Dreamcatcher in the form. Why do you need a dream catcher?

Having heard: “bawaajige nagwaagan”, we would never guess that we are talking about an ordinary talisman, which is designed to protect the peace and sleep of the sleeper. Dream catcher or dream trap - this is the name we know it by.

What is a Dreamcatcher?

As you yourself probably already understood, a dream catcher is a talisman that protects the sleep of a sleeping person. The authorship of the talisman belongs to the Indian people. Thanks to this invention, which, by the way, is not even a thousand years old, you can count on the fact that a sleeping person will have favorable dreams. The dream catcher promises that nothing bad will happen to the sleeping person. The question naturally arises: why does this happen? It is generally accepted that bad dreams sent by evil spirits become entangled in the Catcher’s web, and with the appearance of the first rays of the sun, they cease to exist altogether. Good dreams can penetrate through the hole located in the middle of the Dream Catcher. The property of driving away (not allowing bad dreams to pass) is bad, is magical and fundamentally distinguishes the Catcher from other talismans or amulets designed to protect the sleep of a sleeping person.

DIY dream catcher

Having a dream catcher at home is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Especially relevant in our time. For the most part, we live in multi-storey buildings with neighbors above, below and on the sides. Everyone has their own energy, their own message, which is far from the most positive. A real mishmash of all sorts of things is forming around us. Naturally, the recovery process is a very important thing that is responsible for human health as a whole. And if you constantly have nightmares, if you don’t get enough sleep, if your sleep is intermittent - what kind of recovery, what kind of health can we talk about? There is a solution and this is a Dream Catcher, which you can easily make with your own hands.

Initially, the dream catcher was made from willow vines, nettles and deer veins. Naturally, a modern person living in a city, and not only in a city, will not be able to find deer veins. In any case, it will be very difficult to find them (with the rest, it’s not so simple either). But do not rush to worry, because long ago the veins were replaced by ordinary harsh (strong) threads.

So, to make a Dream Catcher, you will need a ring (with a diameter of 10 cm), coarse threads, a needle, beads, glue and feathers. That's all. The step-by-step process of making the Catcher can be seen in our video.

If you decide to make a Dream Catcher yourself, then it’s worth saying a few words about the symbols and color schemes used in the Catcher.

So, the weave in the center of the circle, reminiscent of a cobweb, is a kind of visual reminder of the spider, which, according to one legend, gave a dream catcher to man. Sometimes in the very center of the Catcher there is a large bead - it is the personification of that very spider. The four middle (or eight) beads located inside the Dream Catcher are symbols of the four cardinal directions.

Smaller beads are the personification of dewdrops, which always collect on the web in the morning.

The feathers of an owl or an eagle (these were the ones originally used in the Dream Catcher) symbolize wisdom and courage, respectively. Feathers are also a symbol of cyclicity, consisting of inhalation and exhalation, without which life is impossible.

The color scheme of the Dream Catcher can be varied, and before you start making your Dream Catcher, it’s worth understanding the color meanings.

White color– this is the color of snow, the color of winter and the color of death.
Black color– this is also the color of death, denoting those who are no longer in the world of the living, it is the color of illness and the color of night.
Red color– this is the color of the Earth and blood, the color of the day and thunderstorms.
Yellow– this is the color of dawn, this is the personification of the Sun itself.
Green color– this is the color of rain and awakening (or awakened) greenery, the color of the Earth during its flowering.
Blue color– this is the color of water and sadness, the color of the sky and rain, the color of the Moon and the personification of the Woman herself.

Dreamcatcher and shamanism

It is clearly imprinted in the minds of some that the Dream Catcher has something to do with shamans and shamanism, but what exactly is not entirely clear. In principle, those who think in this direction are right in their own way. After all, the Dream Catcher was known not only to the Indians.

As shamanism spread, which, as we all know, is also present in Russia (Buryatia, Altai, Tyva), people began to learn about such shamanic attributes as: tambourine, pochen, beater, eeren, shamanic mask. Nowadays it’s no secret to anyone what ritual is. In Russia, we mostly learned about the Dream Catcher from shamans or from shamanic practices. After all, shamans actively use this talisman, not only for protection from evil spirits during sleep, but also to control their own dreams.

A dream catcher, multiplied by the magical abilities of a shaman, gives truly magical results: clues that themselves come to the shaman in a dream. It is the Dream Catcher, acting as an antenna, that captures the necessary information and immediately transmits it to the sleeping shaman. When he wakes up, he knows the exact answers to vital questions.

