Dreamtime Quotes

“But the Australians, what do the Australians do? How do they structure their landscape? For a start they postulate a primal builder, whose work they presume only to interpret: the mythical animal who was active in the “dreamtime,” that is, a primal era, beyond verification, as the name indicates. A time of sleep. The visible landscape is an effect of causes that are to be found in the dreamtime. For example, the snake that dragged itself over this plain creating these undulations, etc., etc. These.. curious Aborigines make sure their eyes are closed while events take place, which allows them to see places as records of events. But what they see is a kind of dream, and they wake into a reverie, since the real story (the snake, not the hills) happened while they were asleep.”
― César Aira, Ghosts

“There is no denial in the dreamtime, only subconscious and spiritual truths.”
― Pamela Cummins, Learn the Secret Language of Dreams

“Originality has nothing to do with producing something ’ new’ - it is about seeking the source, the primordial ground from which you draw and have always drawn your being. It comes about when one works from one’s origins, it is the dance of the eternal return… and is as ancient as the Dreamtime.”
― Billy Marshall Stoneking

“The journey of learning the secret language of dreams is fascinating and well worth the effort.”
― Pamela Cummins, Learn the Secret Language of Dreams

“What is the nature of this confusing way station between birth and (usually) death accompanied by obliteration of identity we call home?

Planet, plane, simulation, hallucination, hell, heaven on
earth … The hypotheses as to this realm’s true character are as many as there are bored conspiracy theorists tapping away on crusty laptops in their parents’ basements.

But what if the childishly simple answer to our
conundrum is given away in this aphorism popularized in ‘Row Row Row Your Boat’: ‘Life is but a dream’?”
― Sol Luckman, Get Out of Here Alive: Inner Alchemy & Immortality