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.

Wishful Thinking

Rituals to make a wish, forms of "cancelling" a bad thought you feel afraid of and giving special meaning and explanations to mundane everyday events, that is wishful thinking.


















Gender:male
Age:26
Originally from: Bogotá, Colombia
Current location:Geneva, Switzerland
"Everytime an eylash falls naturally you should ask a friend to join his/her index finger with yours (eyelash inbetween). Each person makes a wish, you press and who ever gets the eylash gets the wish to come true"








Gender:male



Age:23
Originally from: Bogotá, Colombia
Current location:Bordeaux, France
"I am not superstitious at all, but is very curious that  the 12 grape wishes in new years always come true for me"


























Gender:female
Age:25
Originally from: Seoul, South Korea
Current location:London,UK
"When shoe laces loosen themselves "naturally" it means that someone is thinking of you"


























Gender:female
Age:37
Originally from: Kent,UK
Current location:London,UK
"When I want something to happen I think of it and press my hands tight"

























Gender:female
Age:25
Originally from: , China
Current location:London,UK
"In China when you want something to happen or when you make a wish, you should join your hands together in a prayer position and think about your wish, it´s the way we "cross our fingers". You should always face east and never say your wish out loud"



















Gender:female
Age:22
Originally from:Bogotá, Colombia
Current location: Bogotá, Colombia
"When I have a bad thought or dream, Like someones death or an accident, I touch wood 2 times and give myself a blessing. If by any chance I can not find wood I knock twice on my forhead and give myself a blessing"

























Gender:female
Age:37
Originally from: Kent,UK
Current location:London,UK
"When I want something to happen with all my heart, I think of it and shut my eyes strongly"

















Gender:female
Age:26
Originally from: Medellin, Colombia
Current location:Bogotá, Colombia
"When I want something to happen instead of crossing my fingers like most people do I join three fingers together (as teh picture shows), because someone once told me that if you cross them energy won´t flow."
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