Myths, Glyphs, and Rituals of a Living Goddess Tradition.(Australia)

The search for Aboriginal sacred art in Australia's Northern Territory is described. The region's goddess culture is recounted through indigenous folklore and the hieroglyphic pictographs painted on outcroppings of rock. The connection between the goddess, the land and its people is explained within a framework of mythic space and social construct.

Sweat drips down my back, and I try not to think of my parched throat as I stagger toward some distant boulders located at the bottom of a jagged escarpment. A thin veneer of gray shade snuggles against the rocky flanks resting on cr