Dream Catchers: Legends, History & Origin dreamcatcher.ltd/dream-catchers-legends-history/ Dream Catchers: Legends, History & Origin by DreamCatcher.ltd Aug 29, 2018 / 14 Ever wondered what a dream catcher actually is? There are two legends concerning its...
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Dream Catchers: Legends, History & Origin dreamcatcher.ltd/dream-catchers-legends-history/ Dream Catchers: Legends, History & Origin by DreamCatcher.ltd Aug 29, 2018 / 14 Ever wondered what a dream catcher actually is? There are two legends concerning its inception; one comes from the Ojibwe people, where the dream catcher first originated among the Native Americans, and the second from the Lakota, who learned about it through trade and intermarriage with the Ojibwe people. Lakota Legend Long ago when the world was young, an old Lakota 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 him in a sacred language that only the spiritual leaders of the Lakota could understand. As he spoke Iktomi, the spider, took the elder’s willow hoop which had feathers, horse hair, beads and offerings on it and began to spin a web. He spoke to the elder about the cycles of life…and
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