Dream catchers are one of the most fascinating traditions of Native Americans. The traditional dream catcher was intended to protect the sleeping individual from negative dreams, while letting positive dreams through. The positive dreams would slip through the hole in the center of the dream catcher, and glide down the feathers to the sleeping person below. The negative dreams would get caught up in the web, and perish when the first rays of the sun struck them.
The hoop is held in the highest esteem, because it symbolized strength and unity. The feathers placed at the bottom of the dream catcher also had meaning. It symbolizes breath, or air, which is essential for life. Read more