Altar Cloth 36X36" DREAM CATCHER

There are so many rituals as there are people. Those who use tarot cards are familiar with altar cloths. Eastern Trading Agencies sells various thematic or blank rugs to emphasize your ceremony. From generation to generation, rituals and ceremonies are handed over to find past, present and future. Whether you want to decorate a small personal altar or sacrifice space in the home or gather a group of people to attend ceremonies and rituals: an altar cloth or tapestry is an indispensable attribute.

Dream catchers are a spiritual attribute from the original inhabitants of North America, the natives: Ojibwe. They believe that every layer of the heavens are soaked with beautiful and bad dreams. At night the bad dream get caught in the web of the dream catcher; in the morning they slip off and burn in the morning light of the rising sun.
Sweet dreams don’t let themselves be caught in the web of dreams: they enter the life of the dreamer right through the net and glide over the feathers on the dreamers head – as the story tells.
The original dream catchers were made of branches that were bend into a circle, which refers to the circle of life.

During rituals, the earthly is connected to the divine. You can gather different elements, for example representing earth, air, water and fire on an altar. What an altar makes such a special part of a ritual? An altar remains in use for months, years or even a whole lifetime and grows in strength with the attention and respect that you give it. Users establish an altar location for their home, but also for a specific event such as a pregnancy or illness / health.