Dreamcatcher
Dream catcher, Dreamcatchers, Hanging a dreamcatcher
A dreamcatcher is a small hoop woven with a web of thread and hung with feathers and beads. It comes from Ojibwe tradition and has since spread around the world, often with the popular story that it lets good dreams through and holds bad ones in its web. Seeing one in a dream usually has to do with protection and the wish to keep worries away from your private hours. A beautiful, well-made dreamcatcher suggests you feel safe and looked after. A torn one may show that stress is slipping past the defenses you've built.
Dream variations
- Hanging a dreamcatcher over your bedYou're setting a boundary around your private space. Protect your quiet time from messages and demands.
- Making a dreamcatcherYou're weaving your own sense of safety, strand by strand. Be patient with the gaps; a web is mostly open space and still does its job.
- Receiving a dreamcatcher as a giftSomeone has noticed you've been worn out or carrying a lot, even if you didn't say so. You're more visible to the people around you than you think.
- A dreamcatcher full of tangled threadsYour thoughts have become a tangle. Pull on the easiest thread first, and the knot starts to loosen.
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