Dream catcher - amulet for children

Some people, for example, are confident that the Dream Catcher is exclusively a children's amulet, which is usually hung over a baby's crib. I bought it, hung it up and forgot about it. With all this, the people for the most part do not even delve into the features of this amulet, and in general do not really warm their heads over the question of how to use the Catcher and what it is actually needed for. At best, knowledge is superficial and fragmented.

A dream catcher, in addition to its security function (while a person is sleeping), is really a talisman for a child. Moreover, thanks to the Catcher, parents can see and understand at least two more things:

The first is that if the Catcher suddenly breaks down, this means that he has absorbed a huge amount of negativity directed at the baby, and as a result he has become unusable. Accordingly, the Trapper should be thanked for his honest service, and rejoice in the fact that the negativity did not pass beyond the Trapper.
The second important point is that a broken Catcher indicates that the child has, as it were, moved to a new age. In other words, he has matured. The catcher is a guardian of time, it is a kind of time counter with which you can measure the life spans of a child’s growing up. However, in order for the Catcher to record the above-mentioned time periods, it must be done in accordance with all the laws of magic. Namely: The catcher must be made of willow twig, deer sinew and nettle. It is this combination that gives the desired effect. The same Dream Catchers that we have the opportunity to see on sale today are only some semblance of the Catcher that once existed. The remakes cannot even be called a replica, because they do not repeat, but only vaguely resemble the original.
And finally, the third “gift” of the Catcher is that he entertains the child while he is awake. The baby looks at the colored pendants, bright feathers and, at least, does not cry. And at the most, the smooth movements of the Catcher calm him down, charm him and even lull him to sleep.

Dreamcatcher - history

There are a huge number of versions of the origin of the Dream Catcher, however, all of them, without exception, belong to the Indians. Based on this, we can say with almost one hundred percent certainty that it is this people who are the author of the Dream Catcher.

In some legends, the Catcher was given to the Indians by a certain guru who looked like a spider. While the Indian listened to the spider, it wove a web in a ring formed from a willow branch. The guru told the representative of the Indian people a story about the circle of life, the essence of which is simple: each generation takes care of its children, who, growing up, also take care of their kids. Thus, the willow vine is a symbol of endless human life. Watching the weaving of the web, accompanied by the story of the spider, fascinated the old Indian. Meanwhile, the spider, conscientiously weaving a web, left a small hole in the center of the willow circle and explained its presence as follows: “Everything that is good in a person (or for a person) will pass through the center of this web and remain with him, everything that If there is anything bad, it will get entangled in the web, and with the rising of the Sun it will completely disappear.”

Another legend says that the circle of the Dream Catcher is a symbol of the movement of the Earth around the Sun. By the way, the legend also talks about a spider, however, instead of a guru, an old spider appears before us, teaching her spider grandchildren.

Another legend, again pointing to a spider and a circle within which the web was located, speaks of a certain Indian old woman who did not allow her grandson to kill the spider sitting in the center of the web it had woven. As a reward for this, the spider told the woman about the possibilities and sacred secrets of the web.

To believe the legends or not is everyone’s personal choice. Something else is obvious - a dream catcher, especially if you make it with your own hands, is a talisman that will definitely protect the sleep of the person using it. If the Catcher is made with your own hands, taking into account all the requirements, then there will be no doubt about its effectiveness at all.

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Story

It is believed that dream catchers were invented by the Ojibwa Indian people in North America, and the peak of their popularity came in 1960-1970, when the “pan-Indian” movement began.
Then the idea of a dream catcher was adopted by other peoples and tribes, and instead of a “personal” amulet, it became a symbol of the unity of Indian tribes. Currently, dream catchers are popular among fans of the New Age environment and are a commercialized souvenir that has lost all magic and charm, but not its appeal.

Let's go back to basics. There have always been talismans and amulets.
The dream catcher was originally a children's amulet. It was hung over a baby's crib to protect against evil, nightmares and bad thoughts.
Note that traditional materials - willow vine, tendons and nettles - in scrapper's language, are “non-archival” =) i.e. are not eternal (the willow dries up, the nettle decays, and the tendons break the entire structure), which is also symbolic: the amulet is made for a specific little person, the child grows, and when he becomes an adult, the dream catcher already becomes unusable, but the need for it is so disappears.

