Mythology
In ages past, Aboriginal Elders were the storytellers. This was the way things were passed along to the generations that followed. For this reason the Aboriginal Elders made it a point to remember every detail of a myth, legend or story so they could relate it at a later time. They were the word and picture carriers making history and spiritual values alive and important. In recent times we have made Aboriginal Elders think they are not so important. We spoof their stories and make them feel foolish. The truth is that we are ignorant of what is precious and how to appreciate age.
Like the spirits of the American Indians in the United States of America, the Bundjalung Nation Aboriginal spirits the Dirawong and the Rainbow Snake continue to live on in the land and water, which originally belonged to the Bundjalung People of the Far North Coast of New South Wales and South East Queensland area.
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Famous quotes containing the word mythology:
“This is the frost coming out of the ground; this is Spring. It precedes the green and flowery spring, as mythology precedes regular poetry. I know of nothing more purgative of winter fumes and indigestions. It convinces me that Earth is still in her swaddling-clothes, and stretches forth baby fingers on every side.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The history of the genesis or the old mythology repeats itself in the experience of every child. He too is a demon or god thrown into a particular chaos, where he strives ever to lead things from disorder into order.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929)