The Legend of the DreamCatcher

DreamCatchers a little different!

Long ago a spiritual leader was on a high mountain and had a vision.
In his vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and teacher of wisdom, appeared
in the form of a spider. Iktomi spoke to the elder in the sacred language,
as he spoke Iktomi the spider picked up the elder's willow hoop which
had feathers, horsehair, beads and offerings on it, and began to spin a web.


He spoke to the elder about the cycles of life. How we begin as infants
through childhood, then adulthood finally to old age where we
must again been taken care of as infants, completing the cycle.

"But" Iktomi said as he continued to spin his web," in each time
of life there are many forces: some good some bad.
If you listen to the good forces they will steer you in the right direction.
But if you listen to the bad forces, they will steer you in the wrong
direction and may hurt you. So these forces can help,
or can interfere with the harmony of Nature." While the spider spoke he continued to spin his web.


When Iktomi finished speaking, he gave the elder the web and said:
" The web is a perfect circle with a hole in the center.
Use the web to help your people reach their goals, making good use
of their Ideas, dreams and visions. If you believe in the great spirit,
the creator; the web will catch your good ideas
and the bad ones will go through the hole."

The elder passed on his vision to the people and now many people hang
a dreamcatcher above their bed to sift their dreams and visions. The good
is captured in the web of life and carried with the people,
but the evil in their dreams drops through the hole in the center
and is no longer part of their life.

It is said that the dream catcher holds the destiny of the future!