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Long ago when the world was young, an old Lakota spiritual leader was on a
high mountain and had a vision. In his vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and
teacher of wisdom, appeared in the form of a spider. Iktomi spoke to him in a
Sacred language. As he spoke, Iktomi the spider picked up the elders willow
Hoop which had feathers and horsehair, beads and offerings on it, and began to
spin a web.
He spoke the elder about the cycles of life: how we begin our lives as infants,
Move on through childhood to adult hood. Finally we go to old age
Where we must be taken care of as infants, completing the cycle. “But” Iktomi
Said as he continued to spin his web, “in each time of life cycle there are many
Forces; some good and some bad. If you listen to the good forces, they will steer
You in the right direction. But if you listen to the bad forces they’ll steer you in
The wrong direction and may hurt you. So the forces can interfere with the
Harmony of Nature. While the spider spoke, he continued to weave his web.
When Iktomi finished speaking, he gave the elder the web and said, “ The web
Is a perfect circle with a hole in the centre. Use the web to help your people
Reach their goals, making good use of their ideas, dreams and visions.
If you believe in the great spirit, the web will catch your good ideas and the bad
Ones will go through the hole.” The elder passed on his vision to the people
And now many native Americans hang a dream catcher above their bed to sift
Their dreams and visions..
The good is captured in the web, but the evil drops through the hole in the centre of
The web and are no longer part of their lives. It is said that the dream catcher
Holds the destiny of the future.
high mountain and had a vision. In his vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and
teacher of wisdom, appeared in the form of a spider. Iktomi spoke to him in a
Sacred language. As he spoke, Iktomi the spider picked up the elders willow
Hoop which had feathers and horsehair, beads and offerings on it, and began to
spin a web.
He spoke the elder about the cycles of life: how we begin our lives as infants,
Move on through childhood to adult hood. Finally we go to old age
Where we must be taken care of as infants, completing the cycle. “But” Iktomi
Said as he continued to spin his web, “in each time of life cycle there are many
Forces; some good and some bad. If you listen to the good forces, they will steer
You in the right direction. But if you listen to the bad forces they’ll steer you in
The wrong direction and may hurt you. So the forces can interfere with the
Harmony of Nature. While the spider spoke, he continued to weave his web.
When Iktomi finished speaking, he gave the elder the web and said, “ The web
Is a perfect circle with a hole in the centre. Use the web to help your people
Reach their goals, making good use of their ideas, dreams and visions.
If you believe in the great spirit, the web will catch your good ideas and the bad
Ones will go through the hole.” The elder passed on his vision to the people
And now many native Americans hang a dream catcher above their bed to sift
Their dreams and visions..
The good is captured in the web, but the evil drops through the hole in the centre of
The web and are no longer part of their lives. It is said that the dream catcher
Holds the destiny of the future.
