Dream Catchers

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Dream Catchers

• By Thomas Royko

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•    According to Native Americans, dreams that
  humans have while they sleep, are sent by sacred
  spirits as messages.  According to their Legend,
  in the center of the Dream Catcher there is a
  hole.  Good dreams are permitted to reach the
  sleeper through this hole in the web.  As for the
  bad dreams, the web traps them and they disappear
  at dawn with the first light.   For some, they
  try to determine what messages are being past
  onto them and what the message represents.

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• The Dream Catcher represents several meanings. 
  All of the decorations and materials used to
  decorate them, all have a special meaning.  A
  single bead in the middle may represent the
  spider that is on the web.  Scattered beads
  throughout the web may represent good dreams that
  may have been caught throughout the night.  A
  feather represents a symbol of breath or air
  which is attached so it hangs from the center of
  the ring. It is essential for life. A baby
  watching the air playing with the feather on her
  cradleboard was entertained while also being
  given a lesson on the importance of  good air.

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Sources
http//www.thewolfsdencreations.com/History20of2
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http//www.gatheringofnations.com/native_american_
music/music_10.htm