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Shamanism Shaman Shamanic Journey Healing
Aboriginal Australia Shamanism
The Aboriginals sang songs and performed ceremonies to ensure the propagation of each species and the fruitfulness of the land. Danceman and Songman were respected men who were esteemed by the group because of their specialized song and dance skills.
There were songs for every event including: hunting, funerals, seasons, animals, and landscapes. Songs could vary in length from several days to several weeks to several months. The songman performed songs passed down from his ancestors and also composed songs about everyday life.
He was often asked to perform for other groups where he led others in a chorus. The Danceman specialized in miming the movements of animals and other ceremonial totemic portrayals. Headdresses and body decorations enhanced the connection between dancer and totemic Dreaming.
Although dance techniques varied between tribal groups, most of the dancing was done with lots of foot stomping which is now called shake a leg. There were also arm, foot, and body movements that imitated the actions of birds and animals.
There were sacred ritual
dances. There were dances for Dreaming events, for rain, and for successful
hunts. There were also campfire dances where women, children, and men shared
clan totem dances.
Shamanic Ancestor Footprints at Uluru Dreaming Track
Like Shamans who have achieved heightened states of consciousness after repeated interdimensional journeying, the Aboriginals performed the appropriate ceremonies and sang certain songs at precise points along the Dreaming Tracks, to gain direct access to the Dreaming.
These songlines were the footprints of their Spirit Ancestors as they sang Beingness into the landscape, setting the law. Clan members regularly moved camp and went on cultural journeys for taking care and for corroborees, initiations, and other cyclical, ritualized ceremonies of the Dreamtime.
The teachings they received from the Spirit Worlds were often individually tailored to match the measurements of understanding of the tribes of the Songlines, Stories of the Dreamtime, and Totemic Laws.
Many groups travelled along Dreaming Tracks with their children, educating them by telling them stories of the Dreamtime. The story of the Aboriginals was in the land; the law was imprinted upon their sacred spaces.
Today the journeys of the Spirit Ancestors are brought to life through these songlines. By performing the appropriate ceremonies and singing certain songs at precise points along the Dreaming Track, the Aboriginals gain direct access to the Dreaming...Go back
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