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During the Dreamtime the Ancestral Spirits purposefully created every billabong, rock, star, planet, animal, insect, and all other living creatures (including humans and all of the flora). As they travelled across the land, they gave it form by creating the rivers, the mountains, the sand hills, the trees, the humans, the animals, the birds, the insects, and the marine life. They also made the sky, the sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars. Then they also laid down the laws the Aboriginals must obey and the Dreaming Tracks which connect all creatures of the Sacred World and define the belonging territory of the tribe within the landscape. Afterwards, the Ancestral Spirits changed into aspects of the landscape, empowering it with their numinous presence. The Aboriginal Australians believe that they are connected to all the species and that the Ancestral Spirits charged them with the duty to be caretakers of the land and of all the species. The Aboriginal Australians call this responsibility to safeguard the land and all species, "Taking Care". The life of an individual Aboriginal, a person of the Dreamtime, is lived then according to the guidelines laid down for the ancestors by the creators.
For instance, only the male Shamanic initiates were permitted to listen to the resonance made by a sacred
men's instrument. Made from a flat piece of wood with a long plant string
attached to one end, the Bullroarer, makes a low, deep sound when it is whirled
round and round the body that is the voice of Biami, the creator all father,
communicating with men. Women are forbidden to listen to this highly sacred
instrument used in men's initiatic rites.
By adhering to the traditions and beliefs practiced by the tribe for generations, an individual fulfills the laws and spiritual expectations of the Ancestral Spirits. At the end of Dreamtime, after the Ancestral Spirits gave form to the land and established community relationships, they changed from human and other forms into animals, stars, hills, and other things, enlivening the landscape with their powers. For the Aboriginals of Australia, spirituality and the sacred is deeply rooted in the landscape and in their relationship to the environment which sustains them. There are many different Aboriginal Australia tribes who have their own Dreamtime folklore, customs, languages, and totems; but, there are also many commonalities they share such as: animal totems, strong kinship, and family structures... Continue on
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