“The Wiccans”
“Sonca and Stilla were standing near the cave exit when three women walked out of it and approached them. They were all dressed alike in white gowns marked with colorful flowers. Headbands of the same material spanned their foreheads. They were holding hands. The eldest, whose breast-length black hair was combed all to one side, now spoke. “I am Cassandra and this is Fiona and Allegra. We are practitioners of white magic. During one of our recent rituals, we were made aware of this place and its purpose. We used our next ceremony to transport ourselves here.” Stilla responded. “We are thrilled to have you here, ladies. You will see that a good number of people from various spiritual traditions have already arrived. We will all be working together in pursuit of the grand plan. Please come with us so that we might together find you a suitable residence.” The group soon came to a very unusual building, which was bent in a partial U shape. Its two ends were fashioned from white stucco stippled with floral designs. Two small dormer windows projected from its second floor. What made the house so distinct, however, was the roof of dried mud. It flowed down around the dormers and a central window on the first floor in a way that made the center of the house resemble a frog with outstretched feet. The Wiccans followed the stone path up to the strange house, turned, and said in unison, “Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again.” With that, they turned and entered their frog home.” (from “Palace of Perfect Wisdom”)
