Time and memory.
Perhaps, the two most fundamental aspects of human existence.
While it is very important to avoid generalising about the longest continual
culture on the face of the Earth, over 50,000 years old, time and memory
take on very unique dimensions in spirituality of the First Nations People of
Australia.


Before Europeans arrived in Australia, the population of First Australians
was split into 250 individual nations, many of which were in alliance with
one another, and within each nation there existed separate, often related
clans, from as few as 5 or 6 to as many as 30 or 40.

Each nation had its
own language, and a few had several.
At the heart of any First Australians conception of time is The Dreamtime,
often translated in just two of the 250 plus First Nations languages as
Tjukurrpa or Alcheringa.
Among the many diverse Australian First Nations there is a shared
understanding of time and space as being intricately interwoven with the
Dreamtime.

The Dreamtime: A Time Beyond Time
In the Western worldview, time is mostly perceived as linear, marked by
past, present, and future.
However, within Australian First Nations cultures, time takes on a
fundamentally different character.

#australianaboriginal #spirituality #dreamtime

Voiceover: Matt Mackane

Edit: Harsh

Script: Matt Mackane

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