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Australian Aborigine spiritually, with Christianity. The Aboriginal attitude was often to incorporate Christianity by blending it with their existing beliefs. Cultural Crucifix celebrates that endeavour.
blue sky symbolises the cross. The bark painting is symbolic of 'INRI', whilst the three figures draw attention to the three men crucified
on that day. On the left side of the cross upright is a sharp rock symbolising the soldier's spear thrust into Christ's side and the aboriginal hand symbolises the hand of Mary Magdalene touching the wound. This biblical event was always under the watchful eye of the Omnipotence. God is symbolised by the face in the rockform in the lower right part of the cross. The gold border is symbolical of the Aboriginal spiritual world as well as Heaven. The fish are representative of both Aboriginal culture and Christianity.
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Some say white man was to blame because he offered a glamorous alternative culture laced with alcohol and without regard for the existing, more sensitive culture that had been celebrated for over forty thousand years and without fuss.
Some might say white man is not all to blame, that the aborigine must be held responsible for his own decisions and actions. Perhaps if they had tried harder to resist the white temptation they may have maintained their pride and self esteem. Unfortunately, the ‘Dreamtime’ was crucified and blame is not the important issue. The ‘Resurrection’ however is and may be the resulting miracle.
In all aboriginal places there exists a spiritual ambience of their culture that has been waiting patiently to be adopted and shared by black and white, passed on to every future generation without the slightest divisional thoughts of ‘’them and us’ because we are one race.
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