Dream traps and more

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Despite the fact that people have lost their ancestors' belief in their dreams, their talismans still retain their appeal. These include dream catchers. There are a lot of options, but in fact, dream traps are a small hoop with a tightly wound leather strip. Inside - a grid from a thread. A tiny piece of turquoise embedded in threads imitates the image of a spider.

Dream traps are a household invention of the Indians, which has come down to us from antiquity. Their ritual meaning is to control dreams and thoughts. The sage Iktomi in the form of a spider appeared in a vision to the shaman Lakota. The spider bent the willow branch. Then he decorated it with an owl feather and began to weave a web around the curl. He said that the web is a perfect circle with a hole in the center, which catches good thoughts, and evil ones leave through the hole.

A hoop with beads and bird feathers is usually hung over the bed or at the door. However, this is done not only in dwellings, but also in cars, in particular on rear-view mirrors.

Trapdreams, when the wind blows, sways in the air and catches dreams flying by. Nightmares "stick" in the threads and melt with the sunrise. Desired dreams flutter in bird feathers. The willow circle is considered a symbol of life. It was likened to infinity, the course of the Sun and cyclicity.

Other peoples had similar amulets. For example, Asian dream traps are kytgyem. Sorcerers attached animal figures to them, reminiscent of dreams. They carried a hidden meaning, and the knots and threads had their own order. When making a sacred item on your own, what matters is what a person thinks about. After all, he puts close thoughts and aspirations into the talisman.

The question naturally arises: "Where to buy a dream catcher?" Visually accurate patterns are sold in specialized feng shui shops. For undemanding persons, a tent at the entrance to any metro will do. Residents of the regions can order a dream catcher in chain stores. In the US, dream catchers, "dreamcatchers", sell well in souvenir shops along the roads of Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado - states with famous rocky deserts and scorching sun.

Earlier, owl feathers as a symbol of wisdom were attached to women's amulets. Eagle feathers were woven into the amulets of men. Now trade in feathers of sacred birds, such as eagles, is banned. Therefore, instead of them, chicken feathers are more often used. On some traps, tufts of horsehair are attached along with feathers, and shells instead of beads.

According to tradition, it is useful to fumigate a finished trap with medicinal smokeherbs. In a fabulous ceremony, it is better to use a shell with a smoldering pinch of dried wormwood. In the North of America, there is a tradition of making "dreamcatchers" in the form of snowshoes attached to shoes to avoid drowning in deep snow.

If you imagine a web with dew in the dawn rays, it becomes clear why the patterned circle with beads and sparkles is so attractive. Terrifyingly alluring landscapes from the TV series Twin Peaks come to mind: impenetrable fogs, peaks of ancient sequoias, impenetrable mysterious forests.