Pappas, Stephanie. "13 Common (But Silly) Superstitions." Live Science. Jan. 13, 2012. (Dec. 11, 2014) http://www.livescience.com/14141-13-common-silly-superstitions.htmlWebster, Richard. "The Encyclopedia of Superstitions." Llewellyn Worldwide. Sep. 1, 2012. (Dec. 11, 2014) https://books.google.com/books?id=m1-xCL47_7QC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=why+is+it+bad+luck+to+walk+under+a+ladder&source=bl&ots=MeP15gy0lT&sig=J8ZtTVM3oPSe0m2pD1i6ZkxBR7w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZjCKVOynCvTbsATD2oGgDw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=why%20is%20it%20bad%20luck%20to%20walk%20under%20a%20ladder&f=false, Avoiding walking under a ladder appears to be good common sense. But if you do walk under a ladder, can you reverse your bad luck? Richard Webster, author of the book "The Encyclopedia of Superstitions," lists five remedies you can try:, If you see a ladder leaning on a wall in the road, you will take all the precautions not to go through under it because your superstitions mind may not allow you to do so. The superstition basically means that to walk under a ladder will result in bad luck..