Publisher's Synopsis
Dream into the captivating world of Australian Aboriginal myths passed down through oral traditions for millennia. This book takes you inside the ``Dreamtime'' - the mythical age when ancestral spirit creators emerged to shape the land through adventures and contests encoded into sacred terrain.
Journey across a landscape filled with divine cosmic forces, wily tricksters, potent magic and the lingering essence of immortal Ancestors who sang reality into being. Learn profound moral lessons from cautionary tales that have guided Aboriginal ways for eons. Marvel at how core archetypes manifest through symbols in art and ritual. And chart the enduring cultural identity flowing from 50,000 years of accumulated wisdom binding together peoples, land and the flowing Songlines. This text curates stories from multiple language groups that have crisscrossed the continent. It initiates you into a deeply enchanted worldview tied to the Australian environment in all its harshness, beauty and power. Once held closely, these oral traditions now stand proudly as cultural treasures holding profound eternal truths that speak across all peoples. Dive in and reconnect to hidden currents nourishing the life force itself!
