What Canst Thou Say? (WCTS) is a worship-sharing group in print for Quakers with an interest in mystical experience and contemplative practice. WCTS is produced cooperatively by a group of Friends who, themselves, have felt the movement of the Spirit and who wish to deepen their understanding by interacting with others. Over the years of publication more than twenty Friends have been a part of the editorial and production team and hundreds of Friends in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain have shared their stories.Click here for WCTS? sample issue If reading this sample issue feeds a hunger in you for sharing on matters of the Spirit, we invite you to become a subscriber, a writer, and even a member of our production team. What Canst Thou Say? (WCTS) sometimes posts additional material to supplement that which appears in the printed journal. Click here for Extras. Discovering God as Companion: Real Life Stories from What Canst Thou Say? edited by Mariellen Gilpin, published 23 February 2007 by AuthorHouse, Bloomington IN, 172 pages, paperback. Click here for information on this new book.
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November 2010
Silence and Music
Guest Editor: shulamith eagle with Judy Lumb
Deadline: August 15, 2010
For many people, music is an integral part of worship. Whether it's shape note singing, shouts of gospel joy, choral-orchestral works involving hundreds of musicians, or simple children's rounds, many people can't imagine corporate prayer without song. Quaker traditions for many of us include an important period of silence in our worship, or may even be "waiting worship," which can be completely silent if no one is moved to speak. How does worship change for you, depending on if you are embraced in silence or carried on wings of song?
February 2011
Prayer
Editor: Mike Resman
Deadline: November 15, 2010
Pray always. (1 Thessalonians, 5:17) Prayer can be so many things – conversation, petition, source of growth and fount of healing, to name a few. What happens when you pray? How has your prayer changed over time, and how has it changed your life? Share gifts you've received and miracles you witnessed. Have you ever prayed in ways that you regretted later? Tell us about the interior process that can form the center of life.
May 2011
Animals
Guest Editor: Amy Perry with Mariellen Gilpin
Deadline: February 15, 2011
And God saw that it was good (Genesis 1:20-26). How has an animal or part of one, real or envisioned, encouraged your spiritual journey? Has an animal become sacred to you? Are there any animals you have a spiritual connection to? What is that like? Has an animal somehow saved you? Have you experienced an animal’s soul, or have you communed with one? Tell us how experience with an animal brought you closer to God.
August 2011
Creativity and Mysticism
Editor: Judy Lumb
Deadline: May 15, 2011Whether expressed as poetry, prose, drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, or music, our creativity may seem to have divine mystical sources. Have you felt like a channel with creative inspiration flowing through you? What is your experience of creative inspiration? How have others responded to your creativity? Have you experienced creative inspiration in a group? How do you celebrate and give thanks for your creativity?
November 2011
Death and Dying
Editor: Mike Resman
Deadline: August 15, 2011
Death be not proud (John Donne). Facing our own death or that of a loved one is challenging. What spiritual lessons have helped you? What have you experienced while supporting loved ones who were dying? Have you participated in a planned death? What are your reflections on that experience? How do you view your own death? What experiences have led you to that view? How have your loved ones responded to your plans and attitudes toward dying?
Tell Us Your Stories!
What Canst Thou Say is a worship-sharing group in print. Its richness comes from the generous sharing of readers with one another. WCTS has a vision—we want to tell the world God is much more various and wonderful than our skeptical culture allows. We hope to help Friends be tender and open to the Spirit. We need your experience—it may be just what someone else needs to know!
Articles that best communicate to our readers generally focus on specific events and are written in the first person. There is a special richness when the writer goes beyond describing the experience and tells how it has changed her or his attitude or behavior.
We welcome submissions of articles of 350-1500 words and artwork—line drawings or artwork suitable for black and white reproduction—that illustrate the theme of an issue, or that we might retain for use in future issues. Please send your text submissions in Word or generic text format and artwork in high resolution jpeg files. Photocopied art and typed submissions are also accepted. Send via email to <m-gilpin@uiuc.edu> or diskette, or hard copy to WCTS, 818 W. Columbia, Champaign, IL 61820.
All authors and artists retain copyright to their articles and artwork published in WCTS. WCTS retains the right to publish initially and also to reprint in WCTS anthologies. If you want to reprint an article from WCTS, please contact us for permission.
We invite you to be part of our worship-sharing group in print.
—The Editorial Team of WCTS: Mariellen Gilpin, Judy Lumb, Pat McBee, Mike Resman, Eleanor Warnock
What Canst Thou Say? is an independent publication by and for Quakers with an interest in mystical experience and contemplative practice. It’s published in August, November, February, and May. The current editorial and production team is Lissa Field, Mariellen Gilpin, Lieselotte Heil, Richard Himmer, Chris Johns, Joan Johnston, Judy Lumb, Patricia McBee, Grayce Mesner, Eleanor Warnock and Wayne Yarnall. Click here to email WCTS