2 - The Land We Dwell Upon
The Living Field finds its roots in the land beneath our feet. To dwell upon land is to enter relationship with the living body of the earth — its soil, air, waters, and creatures. The settlor sees land not as property or resource but as a living trust — a place of belonging, stewardship, and reciprocity. In tending it, walking it, or simply listening to it, we remember that freedom is grounded. The land gives form to our sovereignty and mirrors our integrity. No-one can own land. That is a given, as in it was given to all by God. The system creates titles and we know it says in the bible – Do not have or use titles. Then convinces people that they now own – Land. lol
Yet all they paid for with their hundreds of thousands of dollars, was a piece of paper, with a name on it and some words. Part of the great scam.
Land as trust and inheritance
The land is the first and last trust we are given. Before any institution or system, the earth herself entrusted life to us. She gives freely — water, air, food, shelter — and asks only reciprocity in return. To live as settlor upon the earth is to recognize this relationship as sacred. It is not ownership but honor; not control but care.
When the land is treated as commodity, trust is broken. Soil is exhausted, rivers choked, forests stripped, and human hearts grow hollow. But when land is approached as living inheritance, balance returns. We remember our place within the circle rather than above it. The Lor of the earth is mutual care — give and receive in measure.
The settlor walks land with humility, listening before acting. The land teaches in its own tongue — through wind, rain, and the patience of stone. Its seasons teach us to yield and renew. Each seed planted, each tree tended, each path walked with awareness is a living prayer of trust.
To work with land is to take part in its memory. What we build and what we harvest are woven into the continuum of life that came before and will follow after. The settlor knows that the earth is not inert ground but ancestral library, storing stories in root and river. Spirit and source in every element. We inherit those stories through how we walk.
In trusting the land, we restore our own balance. To touch soil, to breathe air fresh from forest, to see the cycle of growth and decay is to remember that life is not a possession but a participation. Through care, the settlor returns to the real, where freedom and responsibility are one.
Reflective Questions – Land as trust
- How do I understand my relationship with the land I live upon?
- Do I treat it as ownership or as a trust to be honored?
- What stories has this land carried before me, and what am I adding to them?
- How can I practice reciprocity with the earth each day?
- In what ways does tending land restore balance within me?
Walking the land as a communion
To walk the land consciously is to enter communion with life itself. Every step becomes conversation — the foot meets the ground, and the earth responds. In these moments, the settlor understands that the Living Field is not a place outside, but a field within which we move and belong to.
Communion means presence. When we walk without agenda, listening to the wind in the grass or the cry of a bird, or buzz of a fly, the mind slows and clarity returns. The earth reminds us of rhythm, of breath, of the Lor that binds all things in relationship. In that presence, we feel the invisible thread that connects all beings.
To walk land is also to acknowledge its challenges. Scars of extraction, pollution, and greed are real. The settlor walks with eyes open — not to despair, but to bear witness and act with restoration. Every act of care, no matter how small, is part of the healing of the earth’s body.
In communion, we receive guidance. The land teaches through pattern and sign: the turn of season, the movement of water, the growth of plants. To observe is to learn that nothing is separate. Our inner climate mirrors the outer. To heal land is to heal ourselves.
Walking the land in communion is an act of remembrance — of where we came from and what we belong to. It grounds the settlor in humility and gratitude. Each step becomes both prayer and promise: to walk lightly, to live honorably, and to protect what sustains life.
Reflective Questions – Walking the land
How do I walk the land — in awareness or in habit?
What does the earth teach me when I slow down and listen?
Where do I see the pain of the land, and how can I respond with care?
- How does walking the land mirror my own inner journey of healing and trust?
- In what ways can I live in communion with the earth each day?
Closing Reminder
The land is our first teacher and our final home. To live in the Living Field is to walk upon the earth with reverence, to receive its gifts with gratitude, and to return care with presence. When we treat the land as trust and walk it in communion, we honor the Lor of creation and find freedom rooted in the ground beneath our feet.