Dream Catchers - More than Décor

Many people are fascinated with the Dream Catchers or Sacred Hoops, as they are sometimes called.Well, there’s more to Dream Catchers than meets the eye. Unfortunately, there are several misconceptions around them as well. The right informationcanhelp you understand the true meaning of Dream Catchers.

We are all connected in the web of life. This connection affects everyone in two ways – the energies around us and the wavelength of the people we meet.

The way some people are more adaptable to ‘Negativity’ than others, some are more vulnerable to those thought forms. And those people may feel even more vulnerable at night. As a result, they may experience unpleasant dreams that make themquite uncomfortable throughout the night. For such people, the Dream Catchers are the perfect antidote that can help themovercome their vulnerability.

The Story behind Dream Catchers

Ancient legends say that a mystical and maternal "Spider Woman", whowas the spiritual protector for the Ojibwe tribe, found it difficult to continue to watch over the members of the tribe as they migrated farther away. And she created the first dreamcatcher to keep them safe. Following her lead, mothers and grandmothers recreated the dream catcher to protect their children from afar.

Native Americanslearnt the proper technique of makingthe sacred hoop or the dream catcher from the spider. The traditional dream catchers are made with wood picked from near a water body on a full moon night. Spring is the ideal time for making the dream catcher. The wood is bent into a circle and a sinew is used to make the web. A genuine dream catcher always comes with the thirteen points in honor of 13 moons of the Native calendar.

The Dream Catcher is tied only at night because night is the time when veil between spirit world and humans is at its lightest. Hence, the dream catcher strongly works at night as it is infused with the spirit of the night.The rituals performed while tying the dream catcher are really powerful and should be only done by people who possess theright knowledge and skills.

Placing a Dream Catcher

A dream catcher is hung on the top of where the sleeping person would place their head.The dream catcher is said to be able to catch all negative thoughts, energies and dreams. Hence, it allows only positive energies to flow in. In the morning, the Sunlight eliminates the dark energies the dream catcher has caught during the night.

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