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    The legend describes an old Lakota spiritual leader who had a vision of Iktomi the trickster appearing as a spider. Iktomi spoke to the elder about the cycles of life and the good and bad forces that can help or interfere at each stage. Iktomi wove a web while speaking and gave it to the elder, explaining that it could help the people reach their goals by catching good ideas in the web while bad ideas would pass through the hole. The elder shared his vision, and now many Indians hang dream catchers above their beds to sift dreams, with good caught in the web and evil falling through the hole.

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    The legend describes an old Lakota spiritual leader who had a vision of Iktomi the trickster appearing as a spider. Iktomi spoke to the elder about the cycles of life and the good and bad forces that can help or interfere at each stage. Iktomi wove a web while speaking and gave it to the elder, explaining that it could help the people reach their goals by catching good ideas in the web while bad ideas would pass through the hole. The elder shared his vision, and now many Indians hang dream catchers above their beds to sift dreams, with good caught in the web and evil falling through the hole.

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    The legend describes an old Lakota spiritual leader who had a vision of Iktomi the trickster appearing as a spider. Iktomi spoke to the elder about the cycles of life and the good and bad forces that can help or interfere at each stage. Iktomi wove a web while speaking and gave it to the elder, explaining that it could help the people reach their goals by catching good ideas in the web while bad ideas would pass through the hole. The elder shared his vision, and now many Indians hang dream catchers above their beds to sift dreams, with good caught in the web and evil falling through the hole.

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    The legend describes an old Lakota spiritual leader who had a vision of Iktomi the trickster appearing as a spider. Iktomi spoke to the elder about the cycles of life and the good and bad forces that can help or interfere at each stage. Iktomi wove a web while speaking and gave it to the elder, explaining that it could help the people reach their goals by catching good ideas in the web while bad ideas would pass through the hole. The elder shared his vision, and now many Indians hang dream catchers above their beds to sift dreams, with good caught in the web and evil falling through the hole.

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    The Legend of the Dreamcatcher

    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 elder's willow hoop
    which had feathers, horsehair, beads, and offerings on
    it, and began to spin a web.
    He spoke to the elder about the cycles of life; how we
    begin our lives as infants, move on through childhood
    and on to adulthood. 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 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 these forces can help, or 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 center. 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 Indian people hang a dream catcher
    above their bed to sift their dreams and visions. The
    good is captured in the web of life and carried with the
    people, but the evil in their dreams drops through the
    hole in the center of the web and is no longer a part of
    their lives. It is said that the dream catcher holds the
    destiny of the future

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