Tuesday, September 18
Constance was the last to arrive, as usual. She had run home after work and changed into a more comfortable outfit: a long brown and gold bohemian skirt with a black knit top. Released from her business suit, she raced to her friend's place for their weekly get together. "Made it! I thought I'd never get free today."
"Get your butt in here already," Serena shouted from the living room. "We've eaten nearly all the appetizers." Serena never actually ran out of food at her dinner parties-that would be unimaginable. But she did like to tease.
I wonder what I missed. The other three were chatting away in the living room. As Constance headed there, May came bouncing out and wrapped her in a hug. "You're just in time. I was about to tell everyone about the talk I heard last week on morphic resonance. So totally radical! If that stuff is true, then we're going to have to rewrite every science textbook." She grinned at Constance. "You would have loved it."
"Then I'm glad I got here in time. I really wanted to go to that talk but I was busy in court." May nodded her acceptance of the situation. Constance didn't have a normal job with sensible hours. She worked as a public defense attorney in the city and had over one hundred clients. Today she had spent hours trying to get deals for some of them. Tomorrow she would be back in court. Her schedule rarely offered her the time to do something interesting, like attend a talk on radical new ways of viewing the world.
Constance flopped down on the sofa and poured herself a glass of red wine. She raised the glass, and Serena raised hers as well. "Glad you made it, Connie." May also raised her glass, just as the fourth member of the group, Abby, ran in from the kitchen to join the toast. The Witchy Women were together again.
The four of them weren't really witches, and they certainly didn't fit the classic image of hags in black gowns. But they did have a common interest in spiritual phenomena. They called themselves "Witchy Women" as a joke. Their weekly gatherings were an opportunity to unwind and share these interests, which included meditation, energy healing, out-of-body experiences, mediumship, shamanism, and more.
Serena was a psychologist and meditation leader. She also hosted all of their gatherings, since she had the biggest home. May was a medical intuitive. She understood dozens of different healing methods and occasionally worked as a health advisor. And Abby was a network chiropractor and massage therapist who worked in hospitals to help patients deal with surgery and chemotherapy. Constance was the only member of the group who didn't engage in spiritual activities as part of her work.