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Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 — February 24, 2006) was the author of the [Earthseed](/Earthseed) series "The Parable of the Sower" and "The Parable of the Talents". These two books follow Lauren Olamina as she develops [Earthseed](/Earthseed), a humanist religion dedicated to helping people help themselves. Lauren is a young African American women trying to incubate [Earthseed](/Earthseed) in the midst of the chaos of a crumbling society. The two [Earthseed](/Earthseed) "Parables" books inspired the creation of the real-world [SolSeedMovement](/SolSeedMovement).
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NOTE: *Octavia never in any way endorsed the [SolSeedMovement](/SolSeedMovement) -- it is quite likely that she was never even aware of its existence!*
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