Exists two mutually exclusive legends about the meaning and significance of the dream catcher:
one by one- the catcher “catches” good dreams, lowers them along the feathers to the sleeping person, and passes all bad dreams through the hole in the center;
according to another- on the contrary - the catcher lets good dreams through the hole, and “catches” just nightmares, detaining them until dawn, when the sun’s rays “incinerate” them.

Legends sound like this:

Legend of the people Lakota

When the world was young, the spiritual leader of the Lakota Indian people climbed a mountain, and there he had a vision in which the ancient wisdom teacher Iktomi appeared to him in the guise of a spider. Iktomi spoke a special sacred language, understandable only to Shamans. While they were talking, the spider bent an old willow branch into a ring and, decorating it with bird feathers, beads and horsehair, began to weave a web inside the ring. He said that this willow circle symbolizes the circle of human life: a baby is born, grows up, enters adulthood, then he begins to grow old and takes care of new babies - so the circle closes. “At every moment of life, different forces act on a person - both good and evil. If you listen to good forces, your life will go in the right direction. If they are evil, you will feel bad and life will take the wrong path. There are many forces and directions that help or hinder the harmony of nature and the Great Spirit and his teachings.” Saying this, the spider weaved its web, and only in its center there was a hole. Then he said: “The web is a perfect circle, but in the very center there is a hole. Use this web for yourself and your people.. And if you believe in the Great Spirit, then good thoughts, dreams and visions WILL HOLD in the web, and evil ones WILL GO AWAY through the hole.”

Legend of the people Ojibwa #1

A long time ago, the Ojibwa people lived on Turtle Island (as the Indians called North America). Grandmother Spider Asibikaashi helped the people return the Sun and cared for her children, the people of the earth, but when the Ojibwa people settled in the four corners of North America, it became difficult for Asibikaashi to travel to each cradle. Then she taught women - sisters, mothers and Nokomi (grandmothers) - to weave magic spider webs for small children, from willow twigs and tendons or threads from plants. The round shape of the Dream Catcher symbolized the Sun's daily journey across the sky; the number of places where the web connects to the hoop is eight, indicating the eight legs of the Spider-Grandma. The cobweb on the hoop DELAYED bad dreams, which at dawn melted under the first rays of the Sun, and through a small hole in the center PASSED only pleasant dreams and good thoughts through to the children.

Legend of the people Ojibwa №2

The spider was peacefully weaving its web in the corner next to Nokomi's bed.(ind.. - grandmother). ANDeverydayNokomiwatched, Howworksspider. One day, Whenshewatchedbehindspider, camehergrandson. He screamed when he saw the spider, ran up to it and wanted to kill it. “No,” the old woman said quietly, “don’t touch him!”« Nokomi, WhyYoudefendspider?!” - askedsmallboy. Oldwomansmiled, ButNotanswered. The boy left, and the spider went down to Nokomi and thanked her for saving his life. He told her: “For many days you have watched me weave my web. I know you admired my work. For saving my life, I will give you a gift,” he smiled his mysterious spider smile and ran in a circle. Soon the Moon rose and silvered the spider’s work with its light. “Do you see how I weave? - asked the spider, - Watch and learn, because each such web will protect you from bad dreams. Only good dreams will pass through the central hole. This is my message to you. Use it to preserve good dreams. And the nightmares will become hopelessly entangled in the web.”

Classic shape

Classic dream catcher The Ojibwa tribe looks like this:
this is a hoop with a diameter of about 10 cm in diameter, made of willow vine in the shape of a circle or drop, it is entwined with tendons, traditionally painted red, inside there is weaving like Indian “snowshoes” made of nettle fiber, the number of attachments to the hoop is 8.
The mesh weave has a hole in the center. Decorations in the form of beads and feathers hanging from the hoop are also required. As a rule, beads and feathers are selected as individual amulets.

Symbolism

The meaning of all kinds of decorations, colors and materials is not clear. Each tribe has its own symbolism.

Beads.
One in the web - symbolizes the spider, the creator of the web.
Four - indicate the 4 cardinal directions.
The multitude scattered throughout the weaving symbolizes the morning dew (freshness, new life, etc.).
Beads were most often made of bone or wood; Gems and jewelry were not widespread among Indian tribes.

Feathers
Traditionally, women (ie girls =)) used owl feathers as a symbol of wisdom.
For men's amulets, feathers of eagles (or other noble birds of prey) were used - as a symbol of courage, bravery and bravery.
In general, feathers symbolize breath and air as the most necessary things in life.

