DREAM CATCHERS

In some Native American cultures, a dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loosenet or web. The dreamcatcher is then decorated with sacred items such as feathers and beads.

Storytellers speak of the Spider Woman, known as Asibikaashi; she took care of the children and the people on the land. Eventually, the Ojibwe Nation spread to the corners of North America and it became difficult for Asibikaashi to reach all the children. So the mothers and grandmothers would weave magical webs for the children, using willow hoops and sinew, or cordage made from plants. The dreamcatchers would filter out all bad dreams and only allow good thoughts to enter our mind. Once the sun rises, all bad dreams just disappear.

THE MAKING OF DREAM CATCHERS:

When dreamcatchers were originally made, the Ojibwe people used willow hoops and sinew or cordage made from plants. The shape of the dreamcatcher is a circle because it represents how giizis- the sun, moon, month- travel each day across the sky. There is meaning to every part of the dreamcatcher from the hoop to the beads embedded in the webbing.

The small outlet in d middle of the hoop is to allow the good dreams to pass through,  while the bad dreams are cought in the web, which disappear when sunlight hits the web.

The feathers hung at the bottom of the dream catcher, allow the good dreams to slide through softly onto the person asleep and protects them from negativity.
The resulting "dream-catcher", hung above the bed, is used as a charm to protect sleeping people, from nightmares.

Believe in it; and it shall be.