The dreamcatcher is an original object of North American culture, which consists of a ring, the interior of which is woven by a kind of spider web, from which nuggets and feathers hang. According to beliefs, this object has the ability to catch people's negative dreams, which were trapped in the kind of spider web and only let good dreams pass.
Dreamcatchers are objects of power, which arose from the creation of the Ojibwa tribe, who commercialized them in the 1960s. The ring symbolizes the circle of life, the mesh is the dreams that are woven in time, in the soul and in the movement that arises from everyday life. They are usually hung at the head of the bed.
According to legend, these amulets help to preserve pleasant dreams, as well as serve as protection to those who possess it.
The sale of the dream catchers by the Ojibwa tribe was criticized by the other tribes, who considered it an offense to desecrate something considered by them as sacred. Many of these objects are manufactured and marketed without the due mystical and energizing process, so they lose their essence, transforming into a simple ornament.
Dreamcatchers are based on the following legend: “they say that many years ago there was a spider woman named Asibikaashi, this woman dedicated herself to caring for the inhabitants of the earth, leaning over the children's beds, while weaving a delicate and strong cobweb, which was in charge of catching all the bad between its threads and making them disappear at dawn. "
This object is widely used in the field of feng shui, gem therapy and in many other areas, where the dreamcatcher is powerful and serves as spiritual inspiration to channel divine energies
Many people give different meanings to this instrument, the truth is, that it is difficult to ascertain whether or not they actually ward off bad energies, however this object allows for greater learning about the Ojibwa culture and about the Indian culture usually.