Colors.
The most varied interpretations relate specifically to shades.
Black: night, the world of the dead, man (Navajo), cold, illness, death, west (Cherokee);
Blue: woman (Navajo), north (Cherokee), deity (Hopi), sky, water, clouds, lightning, moon, thunderstorm, sadness;
Green: plants, Mother Earth, summer, rain;
Red: wounded, east (Cherokee), thunderstorm, blood, Earth, war, day;
White: south (Cherokee), winter, death, snow;
Yellow: Sun, day, dawn.
And this is not a complete list. For different tribes, different colors - usually 3-4 - were simply considered “sacred” without specific interpretations.

Similar amulets

There are also other Indian amulets that are similar or complementary to dream catchers. For example, the so-called "medicine wheel"- this is also a pendant hoop ring with a crosshair in the center and feathers at the bottom.
The circle again symbolizes the circle of life, and the four spokes in the center represent the 4 cardinal directions, the four colors of man (race), the four essences of man (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual).
This amulet is intended to remind us of the unity of the world, that everything is connected to each other and we must not forget about Mother Earth.

There is also amulet "merging of souls"- these are two intersecting hoops, the non-intersecting parts are woven with a “cobweb”, and an amulet bead is suspended in the intersecting parts, symbolizing the relationship/love of two people. This is a more “adult” variation - it is intended for lovers, protecting their joint sleep and relationships.

Modern variations

Nowadays there are few places where you can find the “classic” nettle-tendon version, even “authentic” Indian amulets created on modern reservations increasingly consist of plastic rings and polyester threads, or, at best, a wooden hoop and wool yarn.

Surely many have seen unusual products in the form of a circle with a thready web inside, decorated with feathers, baubles, beads and a round hole in the middle (there are also amulets without a hole, and decorated with several smaller circles). The most advanced even know that it is called a “dream catcher.” But even for them the principle of operation remains a mystery. Today we will tell you what is a dream catcher for? how it works, and many other interesting facts about this ancient amulet.

What is a dream catcher

It is also called the “bad dream trap.” This is a protective talisman originally from America, which appeared among the ancient Indian tribes. Traditionally, the circle was made of willow wood, and the web was woven from animal veins. Feathers were used by various birds, mainly carnivores, but a prerequisite was that the feather came from a living bird. Baubles were carved from wood or bones to create talismans with various magical properties.

Dream amulets gained popularity in our civilized society towards the end of the 60s. The idea was developed, and now amulets are made with precious stones, which give the talisman beauty, additional functions, and value. The size varies from 14 to 30 cm, although the magical properties do not depend on the size.

Why do you need a dream catcher?

The main function of the amulet is to protect a person from the misfortunes of evil spirits, bad dreams, insomnia, and also to attract good dreams that bring joy. Moreover, the dream catcher is not tailored to a specific owner, and affects any sleeper in its coverage area. A dream catcher can also help in remembering dreams, allow you to become aware of yourself in a dream and in real life, and bring positive emotions into a person’s life. All this varies by choosing the color, set of stones and feathers for your dream catcher.

Also, the properties of the talisman are influenced by how its center is made. If there is a bead, bauble, or anything else in it, then this amulet is intended to catch bad dreams. This type requires periodic cleansing, as it becomes clogged with negativity. Dream catchers with a hole in the middle, which are more unpretentious in operation, attract joyful dreams, and bad ones fly away through the hole.

The amulet is hung at the head of the bed, hanging freely in the air, so that he can collect more dreams. You can also hang it in the center of the room, for example behind a chandelier.

How to clean a dream catcher?

The easiest way is to hang it in open sunlight - this way all the negative dreams accumulated in it will be burned. It is also advisable that the talisman be blown by the wind - so that the smoke from the burnt nightmares is also carried away. You can also clean it with your own energy, but to do this you need to be more or less savvy in working with amulets.

People who start using a quality dream catcher notice improvements in their sleep quite quickly, sometimes even on the first night. It is not known what this actually is - self-hypnosis or a real effect, but it is a fact itself. And what does it matter when there is a real effect?

Can a dream catcher be harmful?

Only a low-quality copy, made without knowledge of the matter. You should not buy Chinese dream catchers made of plastic, chicken feathers and glass. There will be no positive effect from such a talisman, and in the worst case, nightmares and insomnia may appear.

