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Definition: Emotions on the human body that cannot be explained, and attribute to them the name of "Energy" trying to give to it a science meaning. Some Examples of Mystic Energy are "positive and negative energy", "Chi".
Connection: The connection between this website and this red flag is that there are people that believe that the Dream catcher can take away all your nightmares, therefore when you wake up the next morning you will have positive energy.

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Dreamcatchers became widely popular during the 1980s and have become a very common crafts item, jewelry piece, and image on home decor items. They are made from a wooden hoop, usually willow, onto which a net or web is woven with natural fibers . They typically have feathers and beads hanging from the hoop as well.

The Meaning of Dreamcatchers

The meaning of dreamcatchers and the beliefs surrounding their construction originate from Native American cultures. The dreamcatcher is a protective talisman that is used to protect people from nightmares and bad dreams. The charm was usually used for young children and hung above their cradles or beds.

Native American cultures believe that both good and bad dreams fill the air at night. The dreamcatcher acts like a spider's web by trapping the bad dreams or visi ons while allowing the good ones to filter through. The bad dreams caught in the web get destroyed when the sunlight of morning hits the dreamcatcher, while the good dreams filter down through the feathers and gently reach the sleeping person below.

Dream catchers can also be considered as apotropaic charms that provide protection from any kind of evil influence, not just from bad dreams and nightmares. Some cultures, like the Lakota, believe that dreamcatchers work slightly differently as their legend stat es that the good dreams or ideas would become trapped in the web while the bad ones would pass right through the hole in the center and would be gone forever.

The Dreamcatcher's Form

Each section of the dreamcatcher's form holds specific meaning.

The circ ular frame symbolizes Mother Earth and everything that sustains life. Its circular shape also represents the continuous flow of life as there is no beginning or end. In addition to representing the circle of life, it also symbolizes how the sun and moon mo ve across the sky every day in a continuous loop.

The web or net of the dreamcatcher is intricately woven inside the frame to mimic the look of a spider's web. The circle in the center of the web is its heart and is where the good dreams and visions are f iltered through.

There are some different meanings behind the beads on dreamcatchers. Some cultures believe the beads represent the spider, while others say the beads are the physical form of the good dreams that failed to pass through the web and become s acred charms.

The History of Dreamcatchers

According to the Ojibwe Tribe

Dreamcatchers originated from Native American cultures, more specifically the Ojibwe tribe. The Ojibwe cal led dreamcatchers ' asabikeshiinh ', which means 'spider'. According to the Ojibwe dreamcatcher legend, a Spider Woman named Asibikaashi took care of all the people and children on their land but as the tribe spread further and further, it became harder for her to protect everyone.

Since she could not go to every single child at night and protect them from evil influences, she got help from the maternal figures of the tribe. Ojibwe mothers and grandmothers would make dreamcatchers by weaving webs over willo w hoops and hanging them above every child's bed to trap bad dreams and nightmares.

Traditionally, only one gemstone bead was used in the construction of a dreamcatcher as there is only one creator in life's web.

According to the Lakota Tribe

The Lakota tribe have a different legend about the origin of dreamcatchers, but it is believed that the charms were passed on from the Ojibwe tribe in various ways. In the Lakota Legend, a spiritual leader had a vision of Iktomi , a great trickster and a teacher spirit, who took the form of a spi der.

Iktomi took the spiritual leader's willow hoop and began to weave a web over it as he spoke. He spoke about the circle of life and told the leader that there are both good and bad forces at play in a life cycle. If you should listen to the good ones , you will be steered in the right direction, but the bad forces would cause harm.

In Modern Day

In the modern era, dreamcatchers were used by some Native American cultures as a symbol of unity throughout the Pan-Indian Movement of the 1960s-70s. Dreamcatchers then become known as 'Native crafts items' and become popular souvenirs.

People all around the world regard d reamcatchers as beautiful and interesting objects. New Age groups produce different types of dreamcatchers, made from various materials in different styles, which are very popular in the market today. Dreamcatcher imagery and jewelry is quite common and ha s become somewhat of a fashionable trend as they are beautiful to look at.

However, these dreamcatchers are a far cry from the traditional dreamcatchers as they are often quite big, colourful, and are made with plastics and other artificial materials, whe reas traditional dreamcatchers are usually quite small and made with wood, leather, string and real feathers. Many Native American cultures believe that they have become too commercialized, misused and their meaning has been lost.

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Dreamcatchers became widely popular during the 1980s and have become a very common crafts item, jewelry piece, and image on home decor items. They are made from a wooden hoop, usually willow, onto which a net or web is woven with natural fibers. They typically have feathers and beads hanging from the hoop as well.

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Definition: This is a fallacy that people believe must be true because it is believed by someone that says been an "authority" on the subject.
Connection: Pepsi Report a big loss of money because of this moment where one of the best soccer players said "Drink water" and put Coca-Cola away. The connection between this commercial and the red flag Appeal to Authority is that people believe in a soccer player because he is an "Authority" on this theme since he takes care of his body every day.

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'Drink water': Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles in press conference

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Definition: Ideas that are based on ancient methodologies and the belief that ancient had a better understanding than modern science.
Connection: The connection between the image and the red flag of Ancient Wisdom is that there are some people that believe that earth is flat because ancient people believed in that.

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Definition: Tendency that people have to pick information that will confirm their belief and ignore the facts that let them know that their belief is wrong.
Connection: The connection between this cartoon and the red flag confirmation bias is that the lady already makes up her mind saying that because of how the other lady looks, she should be a witch, it does not matter what people will tell the lady, she will ignore all of it and will keep saying that the old lady is a witch.

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Definition: This is irrelevant information that will distract you from the relevant topic.
Connection: The connection between this picture and the red flag red herring is that they are using an irrelevant fact for this topic like "homeless people" to distract you from the actual important fact on this topic "extinction of pandas".

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I choose to evaluate the earth's flat.

Define Problem:
Why do people think the earth is flat?

Gather Information:
According to this website, the society in 1950 tough that the earth was flat, and some people in actuality keep believing in this, and they claim that all the evidence of the earth being round (pictures taken from space) are not real and was invented by different governments.

Evaluate Evidence:
The creator of the article is Stephanie Pappas, according to her biography, she is a Live Science contributor, she covers topics from geoscience to archaeology.

Recognize Assumptions, Emotions, Biases:
Stephanie Pappas is explaining this topic from an object assumption, which is not her opinion since she is explaining with evidence. There are no emotions in this article.

Synthesize Evidence, Identify Alternatives:
Alternative solution 1: The earth is flat, as the society in 1950 used to think.
Alternative Solution 2: The earth is round, as many pictures taken from space show.

Select Best Alternative:
The earth is round as many pictures are taken from space show is true, due to, the society of 1950 did not have the technology to explore space and see what the earth looked like.

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Definition: This is the tendency to assign meaning to invisible beings.
Connection: The connection between this image and the reason to believe Agenticity is that in the image we can see a conspiracy from people, saying that covid vaccines will put micro ships on our body that will track every movement that we do.

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Definition: The ability to find a pattern in something meaningless to give it a meaning and explanation.
Connection: The connection between this picture and the reason to believe Patternicity, is that in the picture we can see a meaningless cloud, but you can find a pattern, where this cloud looks like a dinosaur.

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Definition: This is a set of ideas that people use to base their beliefs on. There are different types of Ideology: political, social, ethical, etc.
Connection: The connection between this picture and the reason to believe in Ideology is that we can see how one of the political ideologies works, capitalism where only the people in power can express their thoughts.