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The
dream catcher legend originated from the Ojibway and
Lakota Elders.
They tell that dreams do hold great power and drift
about
at night before coming to the sleeping ones.
To keep the dreamer safe, the Old Ones created a
special web,
The Dream catcher, to hang above their sleeping
places.
The ancient story told by the Native Elders is that
the Dream catcher's hoop,
with the intricate webbing at it's centre, ensures a
sleep undisturbed by bad dreams.
The good dreams would take the path of the web with great ease to its centre and would float gently down the trail of beads, and like the feather, drift down into the minds of the sleepers below.
The bad dreams would struggle with the web and
become entangled as the night would pass,
leaving them to perish in the rays of the new day
sun in the morning.
Lakota tradition believe that the night air is
filled with both good and bad
dreams.
The dream catcher, when hung, moves freely in the
air and catches dreams as they float by.
With the guidance of the spirit beads,
bad dreams are allowed passage through the centre
opening which then
slip away into the night without bothering the
sleeper.
The good dreams are held throughout the night in the
webbing and are passed
to the sleeper at the light of day,
so they may continue to follow their dreams.
Hang them in your home and enjoy pleasant dreams. |