Experts note that nothing negative can be added to a real dream catcher, made according to the canons. So if you are sure of its origin, use it to your health.

What should a real dream catcher be made of?

Everything is simple here - the less synthetics, the better. Only natural stones, threads from natural materials. As we already wrote, feathers are only from a living bird. Moreover, owl feathers are usually used for women's dream catchers, and eagle feathers for men's. But this is not a strict rule, but, most likely, dictated only by the preferences of different sexes.

It is also important to use real stones and not glass substitutes. It is better to decorate with real rock crystal (by the way, it increases the effectiveness of the dream catcher and helps you achieve a lucid state in a dream) than with a fake amethyst. Real amethyst, in turn, enhances the anti-nightmare properties of the talisman, and allows you to better understand events from the real world with the help of dreams. Another popular stone is topaz. Being part of a dream catcher, it allows you to better remember what happens in your sleep and remember your dreams in the morning.

How did the dream catcher come about?

There are many legends about this. The most common one says that one day the leader of a great tribe went to conquer a high mountain, and at the top of it he had a vision. In it he communicated with a giant spider. He revealed to him the secrets of the universe, one of which was the cyclical nature of human life. Simultaneously with the story, the spider weaved a web inside a circle, which, according to his story, symbolized the cyclical human life, always returning to the beginning.

At the end of his story, the arthropod creature handed the woven souvenir to the leader, saying that it would give him healthy sleep, peace of mind, balance and joy. When he returned to the tribe and told about the vision, all his fellow tribesmen began to knit similar talismans. This is how the dream catcher appeared.

May you only have good dreams, whether you are relaxing with or without a dream catcher.

The dream catcher is a popular symbol in modern esoteric culture, which has an ancient sacred meaning that has not lost its relevance to this day. Dream catcher, traditional for the culture of North American Indians and Siberian peoples. Those tribes where shamanism and communication with otherworldly spirits were highly developed. Among the northern American Indians, the dream catcher was traditionally made from willow vine and was a hoop with a net stretched inside, which was decorated strictly individually with beads and feathers. The simplest use of Dream Catcher was in dream filtering. That is, the catcher only let through good dreams, and kept bad ones in his network.

Dreams played a huge role in the culture of many peoples. They were windows into the other world; many centuries have been trying to unravel their symbols and use them to understand the world around us. Dreamcatchers began to play the same important role.
In the Ojibwe tribe, shamans made oval-shaped dream catchers and hung them over children's beds to protect them from nightmares and evil spirits.
It is believed that the Dream Catcher helps us remember our dreams and become aware of ourselves within them. Modern esoteric culture that practices lucid dreaming speaks of the use of dream catchers to better orient the dreamer within his dream world. To do this, the dream catcher must be done by the dreamer himself, giving each bead its meaning of a certain place in his dream world. Further, using these beads it is easy to realize yourself in a dream and travel.

The dream catcher should be hung at the head of the bed or nearby so that it can rotate freely. Feathers are not a necessary attribute of a person, although some Indian tribes believed that feathers could even get in the way, causing too stupid, light dreams and daydreams.

DREAM CATCHER: LEGEND

There are several legends about the origin of the Dream Catcher. Spider Woman was a metaphor for the Universal Goddess. It is as if she is weaving a web of reality, creating it from the Center. One day she will pull the thread and rewind the whole world back to the center, to the very source. For this reason, it is also customary to consider the Dream Catcher as a model of the Universe and the connection between Spider-Woman and the Goddess. Through dreams, our soul goes on a journey to the center of everything.
Native North Americans believed in such a goddess, Spider-Woman, who sits at the center of our Universe. She is a feminine force that creates everything around, connecting people, animals, plants into a single network with threads.

Another legend says that the trap was made by a Lakota shaman. One day he had a vision on the mountain where he used to communicate with the spirits of nature. In a vision, he saw the great teacher - Iktomi, in the form of a spider, who told him about the structure of life and death. During the conversation, the spider took a willow branch and, bending it into a circle shape, began to weave rings from its web inside, weaving beads and feathers into them.

