Through their dreams. Through ceremonies involving sacred objects. Like these stones
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Dr. Whitburn:
Aborigines believe in two forms of time. Two parallel streams of activity. One is the daily objective activity to which you and I are confined. And the other is an infinite spiritual cycle called the dreamtime. And more real than reality itself. Whatever happens in the dreamtime establishes the values, symbols and laws of aboriginal society. Some people of unusual spiritual powers have contact with the dreamtime. David Burton:
How? Dr. Whitburn:
Through their dreams. Through ceremonies involving sacred objects. Like these stones
Aborigines believe in two forms of time. Two parallel streams of activity. One is the daily objective activity to which you and I are confined. And the other is an infinite spiritual cycle called the dreamtime. And more real than reality itself. Whatever happens in the dreamtime establishes the values, symbols and laws of aboriginal society. Some people of unusual spiritual powers have contact with the dreamtime. David Burton:
How? Dr. Whitburn:
Through their dreams. Through ceremonies involving sacred objects. Like these stones
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Aborigines believe in two forms of time
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two parallel streams of activity
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One is the daily objective activity
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to which you and I are confined
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The other is an infinite spiritual cycle
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called the Dreamtime
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More real than reality itself
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Whatever happens in the Dreamtime establishes the values
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symbols and laws of Aboriginal society
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Some people of unusual spiritual powers
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have contact with the Dreamtime
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How
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Through their dreams
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through ceremonies involving sacred objects
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like these stones
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Movie Summary
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
Actors
Dr. Whitburn
David Burton
