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You will say, Christ saith this, and the apostles say this: but what canst thou say? Art thou a child of Light and hast thou walked in the Light, and what thou speakest, is it inwardly from God? —George Fox

What Canst Thou Say? is an independent publication cooperatively produced by Friends who have felt the movement of the Spirit and wish to deepen their understanding of it by interacting with others who also have had experiences of the Divine. Issues contain stories of mystical experience and the growth that comes through contemplative practice. WCTS has been produced since 1994 and is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The current editorial team is Judy Lumb, Michael Resman, Rhonda Ashurst and Earl Smith. Members of the production team include Lissa Field, George Hebben, Lieselotte Heil, Grayce Mesner, Janice Stensrude, and Eleanor Warnock.

The February 2023 issue of What Canst Thou Say on “Unitive and Numinous Experiences” is going to print now in mid-January. Look for it in your mailbox or Inbox soon. You will find a lead article by Marcelle Martin, poetry by Jennifer Elam, and essays by some of our favorite regular contributors and a new author. Thanks to all!

The Deadline for “Angels” is coming soon, February 15, 2023. What will you contribute?

What Canst Thou Say? has two blogs: Quaker Mystics: Gathering for Discernment of God’s Guidance was created to support gatherings sponsored by What Canst Thou Say, but is now being used to share writings from our community, especially poetry by Michael Resman. A new offering from Michael Resman was uploaded on January 23, 2023. Click on the link above to read this wonderful essay, “Love is the Ground of the Universe.”

The Worship Sharing in Print blog was created to publish essays between quarterly issues, or those that didn’t fit in the journal. If you would like to contribute to either of these blogs, contact Judy Lumb <judylumb43@gmail.com>.

Maurine Pyle was a regular contributor to WCTS. When the WCTS Editorial Team heard of her transition, we decided to republish her contributions on our two blogs. We began in June republishing two each week, one on each of the blogs, and just completed that process on September 19, 2022, just before her Memorial Service on September 24th. Click on the two links in the paragraph above to read her writing. We have enjoyed them all very much. I know you will, too.

What Canst Thou Say? sponsors an email discussion group on mystical experience and contemplative practice. Click here to see the rules and join the email discussion.