African Dream Catcher
The dream catcher is most commonly associated with Native American culture. Originating from the Ojibwe people, who lived primarily in the northern USA and Canada, the dream catcher shares a story that bends the the seams between dreams and reality.
Shop online for our dream catchers & bohemian chime collections in South Africa. Colourful, feathers & macrame. Read more about their origin & meaning here. The dream catcher is most commonly associated with Native American culture. Originating from the Ojibwe people, who lived primarily in the northern USA and Canada, the dream catcher shares a story that bends the the seams between dreams and reality.
Nowadays often seen in souvenir and gift shops or hanging off a bedroom wall, these handcrafted trinkets typically consist of a round, woven net of various fiber or red willow, and adorned with feathers, leather, beads, or various other materials differentiating from tribe to tribe.
The Ojibwe Dream Catcher Legend
The Ojibwe word for a dream catcher is ‘asabikeshiinh’. This term is the inanimate word for ‘spider’. According to American ethnographer ‘Frances Densmore‘, the origin of the dream catcher lies in a folktale of the Asibikaashi. The Asibikaashi were believed to be a type of human and spider hybrid, who along with Wanabozhoo, brought the sun to the people of the land.
After this, they became caretakers of the children, the tribe, and the land. The story goes on to say that as the Ojibwe tribe began to occupy more territory it became more taxing for the Asibikaashi to tend to all the land. This led to the tribal women spinning web shaped ornaments out of willow, sinew or cord to give to children and infants as protective charms. It was thought that these charms would catch any evil, or bad dreams that might be in the air, similar to how a spider web catches whatever flies into it.
The Lakota Dream Catcher Legend
Long ago, when the world was young, an old Lakota spiritual leader was on a high mountain. On the mountain, he 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. Only spiritual leaders of the Lakota could understand. As Iktomi spoke, he took the elder’s willow hoop – which had feathers, horse hair, beads and offerings on it – and began to spin a web.
He spoke to the elder about the cycles of life and how we begin our lives as infants. We then move on to childhood and in to adulthood. Finally, we go to old age where we must be taken care of as infants, thus, 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 will hurt you and steer you in the wrong direction.”
He continued, “There are many forces and different directions that can help or interfere with the harmony of nature and also with the Great Spirit and all of his wonderful teachings.”
All while the spider spoke, he continued to weave his web … starting from the outside and working toward the center. When Iktomi finished speaking, he gave the Lakota elder the web and said, “See, the web is a perfect circle, but there is a hole in the center of the circle.”
“Use the web to help yourself and your people … to reach your goals and make use of your people’s 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.” (Note: Some bands believe the bad ideas are caught in the web and the good ideas pass through to the individual. Either account is acceptable.)
The Lakota elder passed his vision on to his people. Now, the Sioux use the dream catchers as the web of their life. Traditionally, it is hung above their beds or in their homes to sift their dreams and visions. Good dreams are captured in the web of life and carried with them … but the evil dreams escape through the center’s hole and are no longer part of them. (Note: Some bands believe the bad ideas are caught in the web and the good ideas pass through to the individual. Either account is acceptable.)
Lakota believe the dreamcatcher holds the destiny of their future.
Dream Catcher is a hot new lucky wheel game featured on Sportingbet and a selected handful of other South African sites, Dream Catcher was produced by Evolution Gaming, who also brought us great games like Crazy Time and Monopoly Live. In this guide we’re going to explain Dream Catcher and how it works. If you don’t have a Sportingbet account and want to play Dream Catcher then sign up with Sportingbet and start playing from the comfort of your mobile phone or desktop PC.
Sportingbet Dream Catcher Game Guide
The Dream Catcher game allows you to play the Money Wheel game of chance that is used playing a large wheel spun by the dealer. The dealers change often and its presented by a male or female host. The hosts interact with the audience and punters can even type chat messages to the host who will read them out or even answer questions about themselves.
The Dream Catcher wheel is divided into 24 segments. 52 Segments are marked with a number (1, 2, 5, 10, 20 or 40) with a unique colour for each number. If the wheel stops at the number you have chosen you win your bet. If the wheel lands on a multiplier the next number will be multiplied by that. So if it lands on 7 Multiplier and then a 20 you’ll get 140 times back your stake! The most popular bets are 1 and 2 as these have the largest representation on the wheel. They’re also the 2 most commonly won numbers.
Placing a Dream Catcher Bet
The Dream Catcher game is very easy to play and you simply have to select what amount you want to stake and click on the number you want to bet on. See below for an example of the betting options available with Sportingbet Dream Catcher.
In the above image you can see that a stake of R10 per bet has been selected. Your next step is to decided if you want to bet on 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 or 40. Click once on the number you want to bet and the amount you have selected will show on the number.
you’ll need to get your bets in quickly as there is a limited amount of time between spins, once the wheel is spinning you will not be able to take any bets. Fortunately there is a repeat function which lets you repeat all of your previous bets.
Winning Dream Catcher
Native American Dream Catchers
If you’ve selected a number and the wheel has stopped on your number you’ll get a pop up showing how much your bet returned and the funds will be instantly available to withdraw or to place another bet. You can also see a winners feed on the left hand side, which has a display of all the other players who won and how much they won.
Thoughts on the Dream Catcher Game
Dream Catcher has become one of the most popular online gambling games in the world since its introduction less than a year ago and is designed to offer something fresh and appealing for players looking for a challenge beyond lucky numbers.
We hope you found our brief guide to Sportingbet Dream Catcher useful. If you’d like to try Dream Catcher for yourself then head over to the Sportingbet registration page and open an account. There are several deposit options available and you’ll be playing dream catcher in no time. They also have a wonderful R2000 deposit match so they do give you a bit extra for signing up.
If you’d like to know more about different lucky wheel and betgames we recommend checking out a dedicated Betgames and Lucky Wheel site. Alternatively have a look at some of the different betting sites available to South Africans.
How to play Dream Catcher
We’ve covered how to play the game as well as some live gameplay on the Best Sports Betting Youtube channel
Other Online Casino Games
If you enjoy the Dream Catcher game then we recommend also trying the Sportingbet Live Roulette games, they’re the first legal online roulette in South Africa and there are several variations of the game to choose from.
Is Dream Catcher Legal?
Yes, Dream Catcher is fully licensed and legal in South Africa, however you are only allowed to play it on South African sites.
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Summary
Sportingbet Dream Catcher is a fantastic game for players who are fans of lucky numbers and Betgames. With many different betting options and strategies we recommend giving Dream Catcher a try.