Witchy Dream Catcher

Question: 'Is it wrong for a Christian to have a dream catcher?'
Answer:

Dream catchers consist of a hoop that’s adorned with a web and tiny sacred tokens like beads and feathers. Traditional dream catchers were made only from a gift of nature (no plastic allowed!). What is a Dream Catcher? As the name implies, a dream catcher is made as a protective tool specifically guarding against nightmares.

Dream catchers have long been a part of Native American religion, lore, and art, originating with the Ojibwe, or Chippewa, and the Lakota, a confederation of seven Sioux tribes. Dream catchers are webbed and beaded circles hung with feathers from the base of the circle. As one might suspect, the purpose of a dream catcher is to catch dreams—that is, to trap bad or evil dreams and channel good dreams to the sleeper. Dream catchers are usually placed in a window or above the bed, allowing the good dreams to drip down the feathers onto the sleeper below.
  1. Jun 05, 2012 My wife got a dream catcher a few years ago and although I said they are nonsense (because I didn't know about them),I just thought they were a harmless old Native american thing and it's just an ornament sort of thing.I have since found out that they don't filter out bad dreams at all they are part of the occult and do the opposite to what they claim.My wife also had a thing called a 'circle.
  2. Jan 9, 2019 - Explore My Journey's board 'Good Witch Dream Catchers', followed by 1877 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about catcher, dream catcher, dream catcher diy.
  3. WitchyMade Black Dream Catcher Adjustable Necklace can be worn long or short. It can also be hung in your car, office or house for protection. It is believed that dream catchers originated with Asibaikaashi who was known as the Spider Woman.
Catcher
Essentially, a dream catcher is intended to manipulate the spirit world. Some people believe in the efficacy of dream catchers. Others are unsure but are superstitious enough to keep one in the bedroom. Still others see dream catchers as part of a cultural history or a piece of art that looks good dangling from a rear-view mirror.
Knowing the background of dream catchers and their talisman-like use, many Christians want nothing to do with them. Is such concern warranted? A passage in 1 Corinthians 8 may be helpful. Paul is speaking to Christians living in an extremely pagan culture ruled by superstition, magic, and sacrifices, all done in the name of various idols. The sacrifices were a particular concern, for the meat sacrificed was then sold at market. Some Christians felt eating sacrificed meat was endorsing the sacrifice and therefore inappropriate for a Christian; others believed that, since they were not worshiping the idol themselves, it was not wrong.
Paul’s guidance was this: “There may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—yet for us there is one God. . . . However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled” (1 Corinthians 8:5–7). Ultimately, “food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do,” yet we must be careful “that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak” (1 Corinthians 8:8, 9). Just as it was with meat associated with idolatry in the 1st century, so it is with superstitious objects in the 21st.
The Christian understands that false gods are nothing and that a dream catcher has no power in itself. The believer in Christ could easily see a dream catcher as nothing more than a craft or a cultural expression. However, before he buys a dream catcher and hangs it in the window, he should consider other people’s reactions to it. Will others see it as a charm to manipulate the spirit world? Will someone assume the one in possession of a dream catcher approves of Indian religions? Keeping a dream catcher is a matter of conscience; as long as it is not used as a good luck charm, it is innocent enough. But consideration must be given to those we seek to minister to.

Crafts Soap Making Candle Making Dyeing Alumnic Clay Braiding

Torches Citrus Delight Potpourri Copper Wand Divination Scarabs Dream Catcher

Witchy dream catcher game

Dream Pillow Pendulum Play Doh Rose Petal Beads Salt Dough Scrying Mirror

Traditional Besom Yule Log Yule Sachet

This is not a recipe for a true Indigenous American dream catcher. This is for ‘new age’ and ornamental use.

Take a branch of a flexible wood and form a circle. Tie the ends together with a strong thread or yarn. Then take a thread of desired thickness and colour and tie it to the ring.

Wind the thread around the ring as shown in the picture. The further apart your revolutions are, the larger the holes will be. If you wish, you can tie a knot each time you go around the ring, so that the thread stays in place. You can also tighten it more than shown.

Witchy Dream Catcher Game

When you’ve completed a full lap around the ring, you continue by going through the loops from the previous round. (You shouldn’t tie knots this time.) Then you continue like this until you think it’s enough. It all depends on how large you want the hole in the middle to be. To finish, you pull the thread to tighten the web. Then you pull it through the last loops again and tie it off.

Witch Dream Catcher

You can decorate your dream catcher with whatever you want. If you wish, you can match correspondences (color, crystals etc.) to a specific purpose, but you can also just use a shell, a couple of beads etc.