What then, are the alternatives? In what ways can humanity enter into a new and viable relationship with the land? Earth Vision proposes the following approaches to resolve the issue of private land speculation. They are put forward as a starting point, while inviting input from all interested parties to add to the process, which, in turn, can serve to moderate our false economic foundation and help avert impending financial and spiritual catastrophe.

Authentic forms of relationship with land

- Non-profit, not-for-profit motivations

- co-operative ownerships, versus notions of individual private property

- sustainable communities

- projects of a pure motivation, inspired by spirit

- the return of north-south migration tracts for bison herds upon the prairies (Earth Vision will be addressing a Current Issue related to this in the near future. See “The Return of Bison and Wolf” upcoming.)

- the re-allocation of political/nation/state/provincial boundaries, so that the real boundaries, those of the eco-systems, will prevail - e.g., the Hardwood Forest, the Great Lakes, the Boreal Forest, the Great Plains, etc.

- placing emphasis of ownership on buildings only, while holding an attitude of tenancy toward the land itself.

- The one room cabin concept

- One room on wheels, a small mobile home

- ? (you are invited to expand on this theme.)

It should be noted, when reviewing the above concepts of land relationship, that none of the modalities entails a notion of absolute ownership. Because of this, it becomes possible for the status of relationship to land to rise, to evolve into a state of custodial-ship, and to comprise qualities of reverence, gratitude, and a sense of open-ness to the voice of the Earth itself. What does a particular area of land need from the human community to sustain and enhance itself? What other species co-habit, and how can that co-existence be optimized? Unknown to most people, there have been a few individuals down through time who, aware of the illegitimacy of profiteering from land transactions, and recognizing their relationship with the Earth as one of tenancy, not ownership, have sold their property on the basis of its buildings and improvements only. These people have been successful on a social and spiritual level while avoiding negative karmic meshing. As well, the people on the receiving end of the transaction were able to acquire homes at significantly reduced costs. It is hoped that these people will continue to pass that property on via the same basis. Other spiritually wealthy individuals of a similar vein include those who have willed their land as conservation tracts or wilderness preserves.

Toward a New Relationship with the Land

Riding on the epiphany of releasing land ownership, as depicted in the above examples, the Earth Vision project poses this line of questioning: “How can we unwind the devastation of real estate? And what vehicles can be used to begin the healing process?” The following is a proposed model of deconstruction for the private property issue:

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