DREAMS, the THOUGHTS or MENTAL IMAGES a person has while asleep.
Many myths are still performed across local inhabitants of the Andean Mountains Range. It serves as an important social function among their intended audiences : - justifying the received orders of their daily lives, - helping shape peoples' ideas, - and assisting to influence others' behavior.
They believe that the LAW is something DERIVED from ANCESTRAL PEOPLES or through the DREAMING PROCESS, and is passed down to generations in a continuous DIRECT LINE.
While entitlements of particular human beings may come and go, the underlying RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOUNDATIONAL DREAMS AND CERTAIN LANDSCAPES ARE ETERNAL.
The entitlements of people to places are regarded to be strongest when they enjoy a relationship of identity with one or more dreams of that place. This is an IDENTITY OF THE SPIRIT, rather than a matter of mere belief. For them the dreams pre-exists and persists, while its human incarnations are temporary.
They learned from their stories that a society must not be human-centered but rather LAND CENTERED, otherwise they forget their SOURCE and PURPOSE.
Humans are prone to exploitative behavior. They need to be constantly reminded that THEY ARE
INTERCONNECTED WITH THE REST OF THE CREATION. Also, they, AS INDIVIDUALS ARE ONLY TEMPORAL IN TIME, and past and future generations must be included in their PERCEPTION OF THEIR PURPOSE IN LIFE.
People come and go but the LAND, and stories about the land, STAY. This is a wisdom that takes lifetimes of listening, observing and experiencing. It is a deep UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NATURE and THE ENVIRONMENT.
Sacred places hold "feelings" which cannot be described in physical terms. They are subtle feelings that resonate through our bodies. It is only when we talk and be among these people that these "feelings" can truly be appreciated. This is the INTANGIBLE REALITY of these sacred places and its people.
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