While weaving a web, the spider said: “We start our lives as babies, then we grow up and grow old.” We must take care of children, ending our cycle. But! - said Iktomi, - at each age there are good thoughts and actions, and there are also bad ones. If you follow the good ones, they will guide you to a better life. If you listen to bad actions and thoughts, they will bring you pain and lead you in the wrong direction. There are many forces and signs that guide a person’s life path. Everyone chooses their own path. And at every moment of life, a person is controlled by passions. If these are good passions, then they lead him along the righteous path, and if they are evil, then the person turns onto the wrong path. The web is a perfect circle, but there is a hole in the very center. Good thoughts will pass through the center to the person. Evil thoughts will become entangled in a web and disappear with the dawn.” – Spider Iktomi finished speaking and handed the dream catcher with a net to the shaman.
The shaman passed on his vision to the Lakota people, who began making dream catchers and using them in everyday life. They began to hang them in their homes, above their beds, so that they would sift through their dreams and visions. A willow twig twisted into a circle symbolizes human life. The dream catcher swings over the sleeper's bed, catching dreams in its nets: the bad ones get entangled in the web and die at dawn, while the good ones penetrate the person through the central hole, remaining in the feathers until the next night. The Lakota believed that the Dreamcatcher held within itself the destiny of their future lives. This is what another legend tells.
The Ojibwe tribe lived on Turtle Island. One day, an elder told a story about how a Spider Woman named Asibiikaashi helped the shaman Wakabozhoo return the sun that had flown away to people.

Asibiikaashi built a special net house out of cobwebs right before dawn. Some people may see this web before dawn if they haven't slept all night before. They will be able to see how Spider-Woman, from pre-dawn sparks, collects the sun in her web and then begins to rise above the horizon. This is how the goddess returns the sun to people again and again. Asibiikaashi ordered all Indian tribes to make dream catchers from willow twigs with a web in the center, which began to symbolize her feat of daily returning the sun to the world of people.

The Ojibwe tribe scattered across the earth and Spider Woman could no longer look after everyone. So that people would not lose her patronage, she ordered the settlers to make dream catchers in the same way, so that through them she could help people. Asibiikaashi also ordered people not to harm little ashibiikaashi when someone meets them on their way.
In honor of the origin of spiders, the number of points where the web connected to the hoop was supposed to be eight, for the number of Spider Woman's legs, or seven for the seven prophecies. The feathers were also traditionally placed in the middle of the Dream Catcher. This meant the breath or air in which dreams and the wisdom of the Universe were entangled.
An owl's feather was used to acquire wisdom; an eagle's feather gave a person courage.

DREAM CATCHER: HOW TO CHOOSE YOURS?

Choosing a Dream Catcher is a responsible undertaking. Just like runes, Dreamcatcher is not bought spontaneously. First, ask yourself if you are tormented by any fears or have disturbing dreams? Are these fears related to your deepest desire?

If there is excitement in your life about what you have planned, be sure to find yourself a Dream Catcher. It is also believed that the Dream Catcher perfectly protects against envious people, so the amulet is especially suitable for those who are on the verge of new beginnings. Do not choose Dream Catcher from mass websites or megamarkets.

IN THE PHOTO: CATCHERS PRESENTED IN THE EASTERN STORE

The parts of the Catcher must be made very carefully.
If you need protection and reassurance, give preference to dark colors (black, gray, brown), but if you want to clear the space of negativity and replenish yourself with life-changing decisions, take light colors (white, green, turquoise, blue).
Do not associate the Dream Catcher with Zodiac signs, year of birth, etc.

IMPORTANT!

After purchasing the Dream Catcher, place it on the windowsill at night so that moonlight can reach it. This procedure is especially effective during a full moon. Before going to bed, say everything you want from the Catcher. In this way, he will receive all the necessary energy and collect all your wishes.

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A dream catcher is an unusual Scandinavian talisman that was used as a guardian of peace and well-being at home. Our ancestors believed that it was able to stop negative energy and prevent evil images from entering the night dreams of its owner.

At the end of the 20th century, Italian designers began to use this amulet, using it to decorate the interior of a room. The openwork circle, which was decorated with voluminous beads and feathers, organically fit into the basic concept of the avant-garde and classical style, allowing you to combine all decorative elements into a single ensemble and create a visual connection between the color accents dominating the room.

Color Meanings

To weave an exclusive dream catcher with your own hands, you will need detailed instructions in which each point is described step by step. But before that, you need to decide on the shape of the future decorative element, as well as its color scheme. In Scandinavian philosophy, each shade was assigned its own sacred meaning, which enhanced the specific properties of the talisman. Let's get acquainted with the meanings of the main colors: Before making a dream catcher with your own hands, choose the colors that suit your personal preferences. This can be several shades, the meaning of which will help you balance certain areas of life. In this case, your trap will be most effective.

