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 Greetings from the Aboriginal peoples of Australia,
formally known as Pamanyungan.
By Elder Minnie Mace
May the spiritual ancestors
of Turtle Island receive our fond respect, carried by the call for peace and empowered by Divine Justice and Truth. My name is Auntie Minnie Mace, elder of the Koa peoples of Butterfly dreaming from South West Queensland,
Australia. I am very honoured to have met representatives of ' The Trail of Dreams ' as divine arrangement guided
them to our land. As the members of this “Dreamteam” explained their purpose to us we were 'Gob smacked' (awestruck)
to say the least. On the family tree of Humanity, our branch is watched over and
protected by Baiame, our Spirit Father, whose title, Benewah, means 'high up' or 'over all'. On arrival from the spirit world
of Marin-Djiran-Gamad, Baiame and the spiritual ancestors were met by the Great Gods of the universe, who witnessed
the placing of this land under the hand of Baiame, that he might embody his spirit children in the flesh, that they
may strengthen under the laws of cause and effect. The spirit children, on reaching their potential, would then join
those ancestors in the heavens, who had kept watch over them whilst in their earth bodies. This is a small glimpse into the
Dreamtime of our arrival here. We have survived for over 60,000 years; due to understanding the natural order of the universe.
Culture is the outward expression of
our inner spiritual growth, whether it be individually, or collectively as a community. During the past 200 years, the harmony
and peace enjoyed by our ancestors, is being eroded by anger and hatred, which is thriving along the coastal areas. In contrast,
the majority of the traditional peoples still retain their inner peace and happiness, because they remain in harmony with
nature . Anger and hatred seems to stem from embracing the worst of the newcomer's cultural practises, which sadly include
drugs and alcohol. This in turn tends to weaken us spiritually as a people. At this time, the world appears to be afflicted
by the "My dad is bigger than your dad syndrome." All peoples must turn to nurturing their particular
branch of the family tree of humanity, thus reinforcing pride in their spiritual and cultural heritage. For at the
very top of the tree, the Supreme Father of us all, will provide all our needs, when approached in prayer.
May the Ancestors of all nations carry our prayers for peace, and ask for blessings
for those wonderfully humble and enlightened people who have laboured for years, to give birth to the concept of 'The Trail
of Dreams'. This message is dedicated to the memory of Aunty Maureen Watson, affectionately
known as Aunty Mook, who will always be loved and respected by all who knew her. She was a supremely proud aboriginal woman
and a teacher of teachers. She was awarded the inaugural United Nations Association Global Leadership Prize for
her outstanding work towards achieving cross-cultural understanding and harmony A
Prayer For The World:
Great Eternal Mother and Father, We have beheld the world with all its
suffering and misery, and we have beheld the evil which seems to triumph, for the good for the most part have surrendered
to their despair and hopelessness in a world stripped of spiritual truths. We have seen the greedy, gathering wealth
unto themselves, becoming bigger and fatter at the expense of others, we have seen the poor and needy in their despair wandering
the streets. People
facing life and death without knowing the reasons why, with messed up minds, in despair turning to drugs for comfort, beautiful
people with their minds ruined by a world lacking understanding. Let those of whom the Gods have revealed the truth, make this truth to grow, that
the world may be illuminated by it, and that the children of the future may live in happiness, in the knowledge of this truth. May the Great Gods help this world
to triumph over the evil that has befallen it.
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