A while back, I was working on some rag wreaths and I had a great idea….. Why not make some gypsy/witchy/pagany (if that’s a word) “dream” catchers? My family has lots of roots in Native American tribes, especially ones from the Oklahoma area. As a child I collected Native American statues and my husband and I furnished our first home in oil paintings in the same design. I have always had a very strong connection to the wolf. I was fascinated by their spiritual connection to the land and animals. I could even say that it was the Native American culture that drew my first interest in other spirituality other than Christianity. Traditionally, the dream catcher was hung over some ones bed to filter out bad dreams leaving the pleasant ones. They are seen as a sign of unity among Native American people and have been known to be used as a talisman to protect babies. The dreams would float in the air, the bad ones getting caught up in the protective web and then being neutralized by the morning sun. The good dreams would float down the strings, and the feathers gently into the mind of the sleeping. So, as my creative mind started wondering and toying with different ideas, I could see myself creating some that were a little more traditional, some that had traditional dream catcher aspects but with a twist, and then some that were very unique. Ideas of a waxing moon frame over the traditional circle came to mind. Introducing my own herbs, stones, feathers, and other magickal charged pieces got me thinking this could be a masterpiece. Each “energy” catcher could be made for different and specific purposes.
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