Evolutionary Creativity: Bridging Creativity, Spirituality, and Social Action

This First Monday Lecture begins with the premise that we are authors of our lives and co-creators of the world we live in. Evolutionary creators are those who produce work with the intention of advancing consciousness. This session offers an opportunity to rethink creativity and to examine the ways we are creating our lives and co-creating our culture.

Our sense of purpose and value increases as we fuse our spiritual practice to our creative work and our action in the world. As we take responsibility for our spiritual beliefs, we embody them in a way that informs our movement. We become free of cultural restraints, more authentically ourselves, and more powerful agents of change. In this session we will use images, poetry, and music to open our hearts and minds. We’ll listen to each other in small groups and come together to experience the power of our creative potential and discern next steps in our roles as evolutionary creators.

Leader(s)

Jan Phillips is the founder and Executive Director of the Livingkindness Foundation, currently engaged in anti-racism work throughout the U.S. She has taught in over 23 countries and has had her work published in the New York Times, Spirituality and Health, National Catholic Reporter, Ms. Magazine, Newsday, Christian Science Monitor, Parade, New Age Journal, National Catholic Reporter, and Utne Reader.

Jan’s personal quest has led her into and out of a religious community, across the U.S. on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. She facilitates workshops and retreats across the U.S. and Canada connecting the dots between spiritual intelligence, original thinking, and social justice.

A writer, musician, and photographer, Jan is the author of ten award-winning books, most recently Still On Fire: Field Notes from a Queer Mystic, published in October 2021 by Unity Books. She has released three albums of original music and created a YouTube channel of short videos that provoke thought and evoke action. You can see her events and products on her website, www.janphillips.com.

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