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ACHG300 Assignment 1: Part 4

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Dream catchers and the Unconscious mind Dream catchers have existed for many generations, each generation had their own version, ideologies and interpretation of these mystical chasms. A dream catcher has been typically known to be a protective barrier against nightmare, only allowing pleasant dreams. From the legends of the Ojibwa tribe I have learned more about these mystical hoops of twigs and beats. Not only where these charms made for the protection of dreamers but also to guide the dreamer from harm in the dream world. The elders from the Ojibwa tribe believed that these mystical charms allowed them to possess super natural abilities beyond their physical form, they believed that dream catchers also granted them psychic powers. Many cultures have inscribed their own beliefs and personal meanings to dream catchers. The elders of the Ojibwa tribe used a hoop instead of any other shape to make dream catchers because they believed that It would rep

ACHG300 Assignment 1: Part 2

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Dream Catcher Traditional dream catchers are intended to protect people who are sleeping from negative, bad dreams while still letting the positive, good dreams come through.  The good dreams go through the hole in the center of the dream catcher and then glide down the feathers to the person sleeping below. This, of course, is why people say that dream catchers should always hang over your bed, otherwise, it won’t work. It is said that the bad dreams get caught up in the web during the night and once the sun rises and shines on the dream catcher, they get destroyed. Native Americans and of course others, truly believe that dream catchers have the power to catch all of your dreams; trapping the bad ones in the web, and only letting the good dreams pass through the hole in the middle. Prophecies :   Dreams can show future events that will affect a tribe or individual person. Names :   Spiritual leaders can receive the name of a newborn child through dreams. Spiritual St