{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"John Beckett","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett","author_name":"John Beckett","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett\/author\/johnbeckett","title":"What Makes A Good Ritualist?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qUzvQ89P2k\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett\/2026\/03\/what-makes-a-good-ritualist.html\">What Makes A Good Ritualist?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett\/2026\/03\/what-makes-a-good-ritualist.html\/embed#?secret=qUzvQ89P2k\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Makes A Good Ritualist?&#8221; &#8212; John Beckett\" data-secret=\"qUzvQ89P2k\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/243\/2026\/03\/Samhain-2019-27b.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"I\u2019ve created and presented a lot of rituals. I\u2019ve participated in some excellent rituals led by others, and I\u2019ve participated in some truly bad rituals. I\u2019ve learned from all of them. Based on that experience, here\u2019s what it takes to make a good ritualist. And also, here are the best ritualists I\u2019ve seen."}