The dreaming

Question 1

What is the fundamental principle that underpins Aboriginal spirituality?

Answer 1

The Dreaming

The Dreaming refers to Aboriginal spiritual beliefs about creation and existence.

Question 2

What does the term ‘Dreaming’ refer to in Aboriginal beliefs?

Answer 2

Aboriginal spiritual beliefs about creation and existence

It encompasses all knowledge and understanding in Aboriginal societies.

Question 3

According to Aboriginal belief, what is all life part of?

Answer 3

One vast unchanging network of relationships

This network can be traced to the ancestral spirit beings of the Dreaming.

Question 4

What do the ancestral spirit beings of the Dreaming determine?

Answer 4

The rules by which all living creatures should live by

Question 5

How is the Dreaming connected to the land?

Answer 5

It is the physical medium through which the Dreaming is communicated

The ancestor spirits of the Dreaming continue to dwell within the land.

Question 6

What does the term ‘metatemporal’ mean in the context of the Dreaming?

Answer 6

It incorporates the past, present and future reality as a complete and present reality

Question 7

In what aspects of life is the influence of the Dreaming embedded?

Answer 7

All aspects of Aboriginal life

This includes ceremonial dimensions, ritualistic obligations, and kinship systems.

Question 8

What is the process of telling and learning the stories of the Dreaming described as?

Answer 8

A lifelong one

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The Dreaming involves an explanation of the origins of the _______.

Answer 9

[universe]

Question 10

True or False: The Dreaming is solely about the past.

Answer 10

False

The Dreaming incorporates past, present, and future.