And is there a site I can go to, to read about them?Are there differrent meanings for each,based on their designs?I collect them and would love to know the history/meanings of the dream catchers..
2007-01-26 01:39:21 · 9 answers · asked by ladybug 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
it's exactly as the name states. it's a charm to protect from nightmares. I have one on the wall above my bed & I've had MAYBE two mild nightmares since I've hung it up there....and I used to have nightmares almost all the time beforehand! I tried looking around at sites for you & this looks to be the most informative one I've found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher_(Native_American)
2007-01-26 07:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by §uper ®ose 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Legend states that dreams are messages from sacred spirits. The Dreamcatcher represents the web of life and its job is to sift the dreams of those sleeping nearby. Bad dreams are caught on the web and disappear in the morning sun. Good dreams pass through the center hole and are fulfilled in the sleepers destiny.
Mandalas are variations of dance shields used by the plains Indians. They are adorned with designs and fetishes that have special meaning to the owner and are meant to bring them happiness and prosperity.
2007-01-26 01:57:35 · answer #2 · answered by Texas Pineknot 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The web part represents the web of life. It is hung above the bed to sift dreams and visions.
The good things in dreams are captured in the web of life and carried with the dreamer...but the evil in dreams escapes through the hole in the center of the web.
2007-01-26 01:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by ♪ ♫Jin_Jur♫ ♥ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
all i really know is that the indians made dream catchers to keep bad dreams away. it has little holes because bad dreams are huge and good dreams and small! and thats all i know!
2007-01-26 13:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by Ginny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love dreamcatchers and have way too many of them but iv never had a bad dream since i got them! the idea is like a spiders web, it will catch things, but this catches bad dreams, or bad spirits that try to enter you. x
2007-01-26 08:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
U remind me of a children book for Roald Dahl called " the BFG"..or the big friendly giant...it's a about a giant who goes and catches dreams from forests..and then goes to children 's rooms when they are sleeping to give them their dreams.
2007-01-26 01:59:04 · answer #6 · answered by Berry 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well the ancient indians used them to help clear away evil spirits and dieases. the africans used them to, well in the same thing. srry if i havent been helpful
2007-01-26 01:49:59 · answer #7 · answered by michaelamcgrth 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is believed that they catch bad dreams if you seach google you could find something.
2007-01-26 02:57:41 · answer #8 · answered by Steve M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are supposed to trap bad dreams and they don't last forever
2007-01-26 01:45:33 · answer #9 · answered by Chaoslord 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