Important! Experts do not recommend making the amulet too bright, because it will attract very realistic and incredibly colorful dreams to its owner. Because of this, a person may lose peace and the next morning there will be a feeling of chronic lack of sleep or nervous tension.

Making a personal amulet - Master class No. 1

You can make your own dream catcher at home. We invite you to watch a detailed master class, which explains step by step the weaving of threads using the “spider web” technique, and also shows how to easily decorate the amulet.

Initially you will need to purchase materials such as:

Hoop made of natural wood. The best option would be a willow twig or a birch log.
Floss threads. If you want your knitting to be voluminous, you can buy yarn with added silk.
A “gypsy” needle with a blunt end, through which the beads used in the process of decorating the dream catcher can easily pass.
Colored feather (you can purchase 5-8 pieces).
A leather, suede or satin cord through which the talisman will be attached to the wall, cornice or at the head of the bed. If you want to make a product in an ethnic style, then twine, thick wire or woolen thread are quite suitable.
Bugles, voluminous beads and other decorative elements that will decorate the finished talisman and create a specific pattern.

For your amulet to work, start making it in a good mood. You can turn on relaxing music, which will help you unleash your creativity and concentrate on the process. So let's get started:

We lay out all the material in front of us, as shown in MK.
We take a wooden ring, circle or hoop, and begin to wrap it tightly with the prepared threads. If you have a branch, then before doing this you will need to bend it and secure it with staples or adhesive tape.
Fix the free edge of the cord. After the base of the dream catcher is completely wrapped with threads, you need to weave the inner part. The pattern and shape of the weaving may be different, but we will use the “spider web” technique.
We tighten one or two knots with the free end of the thread, depending on its texture.
We stretch the thread along the base and secure it correctly at a distance of 2-4 cm, twisting it around our workpiece.
We fix all subsequent turns at the same distance from each other. You should get a beautiful web.
After the first circle has closed, it is necessary to thread the free edge of the thread into the needle so that it is convenient to follow the sequence of the weaving technique when creating the second row.
We pull the thread through the first loop using a needle. Pull it in the center and fix it as shown in the photo.
We quickly weave the second circular row to the first, bringing it closer to the center of our dream protector.
When two rows are created, we move on to the decor lesson. We take prepared beads or glass beads that will serve as decoration.
We create the third row of our weaving, following technology. But before tying the next knot, we thread a bead through the thread.
As soon as a beautiful row with beads made of wood or glass is ready, we make three ordinary rows, trying to maintain the clarity of the contour lines and the lightness of the “web”.
After this, create a new row using small beads. We do it the same way as in the first scheme.
We weave the final row of our catcher without beads. We fix the thread by creating a tight knot and cut off the remaining part. Our talisman is almost ready.
Now you need to use your imagination and decorate your home amulet, taking into account individual preferences. You can use a peacock or hazel grouse feather, bright braid and other textured materials that can highlight the features of the bedroom interior.
In our case, we take the prepared lace, carefully fold it in half and fix it on the hoop as shown in the figure. As a result, one lace should be on top and three on the bottom.
We put two beads of different colors on the bottom laces. You can take bugles and also use them as decoration.
We place our plumage in the resulting hole, located between the beads and the cord. You can use different types of feathers, varying in thickness, length and color.

Your exclusive dream catcher is ready. It can be fixed on a ring or a branch, and you can also attach a hook to the top cord to make it easier to hang at the head of the bed.

Beautiful talisman “Web for dreams” - Master class No. 2

This instruction explains in detail the process of how to create a triangular or eight-pointed amulet. Even a beginner can do it, because the weaving technique does not require specific knowledge and skills. Let's start!

We will need:

a twig of willow, birch or willow;
any threads that you enjoy working with;
beads made of wood or stones;
thick needle (options for embroidery are not suitable);
glue with a transparent texture, scissors and a good mood.

Prepare all the materials and lay them out on the table. Now you can begin to create a talisman that will become a spectacular decoration for your room.

Don't be afraid to experiment. Create beautiful patterns from bugles of different colors, add pearlescent and matte beads, as well as beautiful beads. Then your dream catcher will be truly exclusive and one of a kind.

Spider web for a children's room - Master class No. 3

You can also make a beautiful amulet for a child's room using brightly colored materials. Such a decorative element will attract children's attention and succinctly decorate the interior.

Or this option: