| Dreamcatchers |
Long ago when the world was young an old Lakota spiritual leader was on a high mountain and had a vision. In
this vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and teacher of wisdom, appeared in the form of a spider. 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 our lives as infants, move on through childhood
and onto adulthood. Finally, we go to the old age where we must be 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 and 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'll 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 weave 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,
make good use of their ideas, dreams and visions. If you believe in the Great Spirit, 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 Indian people hang a dream catcher 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 of the web and are no longer a part of their lives.
| THE LEGEND OF THE DREAM CATCHER |
Wolf Tracks Dreamcatcher
3" diameter
Tukey feather hand-painted with
wolf tracks. turquoise stone,
deerhide on brass ring with brass
beads...handmade by Pat Morris
SOLD
3" diameter
Tukey feather hand-painted with
wolf tracks. turquoise stone,
deerhide on brass ring with brass
beads...handmade by Pat Morris
SOLD
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Wolf Tracks Dreamcatcher
6" diameter
Turkey feather with deerskin tie
hand-painted with wolf tracks,
turquoise stones, brass hoop
covered with deerskin...
handmade by Pat Morris
$35
6" diameter
Turkey feather with deerskin tie
hand-painted with wolf tracks,
turquoise stones, brass hoop
covered with deerskin...
handmade by Pat Morris
$35
| Wolf Dreamcatcher 5" diameter 9" turkey feather with deerskin tie hand-painted with wolf portrait, turquoise stones, willow hoop... handmade by Pat Morris SOLD |
| Howling Wolf Dreamcatcher Approx. 7" diameter 8" turkey feather with deerskin tie hand-painted with howling wolf portrait, turquoise stones, willow hoop... handmade by Pat Morris $45 |
