aboriginal spiritualities

Question 1

one story - mountain

Answer 1

The five islands around Mount Keira were formed because a dad threw three of his daughters out to sea since they were misbehaving. Due to the only sister left on the mountain grieving for the loss off her sister’s, she sat there until moss and leaves covered her which is at the top off Mount Keira

Question 2

what is the name of their stories

Answer 2

the dreaming

Question 3

name of stories in another place

Answer 3

In the Warlpiri language of Central Australia it is called Jukurrpa (also spelt Tjukurrpa)

Question 4

what is a term used to describe the dreaming

Answer 4

everywhen
“One cannot ‘fix’ The Dreaming in time: it was, and is, everywhen.”

Question 5

used to:

Answer 5

pass on teachings to the next generation through stories

Question 6

what is the dreaming

Answer 6

a creative era and ancestral beings
events and places rather than time
The unseen spirit world

But also:
Affects all areas of life
Is both personal and communal
Is a constant presence in the land
Is metatem

Question 7

some sacred sites

Answer 7

Uluru
Kata Tjuta
Kakadu national park
Three sisters
Lake Mungo

Question 8

dreamtime chart

Answer 8

human, physical and spiritual world are all interconnected