This song is about my experience of over a decade with chronic nightmares due to the sexual trauma I experienced as a child and again as an adult. This song title is a play on words of dream catcher, inspired from Native American culture. It features a modern homemade dream catcher I crocheted myself in an attempt to stop my bad dreams. While I do personally have Native American ancestors dating back to the 1600's, I also recognize that between me and them also stand 400 years of otherwise mostly white ancestors and with that, a great deal of white privilege. I do hope my use of this symbol is mindful because it is rooted in respect for my own distant heritage and was created with a sincere belief in its purpose. I share this all here because I believe it is important to acknowledge the origins of the symbols we use, especially when the original creators faced oppression. I have offered 10 replicas for sale, handmade by me. 10% of the proceeds from these items are donated to the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation to support the Native American tribe who originally created dream catchers.
In this video I also included symbolism from the Rider Waite Tarot, recreating scenes from the artwork of Pamela Coleman Smith. I borrowed from her illustrations of the 3 of swords, 5 of cups and 9 of swords. The themes represented by these illustrations are the recurring themes in my nightmares. I am very drawn to tarot and I regularly dedicate my time to studying its meanings and origins. I have read tarot for almost 100 people now, I love doing it.