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The Dreaming. Dreaming (originally dreamtime). is an English translation of an Aboriginal concept. Dreaming. Relates to the period of creative activity when the world was formed, and the resulting relationships between humans and other species and the land. Dreaming defined.
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Dreaming (originally dreamtime) • is an English translation of an Aboriginal concept.
Dreaming • Relates to the period of creative activity when the world was formed, and the resulting relationships between humans and other species and the land.
Dreaming defined • Morrisey et al define ‘dreaming’ as • past, present and future.
Beliefs arising from the Dreaming are that • The ancestral beings leave the world full of signs • Humans have value in themselves • Religious rituals are concerned to renew and conserve life
Beliefs arising from the Dreaming are that • Material life (including people) is under a discipline of behaviour and action • Life is a mixture of joy and sadness that is to be celebrated • Rituals convey a sense of mystery
The Dreaming • Land is central to the dreaming
Dreaming tells about: • the past and how ancient beings were involved in making the world as it is.
Dreaming is about the present • It is the way relationships are giving meaning and sustained in the here and now between people and the place that they live in.
Dreaming is • the law, and is passed on through ritual and ceremony.