The Half-believer is someone who holds some sort of personal superstition or amulet.These "magical" objects or behaviours are not commonly shared with others. Most of the time these beliefs or rituals are exercised in private and sometimes so infrequently that we forget we have them. Many half-believers are reluctant to confess their beliefs for fear of the ridicule.

"Even if I dont believe in this rituals and charms what´s the harm in trying?" or "It is the only thing I really believe in!" are things a half-believer would say.

This blog is a journey through the intimate rituals of different half-believers from multiple parts of the world and it is part of my research for my masters degree project at Central Saint Martins in London.

If you feel you might be a Half-Believer please leave a comment with your ritual/ amulet or e-mail me at : i_pradilla@hotmail.com , the information will be posted as anonymous.

DIY Luck

The Half-beliver holds self-made luck rituals.Through time and experience certain objects and behaviours (or the combination of both) aquire special meanings becoming lucky "totems".
The following pictures have a short description of the ritual involved.


























Gender:female
Age:28
Originally from: Barcelona, Spain
Current location: London,UK
"Wearing my bra over my pijamas brings me good luck for important days"






























Gender:Male
Age:26
Originally from: Bogotá, Colombia
Current location: Geneva,Switzerland
"I sleep with the door and its frame just touching eachother for good luck"





















Gender:Female
Age:20
Originally from: Bogotá, Colombia
Current location: Bogotá, Colombia
"Seeing three fives in a row (specially on a clock) brings me good luck because I was born at 5.55pm"


























Gender:Female
Age:25
Originally from: Bogotá, Colombia
Current location: Bogotá, Colombia
"When I take my shoes off and find out that I was wearing a sock backwards by chance, I know good luck is on its way!"



















Gender:Female
Age:34
Originally from:      , Spain
Current location:London,UK
"This dolls are gifts I recieved a long time ago, I don´t like them at all now but i still have them around my house because I feel that throwing them away will bring me bad luck"
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