They are difficult to portray in one image. Ancestral paths are more often presented as abstract geometric patterns and become Aboriginal totemic maps. Totemic geography is primarily created for mythological meaning.
Topographical accuracy is of little importance.
The creation story and all of human life can be mapped on the landscape. It is rich in spiritual meaning. Certain features mark the presence of ancestral beings. Dreamtime spirits exist in valleys, mountains, rocks and trees. They form a part of natural environmental processes.