around you? How can you feel the energy of the earth in your back? What would God see if God saw through your eyes?
  
  This joyful and liberating exploration of the human body allows you—whatever your religious background—to delve into the mystery and spirituality of your physical self. Award-winning author Jan Phillips examines the ways we view our bodies and helps you to unmask and embrace the holiness of your physical self, allowing you to walk confidently, speak with authority, and connect with the Divine in new and surprising ways.
  
  Divining the Body takes a practical approach to the work of debunking years of societal and religious myths about the human body, leading you step by step through the major centers of the body and offering meditations, writing exercises, and suggestions for group activities along the way. At the end of this spiritual pilgrimage you will find yourself more in tune with your body and the people around you, for when we embrace the Divine within ourselves, it becomes natural to find and love the Divine in others.

• God Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing Art (2000)
  Amateurs and professionals alike can discover photography's power to soothe and mend the broken wing of the spirit. Wieht personal stories, commentary, and practical exercises, Jan Phillips helps us see how images can give shape to our half-articulated feelings, shed light on our inner darkness, and reveal our deepest, truest self.

• Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity (1997) -- Winner 1998 Ben Franklin Award presented by the Publishers Marketing Association; Winner 1998 Athena Award presented by Mentor/Protégé Magazine
  Fall in love with the artist within and help your creative spirit soar.  Marry Your Muse offers a complete course in creative expression. Anyone who wants to experience life as a work of art will find inspiration and practical suggestions in this joyous book. It includes poignant and provocative essays, insightful exercises, and dozens of compelling photographs.

• Making Peace: One Woman's Journey Around the World (1990)
  Making Peace is a book of photographs and reflections about an 18-month peace pilgrimage around the world. It is a chronological account of the spiritual transformation that took place in the life of the author as she moved from a western, Christian perspective into cultures and communities that challenged her values at every juncture. Starting in Japan, the journey moves to China, Thailand, the Philippines, Nepal, India, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Germany (East and West), the Netherlands and England.

Music

• Singing for the Soul (2009), Jan Phillips and the Gnostic Gospel Choir
  Several years ago, a group of women from the San Diego Foundation for Women started meeting once a month to sing songs from a variety of spiritual traditions. We call it “Singing for the Soul,” and invite everyone to listen and sing along.

• All the Way to Heaven (2006)
  A beautiful blend of original melodies assembled from recent in-studio recordings . Many new songs included,

• You Are the River, I Am the Flow (2006)

Other

• A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind: A Wake Up Call (2000) by Cathy Conheim, Christine Forester, Jan Phillips, and a Circle of Women