{"product_id":"the-witching-year-by-diana-helmuth-9781668002995","title":"The Witching Year","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA skeptic spends a year trying to find spiritual fulfilment by practising modern Witchcraft in this fascinating memoir that’s perfect for fans of A.J. Jacobs and Mary Roach.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiana Helmuth, thirty-three, is sceptical of organised religion. She is also sceptical of disorganised religion. But, more than anything, she is tired of God being dead. So, she decides to try on the fastest-growing, self-directed faith in America: Witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is 366 days of observation, trial, error, wit, and back spasms. Witches today are often presented as confident and finished, proud and powerful. Diana is eager to join them. She wants to follow all the rules, memorise all the incantations, and read all the liturgy. But there’s one glaring problem: no Witch can agree on what the right rules, liturgy, and incantations are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs with life, Diana must define the craft for herself, looking past the fashionable and figuring out how to define the real. Along the way, she travels to Salem and Edinburgh (two very Crafty hubs) and attends a week-long (clothing optional) Witch camp in Northern California. Whether she’s trying to perform a full moon ritual on a cardboard box, summon an ancient demon with scotch tape and a kitchen trivet, or just trying to become a calmer, happier person, her biggest question remains: Will any of this really work?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witching Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a “compelling memoir” (Frances Denny, author of \u003ci\u003eMajor Arcana\u003c\/i\u003e) that follows in the footsteps of celebrated memoirs by journalists like A.J. Jacobs, Mary Roach, and Caitlin Doughty, who knit humour and reportage together in search of something worth believing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46628510793964,"sku":"9781668002995","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24247963482781.jpg?v=1751918335","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-witching-year-by-diana-helmuth-9781668002995","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}