Aboriginal Spirituality - Guest Speaker Presentation Notes

Question 1

Geosophical

Answer 1

Earth-centred belief

Question 2

Theosophical

Answer 2

God-centred belief

Question 3

Aboriginal spirituality is …osophical, not …osophical

Answer 3

Geosophical, not theosophical

Question 4

Creation stories fulfil … obligations. They provide a … base and … for sharing aspects of … and ….

Answer 4

Spiritual
Knowledge
Opportunity
Beliefs
Culture

Question 5

Language groups vs dialect groups

Answer 5

250 languages, can be split further into 600 dialects.

Question 6

There is no … … to describe the entire … of … ….

Answer 6

Single word
System of spiritual belief

Question 7

Example of initiation ceremony

Answer 7

Mungo man - front teeth missing

Question 8

Creation/dreaming stories explain…

Answer 8

How and why the world and life forms were created.

Question 9

All aspects of … and … flow from the ….

Answer 9

Identity
Being
Dreaming

Question 10

That which the … spirits created continues to be … with their … …., as they remain in …, …, …, and … as an … presence.

Answer 10

Ancestor/creation
Imbued
Life force
Country, animals, places, people
Ongoing