Rainbow Dreaming

Creating a New World

Conservation is discussed and acted upon internationally.

In Australia John Wansley has established many breeding sanctuaries to help restore the numbers of endangered Australian marsupial species whose numbers were considerably affected by the introduction of cats and foxes. Not only has he successfully re-established the numbers of these species but he has created an awareness amongst many Australians of the importance of reclaiming cleared land and reverting it to its natural state.

The Aboriginal peoples of Australia tell stories of the Dreamtime: a time before time as we know it….a time in which mystical and magical creatures created the earth…one such creator was the Rainbow Serpent, who magically slithered over the land creating mountains and rivers, trees and plains…..creating the environments for the creatures.

It's now time for you to also dream...

....dream of how you would like the earth to be.

Imagine you are the rainbow serpent creating

....and expand upon this sentence structure

below and describe what you would do.

There is a time, a dreaming time.

Slowly, slithering over the land the rainbow serpent creates.

Mountains, rivers, lakes and forests begin being formed.

The creatures inhabit the land.

I am the rainbow serpent creating.

Visit John Wansley at Earth Sanctuaries Limited:

and read about his very special dreaming for Australia.

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