Have you ever seen a dreamcatcher?

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A dreamcatcher is an amulet used my American Indians to banish nightmares. It is usually placed above the bed, and it allows the good dreams to go through and into the sleeper, while trapping the bad dreams in its web, where they disappear in the morning light. Dreamcatchers are made in a circle, and a web is woven inside the circle. They are usually very decorative, with leathers, beads, and feathers. The feathers help the good dreams go through to the sleeper. Now I want to tell you a story about using a dreamcatcher. When I was working, I had a mental health client who had horrible nightmanres about being murdered that kept him from getting a good night's sleep. I remembered the legend of the dreamcatcher, and I found one for him. I told him the legend, and we placed the dreamcatcher above his bed. For as long as I knew him after that, he did not have any more nightmares. Power of suggestion? Or a legend come true? What do you think? Have you ever used a dreamcatcher? Do you think you might try it?