A dreamcatcher is a traditional Native American work of art in the shape of a spider's web. The bead represents the spider and the hole in the middle of the loop acts like a sieve. Adorning it are feathers or personal items. For them, the dreamcatcher is a tradition of importance, as it protects a sleeping child from the horror of nightmares. It is believed that by hanging this charm over your bed, as that person sleeps through the night, good dreams will filter through the center hole and slip down the feathers into the sleeper. The bad dreams will be entangled in the web and with the rays of the young sunlight, disappear into nothingness.
Dreamcatcher Symbolism
hoop =
circle of life
points (where web meets hoop)=
7 for seven grandfathers who renders with prophesy
8 for eight legs of the spider
13 for thirteen moons
This sounds so mystical!
ReplyDeleteWhat is it precisely?
It's a kind of good luck charm the Native Americans hang over their bed, so that the sleepers can have the sweetest of dreams. No nightmares. Actually they are for children but traditions do get rearranged.
ReplyDeletePS. I just got one from Joyce...XD