Dream Catchers Gallery of the Seventh Fire

Dream catchers of twigs, sinew and feathers have been woven since ancient times by Ojibwe people, a Native American tribe of Turtle Island. They were woven by the grandfathers and grandmothers for newborn children and hung above the cradleboard to give the infants peaceful, beautiful dreams. The night air is filled with dreams. Good dreams are clear and know the way to the dreamer, descending through the feathers. The slightest movement of the feathers indicated the passage of yet another beautiful dream. Bad dreams, however, are confused and confusing. They cannot find their way through the web and are trapped there until the sun rises and evaporates them like the morning dew.

This is the familiar story of the dream catchers, true of each of them. However, there is more. Much more. Below are thumbnail photos of the twenty-five dream catchers of the Seventh Fire Collection. Each of them tells part of the wisdom the Seven Prophets of the Anishinabe wished to be preserved. To this end, the Anishinabe (later called Ojibwe, Ojibway, or Chippewa and their close relatives, the Ottawa and Potawatomi) undertook to leave their ancestral homes to travel toward the setting sun looking for "the food that grows on water" and the "island shaped like a turtle." For hundreds of years, the people migrated to find safety in the heart of the continent, long before there was any contact with light-skinned people. Six of the seven prophecies lit six fires. These stories were preserved for this time. Now is the time of the Seventh Fire.

Originally the Native American dream catchers were woven on twigs of the red willow using thread from several plants, most commonly the stalk of the stinging nettle. Retted like flax in the making of linen, the rotted remains of the plant stem were separated from the fibers that give the stem strength. This was most probably done by slapping against a stone or a log. We use the red willow and twigs from other trees of the willow family, as well as red twig dogwoodor manzanita.These can be found in many parts of the USA and counterparts can be found around the world. These twigs are gathered fresh and dried in a circle or pulled into a spiral shape in cans depending upon their intended use. We also use natural feathers and semi-precious gems, one gem to each web because this honors the spider who taught us to weave. And there is only one Creator in the Web of Life.

MAKING DREAM CATCHERS , STEP ONE

When you click on an image below, you will go to a page with a larger image and the story of that dream catcher."

Spider Web	Circle Power	Crescent Moon	One dream after another	Inside the Dream
Dream Star
Following Dreams	Spirals	Father Sun	Lotus	Grandmother Spider

The Dreamcatchers below can be ordered from Dragonfly Dreams, please click on the one you wish.

Grandmother Spider Dreamcatcher	Father Sun Dreamcatcher	Lotus Dreamcatcher

See the
Dream Catcher History
Frances Densmore: Song Catcher
and A Picture Book of Traditional Ojibwe Life

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