Bad Dream Catcher

| 08-03-2021
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Whatever the size or form of the dream catcher, bad dreams are intended to be caught in the net, while good dreams slip through the dreamer. Cath Oberholtzer Sleep, baby sleep, whispers spirit of the woods as big sister weaves a dream net on a little willow hoop. Jul 22, 2012 I have two dream catchers and my wife has one that I bought her when at the Florida Folk Festival for work a couple weeks ago. We use them for decoration. A couple years ago i sent one to my middle daughter who was having bad dreams. She hung it up and those bad dreams have gone away and have not returned.

Question: 'Is it wrong for a Christian to have a dream catcher?'
Answer: Dream catchers have long been a part of Native American religion, lore, and art, originating with the Ojibwe, or Chippewa, and the Lakota, a confederation of seven Sioux tribes. Dream catchers are webbed and beaded circles hung with feathers from the base of the circle. As one might suspect, the purpose of a dream catcher is to catch dreams—that is, to trap bad or evil dreams and channel good dreams to the sleeper. Dream catchers are usually placed in a window or above the bed, allowing the good dreams to drip down the feathers onto the sleeper below.
Essentially, a dream catcher is intended to manipulate the spirit world. Some people believe in the efficacy of dream catchers. Others are unsure but are superstitious enough to keep one in the bedroom. Still others see dream catchers as part of a cultural history or a piece of art that looks good dangling from a rear-view mirror.
Knowing the background of dream catchers and their talisman-like use, many Christians want nothing to do with them. Is such concern warranted? A passage in 1 Corinthians 8 may be helpful. Paul is speaking to Christians living in an extremely pagan culture ruled by superstition, magic, and sacrifices, all done in the name of various idols. The sacrifices were a particular concern, for the meat sacrificed was then sold at market. Some Christians felt eating sacrificed meat was endorsing the sacrifice and therefore inappropriate for a Christian; others believed that, since they were not worshiping the idol themselves, it was not wrong.
Paul’s guidance was this: “There may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—yet for us there is one God. . . . However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled” (1 Corinthians 8:5–7). Ultimately, “food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do,” yet we must be careful “that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak” (1 Corinthians 8:8, 9). Just as it was with meat associated with idolatry in the 1st century, so it is with superstitious objects in the 21st.

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The Christian understands that false gods are nothing and that a dream catcher has no power in itself. The believer in Christ could easily see a dream catcher as nothing more than a craft or a cultural expression. However, before he buys a dream catcher and hangs it in the window, he should consider other people’s reactions to it. Will others see it as a charm to manipulate the spirit world? Will someone assume the one in possession of a dream catcher approves of Indian religions? Keeping a dream catcher is a matter of conscience; as long as it is not used as a good luck charm, it is innocent enough. But consideration must be given to those we seek to minister to.

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A: Dreamcatchers got their start in Native American religion, apparently originating with the Ojibwe people. For those who may not know what a dreamcatcher is, it is a circle with a web stretched across it (sometimes with beads added), and feathers hanging from the bottom of this circle. (As I understand it, the web is supposed to connect to the circle in 8 places to represent the 8 legs of a spider.)

It is called a “dreamcatcher” because it is supposed to be hung over a bed, and while a person is sleeping, the dreamcatcher is said to capture and trap bad dreams in the web, while letting good dreams pass through the web and flow down through the feathers into the one sleeping, thereby giving them good dreams.

These “dreamcatchers” are often associated with the New Age movement, which is very un-Christian in its beliefs. If one truly holds to the mythology associated with dreamcatchers, I believe it very unwise to have one. In short, it is assigning God-like power to an object. It is putting a created object ahead of the God who created it, which is a sin (Rom 1:25). It is, in essence, making that object an idol. This can apply to all sorts of objects such as: amulets, tarot cards, crystals, horoscopes, ouija boards, a talisman, etc… It could even apply to having a cross. In addition, while many may scoff at this, I believe these things can, at times, open a door to evil spirits. Many Christians have reported this happening over the years. In regards to dreamcatchers specifically, you can read testimonies from some Christians who have hung these things and had terrible nightmares as a result. Those who actually believe in the power of dreamcatchers believe they can “manipulate the spirit world” and stop “negative energy.” Don’t you think it might be dangerous to associate with things in the “spirit world?”

However, there are those who believe a dreamcatcher does not hold any power, but they just like they way it looks. They hang it like art on a wall or sometimes from the rear view mirror of their car. Is this ok? Some who defend this practice see it as a part of “Christian liberty,” and use Paul’s examples in (1 Cor 8 & 10) about eating meat sacrificed to idols to justify this position. While this might be valid, it is also worth noting that Paul says in these same verses that we should not use the “liberty” we have as Christians if it might cause a weak Christian to “stumble” in their walk with the Lord. (I believe it can also set a bad example for non-Christians.) When we do this, Paul says, “But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, YE SIN AGAINST CHRIST” (1 Cor 8:12)(caps emphasis mine). (This can also apply to such things as tattoos, drinking, or smoking. Go here for more on this.)

In other words, applying this to a dreamcatcher, while YOU may see nothing wrong with having a dreamcatcher, there might be weak Christians (or non-Christians) out there who believe they are evil, but since they see you with one, and look to you as an example of a Christian, they might get one for themselves, even though they think it is wrong. If they do this, YOU are causing them to sin by the example you are setting. (1 Cor 8:13), “Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.”

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Given the possible negative consequences that can occur from owning a dreamcatcher, I believe it wise to avoid them.

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