Dreamtime and Life creation: from dream to reality

by on March 01, 2023

dreamtime: life created from a dream

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Aranda Tribe and the Dreamtime: how life was created

The Aranda Tribe is one of the oldest tribes in Australia and has some of the most interesting stories about how life was created. These stories are called The Dreamtime, and tell us how everything came to be. The Dreamtime ended when the “conquestadores” first came to Australia, which led to the end of many Aboriginal traditions and customs. However, even though these ancient traditions no longer exist today (or at least not in their original form), there are still many things we can learn from them about ourselves as human beings and about our place in this world!

ARANDA TRIBE

The Aranda Tribe was a group of people who lived in the outback of Australia. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers and have been around for thousands of years. The harsh environment forced them to move around constantly, so they did not build permanent settlements like other tribes did. The creation story explains how life was created by Baiame, an important ancestral figure whose name means "creator" or "maker". He created everything we see today: plants, animals and humans alike!

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The Dreamtime is a sacred time in which the earth was created

The Dreamtime is a sacred time in which the earth was created. It was a magical time when humans and animals lived together, and you can still see them today. It is also called "the time before time." The Aranda people believe that everything on earth was made by an ancestor from the sky during this special period of creation. There are as many stories about how life began as there are tribes!

The Dreamtime can also be described as a period of time stretching back to before time itself.

The Dreamtime is a sacred time in which the earth was created. It can also be described as a period of time stretching back to before time itself. In this sense, it is an endless cycle, like day and night. The Dreamtime stories are told by elders who have been taught how to pass on their knowledge through oral tradition; they tell us about how life came into being on Earth and how we must respect nature if we want it to continue providing us with everything we need today.

The stories of the Dreamtime are passed down from generation to generation, but they were so important to the Aranda people that they were even written on trees. The stories of creation are not written down in books or other ways but instead are told orally from person to person.

Animals had souls and could speak, and trees were people

During the Dreamtime, magic was present in everything, animals had souls and could speak, and trees were people. In this time of creation before time, there was only one being on earth named Baiame who created everything we know today including all creatures great and small. Baiame created the earth by singing songs across it as he traveled through space walking over waterfalls until he reached Australia where he stood tall like a mountain overlooking his creation below him from above with its many mountains surrounded by plains full of beautiful flowers which grew around them naturally without needing any help from humans because back then there weren't any yet!

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Rituals to remember their ancestors who lived in the Dreamtime

The Aranda people had many rituals during which they would remember their ancestors who lived in the Dreamtime. These rituals were held to remember the creation of life, the creation of the earth, and also how we came to be here today. The Aranda tribe believed that everything on Earth has a spirit or soul inside it. This includes rocks, plants, and animals - anything created by nature or man (even buildings). They believe that these spirits have their personalities just like humans do!

Say Yes to New PERSPECTIVES

The story of how life was created among this tribe is unlike any other in Australia or possibly even the world. It's called "The Dreamtime," and it describes a time when everything was created by spirits who lived in a world beyond ours. The Aranda people believe these spirits still exist today, though they have taken on other forms since then. The creation stories vary depending on which group you ask: some say it took place over hundreds of thousands of years; others say only thousands (or even just one) a year ago! It all depends on what part of Australia you're from - each tribe has its own idea about how things happened during this sacred time period known as The Dreamtime.

The story of how life was created among this tribe is unlike any other in Australia or possibly even the world.

Gamila Mostafa
A Rome-based travel artist,  founder of Teeris , oceans and nature lover.

1 comment
by Jasmin on March 12, 2023

So mind-blowing!!!!

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