Sleep Protector

“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 expire when the first rays of the sun struck them.

The dream catcher has been a part of Native American culture for generations. One element of Native American dream catcher relates to the tradition of the hoop. Some Native Americans of North America held the hoop in the highest esteem, because it symbolized strength and unity. Many symbols started around the hoop, and one of these symbols is the dream catcher.” as stated at http://www.dream-catchers.org/

my old dream catcher hanging freely above my bed

For years I have some bizarre dreams to put at. Both good and bad, indeed they have intended to remind me of the things I need to do, to know and to avoid. I never believed in such legends or origins since I believe in seeing the living matter. Nonetheless my country consists of countless legends that it enlightens my humor.

My manoy gave me the dream catcher I have now. It’s been years since then and it’s kinda dusty too. It was a Christmas /Graduation gift and I had nothing to give back. I really suck on giving gift ideas. If I can remember correctly it was the first nicest thing my manoy gave me except for those annoying antics. Anyway he said it will be helpful in my sleep since it preserves good dreams. Indeed it did.

When I moved to Cebu for college, the dream catcher was a big help. It was where I intended to aim high in life; even though my career path was kinda murky back then. I usually end up alone on my room and sleep a lot. Even during breaks, I would rush to my room and sleep but later some people crash to join my sleeping routine.

It also gave me some visions of unwanted and wanted reality. Painful? Yes. I think too much for myself that I get to the point of paranoia. Paranoid that the actions I take will end up in regrets. Some did end up in regrets, others were a chance of expression and some where blessings in disguise.

Amazing how dreams talk to the dreamer. Is it the unconscious mind? Or some defense mechanism?

Yet my unconscious and conscious minds are like opposites. Fickle minded I guess…

Like it's history, the dream catcher allowed me to dream such goals and visions I wanted. Mostly though I usually remember the bizarre ones but I’m pretty sure I have good ones. Still there are some which I name it bad dreams. It’s not a sign or something. I was wishing for the forces to do something good to me but it backfired. It made me realize that if you want something or someone as bad you have to go through a cycle. A cycle where in the forces will guide you which paths to take. It may be hard and long but at the end of the cycle, the thing or person you wanted so much will show up… unexpectedly. It’s up to the Creator I guess.

The reason why this dream catcher exists is to guide the people. Guide as in life what paths to take, the answers to the questions that mumble our minds and to know the reason for existing. I don’t know if it has this magic key to the future but there’s nothing wrong in dreaming a little.