Source: SolSeed:Helping Life Thrive, On Earth And Beyond

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2010-11-14T19:32:35.000Z

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BenSibelman

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[[SolSeed]] < [[Media]] < '''SolSeed book'''

In book form, the ideas that make up [[SolSeed]] will be much more "solid" than they are on this wiki--that is, while a wiki is designed to be easy to change, a book can only be revised relatively rarely.  Thus, it's important to plan carefully to ensure that the book represents the best current consensus we can establish about what [[SolSeed]] is, where it came from, and what it intends to become.

Some ideas for this iteration of the book could be drawn from [[Ben]]'s initial work on a previous iteration at [http://www.aboutus.org/Becoming_Earthseed:_A_Survival_Guide_for_the_Human_Race AboutUs.org].

== Purpose ==
This book is intended to inspire those who already resonate with the values of the SolSeed Movement, but don't realize that such a movement exists.

== Title ==

<big>''SolSeed:</big> Helping Life Thrive, On Earth And Beyond''

== Tentative Table of Contents ==

Italicized sections are not written yet.

[[SolSeed book introduction|Introduction]]
* What is SolSeed anyway?
* What's so great about this vision?
* Disclaimer: Where ideas come from
* Who we're looking for

Chapter 1: [[Being a Starfarer]]
* We're not just talking about astronauts here 
* Getting into action
* The religion of science
* Religion-shaped hole
* ''Self-love, empathy, and wisdom''
* ''More?''

Chapter 2: [[Building a Society of Starfarers]]
* The vision
* Growing the movement
* Forming SolSeed communities
* Spiritual practices
* Gatherings of kindred
* ''SolSeed businesses''
* ''SolSeed education''
* ''The broader movement''

Chapter 3: [[Reconnecting with Mother Earth]]
* A scientific creation myth
* Two ways of living
* People are animals too
* Avoiding the other extreme
* An end to progress? 
* Crossing the gap
* What can I do?

Chapter 4: [[Taking Root Amongst the Stars]]
* Orbiting mini-worlds
* Biospheres 3, 4, 5, etc.
* ''Terraforming/ecopoeisis: a multi-species joint venture''
* ''The problem of [[perseverance]]''
* ''Generations between the stars''
* ''On our own, far from home''
* ''Bringing distant worlds to life''
* ''Coexisting with alien biospheres''

Chapter 5: [[Getting Involved]]
* Getting involved
* Tell the world who you are
* Cultivate a topical community
* ''More?''