Lion Island, the Sphinx of Pearl Bay, NSW Australia

Important as an ancient spiritual and ceremonial site to the First Australians, the original people, particularly the local Guringai, having a deep connection for thousands of years since the land was created. The island contains rock carvings and paintings illustrating its historic record.

The Dreaming reveals that since the beginning of Time, Ancestral Beings shaped and moulded the land through their personal relationship with it, giving life to the People and their culture through moral understanding and physical interaction. They in turn became the living spirits of the rocks and mountains and the stars overseeing their creation.

As found in multiple Ancient cultures across the world, the Naga snake is represented in Australia by the Rainbow Serpent, an important creator God that brings forth the vitality of life, connected to fertility and water and the prosperity of the community. Connection to the Dreaming shows the Way of Nature and following the Natural Law of the Land living with both chaos and order as a loving guide to co-creation and embodiment of a harmonious existence — which has become the theme for 2024!!

Loving Blessings and Gratitude for this ancient land and the warmth of its People.