A story as old as stories: Misfortune befalls a community of people and they cast about for someone to blame. Attention focuses on the home and the person of the curious old woman who lives on the outskirts, practicing her strange ways. So an angry mob finds its way to her humble hut, intent on burning out what they see as the source of their problems, but it turns out the witch has other ideas. Christopher Penczak presents a modern parable, a series of teachings about nature, fate, fortune, and divinity, along with love, power, and wisdom.