Wisdom from the Earth: The Living Legacy of the Aboriginal DreamtimeAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are the oldest continuous living traditions on Earth. This book celebrates the deeply felt relationships between these Aboriginal peoples, the land, and their sacred heritage of the Dreamtime. All aspects of Aboriginal life derive their ultimate context from the Dreamtime--the primordial creation epoch that Aborigines have reenacted in ceremony since time immemorial--and from the essence they share with their Spirit Ancestors. This sacred source, known as the Law, underlies every activity of these people, fills all aspects of daily life with sacred purpose, and creates an enduring sense of connection for them to the land and to each other. Myth, kinship, song, dance and ceremony are all interwoven within a spiritual tradition that extends back into the timeless past and forward into an eternal future. Women and men occupy distinctly separate yet complementary spheres, each with its own unique traditions. And rituals celebrate every transition in life--from conception and birth, through entry into adulthood, to the ceremonies that make up "women's business" and "men's business," to the various stages of maturation, old age, and death. Wisdom from the Earth illuminates many facets of Aboriginal cultures and explores a number of the major Dreamtime songlines, ceremonies, and other spiritual practices, through eighty-two stunning color photographs accompanied by text--including some unforgettable dialogues with Aboriginal elders. |
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... Kimberley , Western Australia . Courtesy of Jutta Malnic . A — — with the Earth . These traditions also embody an intimate knowledge , accumulated over millennia , of the workings of the natural world . It is out of their love and deep ...
... Kimberley , Western Australia . Courtesy of Jutta Malnic . A — — with the Earth . These traditions also embody an intimate knowledge , accumulated over millennia , of the workings of the natural world . It is out of their love and deep ...
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... Kimberley and centres at a site now beneath Lake Argyle . This site , now lost under water , is a sacred place and was once an ancient ribbon stone quarry . The multicoloured layers of stone reflect the beauty and power of the Rainbow ...
... Kimberley and centres at a site now beneath Lake Argyle . This site , now lost under water , is a sacred place and was once an ancient ribbon stone quarry . The multicoloured layers of stone reflect the beauty and power of the Rainbow ...
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... Kimberley region in Western Australia has striking rock shelter galleries and ancient cave sites which feature unique examples of particular Ancestral Beings the — — and also the Rainbow Wandjina Spirit Ancestors Serpent figures known ...
... Kimberley region in Western Australia has striking rock shelter galleries and ancient cave sites which feature unique examples of particular Ancestral Beings the — — and also the Rainbow Wandjina Spirit Ancestors Serpent figures known ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 6 |
Creation | 22 |
Myths of the Eternal Dreamtime | 41 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Aboriginal cultures Aboriginal groups Aboriginal spiritual Aboriginal women animals Anna Voigt Arnhem Land Arrernte artist associated awelye Berndt body bush camp Central Australia child circumcision clan Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Courtesy of Coo-ee Creation custodians dance Diane Bell dilly bags Djan'kawu djang Dreaming track Earth elders female fire ground Gunwinggu hunting Ibid initiation Jiritja kangaroo Karora Kimberley knowledge Kukatja kunapipi Kunwinjku Library The University linked living male moiety mother Mount Allen Mudrooroo myth mythic mythology Nakarra Nakarra Namarrkon Ngalyod Ngarinyin Northern Territory Oodgeroo Noonuccal painting performed Pitjantjatjara plant Rainbow Serpent regions relationship rites ritual and ceremony rock role Rover Thomas sacred ritual sacred sites SANTA CRUZ senior Law singing sisters skin name snake song cycle song lines specific Spirit Ancestors symbolic tjurunga totemic traditional Aboriginal tribes University Library Wandjina Warlpiri waterholes Western Australia wunggud yawulyu yilpinji Yolngu
References to this book
The Dictionary of the Esoteric: 3000 Entries on the Mystical and Occult ... Nevill Drury Limited preview - 2004 |