In this paper consisting of five pages a summary of the creation myth is provided and then the ways in which it has influenced the culture and values of the Australian Aborigines is discussed. There are three bibliographic sources cited.
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which they originate as well as bind one generation to the next in a sociological ritual. The Aboriginal Creation Myth also serves the purpose of exampling the value systems and
beliefs of the culture from which it comes. In the Creation Story of the Aboriginals in Australia, the Sun Mother is wakened by the Father of All Spirits to
go down to Earth and wake up the spirits of the place. Mother goes to Earth and creates the plants, the insects, the waters, and all of the various animals
on the planet. All live in peace for a while until envy sets in and each animal finds something to dislike about itself. Trying to calm their fears, the Sun
Mother grants them the ability to change into any shape they choose. Unfortunately, she realizes that giving them this ability has assumed that they would know what was best for
them, and they do not. To make amends for this, she gives birth to two beings: the Morning Star and the Moon. As her children, she sends them to Earth
to rule over the Earth in her stead. The Morning Star and the Moon are the first human beings. What one may infer from this story is that several
character traits are highly prized in this culture. Light, represented by Mother Sun, seems to sustain and nurture everything. Even when she goes down into the caverns and caves, life
is born. This could also be taken to mean light as the form of honesty. Being truthful sustains and nurtures the culture.
Many of these creation stories come from what the Aboriginals call, Dreamtime. Geoff Moore, in his book, Myth, Mystery and Meaning of the Dreamtime, states that the Dreamtime was