Chapters 6 and 7 Summary

Chapter 6 - After a difficult, heavily drugged day on the ward (during which she fearfully discovers that Sybil is being given shock treatments) and overwhelmed by memories of Claud and Angelina, Connie reaches out for Luciente, who speaks admirably of her being a powerful sender as well as powerful receiver. Connie then joins Luciente in her time and discovers Luciente with Bee. Bee, it turns out, is one of the three co-mothers of a young girl named Innocente, who is about to undergo what seems to be a naming ritual - being sent into the wilds to survive and meditate for a week and to emerge with a new name. The feisty Innocente is eager for the experience, but Connie is confused - protective memories of Angelina make her (Connie) reluctant to believe that letting young people like Innocente go into...