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Dream Catchers

Kira Faye

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I believe they are something of a placebo.....u give someone somethign that is supposed to drive away bad dreams of course the mind can start to believe that and wo and behold the mind gets rid of the bad dreams! Though I personnaly love the story of it 'catching' bad dreams. Great thing for kids me reackons and looks very pretty.
 
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Harmless decoration. I've had 2 real dream catchers (as in made by an actual Native American in a traditional manner, not the fake ones you can buy at a store) in my life. To tell the truth, I have very few bad dreams when I go to my parent's house (where dream catchers are now), but then again I always have very few bad dreams. ]

Besides it's more of the thought behind the piece than whether or not it actually works that makes it interesting.
 
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Buzz Dixon

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JustJack! said:
Am I the only one that finds humor in this?
Probably not. At age 18 I felt I had all the answers, too.

re dream catchers: Paul in Romans talked about eating meat that had been offered to pagan idols then put up for sale on the market. If a Christian can eat such food with a clear conscience, it is not a sin. Hence, by extension, having symbols of other religions/religious belief systems in your possession are okay if you have they just 'cuz they look interesting.
 
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fluffy_rainbow

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I'm getting a Magic 8-Ball in my stocking for Christmas. I'm a Christian. It's not as if I'm going to start turning to my 8-Ball instead of Christ for answers. I enjoy yoga, but I'm not tapping into the magical mindset of finding a god within me while I do it. I have a zen garden. See where I'm going with this? Too many people focus on what a particular act or item is an extension of and decry it altogether, which is sad because I think yoga is healthy, Magic 8-Balls are just good fun, zen gardens have a calming effect, and Dream Catchers are a beautiful work of Native American art.
 
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Aimee30

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I have a few dreamcatchers lying around--they don't seem to do anything to me. I have the same amount of bad/good dreams with or without them.

I have a movie called Deceived with one in the helicopter the people fly in to where the signal that was supposedly from outer space was heard--that caused people to do evil. Can't even figure out why it was in the helicopter as it was supposed to be a Christian movie. The helicopter I believe suffered no harm. I was wondering if anyone saw the movie and could explain it.
 
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