[[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 ==
The purpose of this book is to give both the rider and the elephant a clear picture of what the SolSeed experiment is and a visceral understanding of why it is important even if the person reading the book has never heard of SolSeed before. This book will inspire those who already resonate with the values of the SolSeed Movement, but don't realize that such a movement exists. It will also help us clarify our thinking about the nature of our organization and what we stand for.
Recipe for writing that engages the elephant: 1) Tell a story, 2) tease out the main point from the story, 3) illustrate the main point and a few axioms with a couple more stories.
We need to answer Why before we talk about What and How. The first part of the book addresses Why and the rest talks about How and What.
== 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]]
* More or less alive
* The upward spiral of life
* Happy in the sun
* What is SolSeed anyway?
* What's so great about this vision?
* Disclaimer: Where ideas come from ''(unfinished)''
* Who we're looking for ''(unfinished)''
Chapter 1: [[Being a Starfarer]]
* Defining what we mean by "Starfarer"
* Getting into action
* The religion of science ''(unfinished)''
* Religion-shaped hole
* ''Self-love, empathy, and wisdom''
* The Divided Self
* The motivation paradox
* ''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
* Adapting to new worlds
* Generations between the stars
* On our own, far from home ''(unfinished)''
* ''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?''
== Possible images to include ==
=== Public-domain photos created by/for NASA ===
[[Image:Earthrise.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Stanford torus.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Cylinder colony.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Mars colony.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Mars colony 2.jpg|500px]]
=== Free stock photos from [http://www.sxc.hu/ Stock.xchng] ===
[[Image:Abstract green light.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Gaia with plant.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:'Freeing the Fairies'.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Sleeping cat in garden.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Solar array.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Wind turbines.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Ueno, Tokyo.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Jardim Botanico.jpg|500px]]
[[Image:Eden Project.jpg|500px]]
=== Royalty-free, fairly cheap stock photos from [http://www.istockphoto.com/ iStockphoto] ===
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-4065551-trekkers.php Hikers]
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-7406736-village-with-solar-panel-houses.php Village with solar roofs]
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-13092836-photovoltaic.php Solar panels]
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-1831073-wind-energy.php Wind turbines]
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-1725583-biosphere-2-arizona.php Biosphere 2]
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-5658498-futuristic-architecture-planetarium-buenos-aires.php Futuristic planetarium]
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-9607935-alien-lake-pod-plants-v1.php CGI rendering of alien plants]
=== Other ===
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarsTransitionV.jpg Terraforming Mars] (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license)
* [http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/75489235/the-Agency-Collection Drawing of a space colony] (royalty-free but very expensive)