Modern people are now worshiped by science. Disappeared into the non-existence of the true faith in God and because of the Mother of Nature. Traditional and even sacred symbols have become ordinary souvenirs. But still there is a huge desire to return the long traditions and customs into modernity.
Let's get acquainted with the ancient object of life of North American Indians - the so-called dream catcher. He used to be a real folk talisman, and now it simply lies on souvenir shops or decorate modern houses and apartments. And few people think, and what is the mascot and how does it work?
Night Sleep has always been the most important condition for a successful day. To combat insomnia and nightmares, the old Indian tribes invented this trap.
Dream catcher - what it is
As mentioned earlier, a dream trap is an ancient Indian relic. This product consists of a screw rod, which bent in a circle and wrapped with a thread from a natural strong material. Inside the circle there is a web from the same thread. They decorated with such a mascot of bird hints and various beads.
The ancient Indians believed that if the dream catcher hang over a sleeping place, he will guard his owner every night. It took that a nightmare sleep picks up for a sleeping person, then he instantly confused in the web of the trap. If the dreams are bright and positive, then the talisman will allow them to pass to a man through a small circle in the middle of the product.
Each part of this invention has its own special meaning. There are many legends about dream catcher. Here is one of them. The leader of one North American Indian tribe of Lakota in the mountains saw the Maorevo, in which he led the conversation with the teacher of ICTOM. The teacher came to him in the image of Spider. Throughout the conversation, the spider was weaving a special web, which symbolizes the life of a person:
- The spider spiderman was spoiled by a closed circle. It is a symbol of the periodicity of human life: first he is born quite a child and everyone is careful about him. Then he grows and himself becomes the parent of his children and takes care of them. And so you can continue infinitely.
- A web inside a circle is a variety of roads in the life of a person, between which you have to choose. No person has no idea what the road is the most faithful.
- Web from the thread should protect people from bad events.
- A small centered hole is the human spirit itself, which is open to positive events.
- Bird feathers that decorate the relic, symbolize air, without which no one can survive.
There is another legend, which is associated directly with human dreams. An unusual woman Asabikashi, who was the mother of all people on earth, turned into a spider. It was she who presented to people this dream catcher.
When people in the world became a lot, Asabikashi taught mothers to take care of their children. And so that children did not dream of scary dreams, she suggested that women personally make dream catchers and hang them over children's beds.
Nowadays, such a talisman has become very popular among Europeans. However, not everyone knows its true meaning. Very often used as a room decoration. But let's check, suddenly he really helps to get rid of anxiety at night, and make such a talisman with her own hands.
Materials and tools for creating a product
No talisman bought in the store will not compare with the one you make your own hands.
In order to create such an amazing product, you will need:
- A young willow branch in a thickness of no more than one millimeter with good flexibility. You can find such a twig in October, during this period they have the greatest amount of juice. Often, rowan is used to create such a talisman.
- Strong, with good thread density. The most suitable threads made from wool, flax, or cotton.
- Leather or hair belonging to horses. These items will be useful for the decor of your dream catcher.
- Bought or self-made beads made. They will also use the decoration. It is believed that beads from various materials have different properties, for example: strengthen health, affect fate, as well as change your behavior.
- Feathers of certain types of birds. For example, for representatives of heavy sex, the opament of birds, which lead a daily lifestyle, and this is an eagle, hawk, falcon, etc. For a wonderful floor, the feathers of night birds are suitable - Owl, duck, cesar.
Remember that during the manufacture of a talisman you should think and think only about positive moments and wish the owner of the overag of all the best.
Step-by-step instructions for creating a dream catcher
- First, bend the screw rod in the form of a hoop. Ends need to be fixed with thread and cry.
- Wrap the cord throughout the circumference of the hoop leaving 15 centimeters free to use.
- Make the same procedure again, also leaving 15 centimeters.
- Tie a thread near the lace, which is tied to the knot.
- Mix thread on the ring in a circle, so that the indent is not less than three centimeters from the beginning, the thread of the thread in the loop and take a pretty tight. You have formed the so-called chipuselock. Your task is to build the same semi-sufficients at equal distances around the circle.
- Tie the next half-speakers, while waking a thread around myself, and not in the circle of the ring.
- Do the same actions as in the fifth point. During weaving, insert the decorating elements you need.
- Welcome a web, while cutting indents between nodules. Apply for these actions a knitting hook - so it will be easier for you. At the end of the weaving, a circle should be formed from the loop.
- Conduct the resulting web, make a nodule, remove the excess thread and cover the thin layer of glue.
- From the cord with scissors, cut off a couple of pieces of thirty centimeters each and tie them below and opposite 15-centimeter tails.
- Count to cord beads. Tie the nodes so that the beads are not lost.
- Tie to one tip of the pen lace. On the resulting knot, put on the bead to hide it. Do the same manipulations with all tails.
- Take another part of the lace and in the ring. Then make the resulting tips. Connect the loop twice and tie the knot very close to the rings edge. Put on the loop of a large bead and make the last knot. Your dream catcher is ready!
In this manual, the variants of weaving traps for dreams do not end. They can be very diverse and even unusual. Experts even make different beautiful drawings on a web. However, for beginners in this case there are many simple weaving schemes of such a talisman. By the way, the basis for the manufacture of the product can serve as an ordinary hoop or a hoop from the tree. Now the metal and plastic hoops are used, but in this case, you need to carefully clean the thread so that there is no significant material.
Trap for dreams It is customary to hang near the bed. However, to protect a close person from negative impact, you can make a mini-version of the dream catcher, which you can take with you everywhere.
Now you have learned to make dream catcher personally and you can please yourself, your friends and relatives with such a beautiful and useful gift.