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"The Dreaming": The spirit world that accompanies our physical one

What is "The Dreaming" in Australian Aboriginal culture?

"The Dreaming": The spirit world that accompanies our physical one
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Niamh Hynes
08/10/2024 10:00 ‧ 7 months ago | StarsInsider

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Australia

Aboriginal culture in Australia is one of the oldest continuous cultures in the world. A key concept in this culture is something anthropologists named "The Dreaming." In Aboriginal spiritual belief, the beings that were responsible for creation are as much alive today as they were in the times of mythos. The Dreaming had a beginning, but it has no foreseeable end. It presents a worldview, one that is non-linear and therefore is grounded in the idea of continuity, fluidity, and the importance of story.

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