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| − | The [[SolSeed]] cluster of pages is a [[WelcomingSpace]].
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| − | [[SolSeed]] means "the body of all life."
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| − | [[SolSeed]], the body of all life, is organized like a human body is. If you and I take care of ourselves and our neighborhoods, [[SolSeed]] will be healthy and can accomplish amazing things that we as individuals could not accomplish alone. If we do our part to provide and care for the body of all life, it will provide and care for us.
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| − | === [[Sol]] ===
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| − | [[Sol]] is the life-giving star at the center of our Solar system. [[Sol]] (our sun) literally provides all the energy that animates life on [[Terra]] (our earth).
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| − | The energy an eagle uses to flap its wings comes from [[Sol]]. The energy an ant uses to carry a leaf comes from [[Sol]]. The energy you use to read and understand this text comes from [[Sol]]. Ants carrying, eagles flying, people thinking ... none of these would exist if [[Sol]] didn't send its life giving energy our way.
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| − | Without [[Life]], the energy from [[Sol]] simply bounces off the planet. [[Life]] literally collects the energy [[Sol]] sends to earth, and stores it up for future use. Plants take energy from [[Sol]] and convert it into denser, more storable forms. The sugars and fats that our bodies burn are little pools of energy that originally comes from our sun. Ants carrying, eagles flying, people thinking ... none of these would exist if [[Life]] wasn't capable of storing up the energy [[Sol]] sends.
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| − | === [[Seed]] ===
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| − | [[Seed]]s are highly effective mechanisms for spreading [[Life]]. They consist of instructions for creating [[Life]] and a packet of energy and materials that gives the new [[Life]] a good start. The instructions and energy are packaged in a protective covering that gives them a great chance to arrive together and take root.
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| − | Our solar system is a kind of seed. The biosphere on our earth [[Terra]] encodes the instructions for creating life and contains vast stores of energy saved up from our sun [[Sol]]. The large outer planets protect the embryo of [[Terra]] from rocks, comets, and other space debris that could shatter her.
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| − | === [[Life]] ===
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| − | [[Life]] is the means by which the Universe engages Itself.
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| − | Everything, no matter how alive, is composed of atoms, finer particles, waves, strings and other energies. At some level of description, its behaviors are governed by the simple physical laws that order these basic constituents. And yet...
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| − | When we think about how and why a person acts, we rarely refer to simple physical laws. Instead we talk about needs, wants, feelings, desires, emotions, goals, relationships, and other organizing principles that are very far removed from the laws of physics. The behavior of a human being is governed by principles that [[Transcend and Include]] the foundational laws of Physics, Chemistry, Geology, and Astrophysics. Unlike the rest of the Universe, life-forms obey the [[Observership]] of the Universe through the conceptual artifacts of [[experience]] and [[meaning]].
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| − | === Continuum of Life ===
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| − | Life is a multi-dimensional continuum. The higher forms of life cannot exist without the less organized forms.
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| − | * Quarks
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| − | * Electrons, Neutrons, Protons ... composed of quarks
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| − | * Atoms ... composed of Electrons, Neutrons, Protons
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| − | * Compounds and Molecules ... composed of Atoms
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| − | ** Crystals
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| − | ** Carbohydrates
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| − | ** Nucleotides
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| − | ** Amino Acids
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| − | ** Lipids
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| − | ** Proteins
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| − | ** Enzymes
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| − | ** RNA
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| − | ** DNA
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| − | ** Plasmid
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| − | * Organisms ... composed of Compounds and Molecules
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| − | ** Viruses
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| − | ** Bacteria
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| − | ** Archaea
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| − | ** Fungi
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| − | ** Plants
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| − | ** Animals
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| − | * Societies and Ecosystems ... composed of Organisms
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| − | ** ant, bee, and termite colonies
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| − | ** human families, cities, nations
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| − | ** Cascadia, Gaia, SolSeed
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| − | Even a single human being can be more or less alive depending upon how much creatorship they have within their own life. If they are trapped, repressed, and powerless, they are not as alive as they could be if they were free, fully self-expressed, and powerful.
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| − | === [[SolSeed]] ===
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| − | [[SolSeed]] means "the body of all life." The following snippet is taken from the [[SolSeedCreed]].
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| − | :: [[Sol]],
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| − | ::: [[Terra]],
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| − | :::: you,
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| − | :::::: we,
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| − | ::::::: ALL,
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| − | :: are precious [[SolSeed]].
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| − | :: As [[SolSeed]]'s intelligent spark,
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| − | :: WE are its caretakers,
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| − | :: WE must fulfill [[TheDestiny]].
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| − | === [[SolSeedMovement]] ===
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| − | The [[SolSeedMovement]] exists to bring together and support <b>all</b> those who believe that life is precious. It is about supporting each other in living the highest quality lives we can create.
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| − | === [[TheDestiny]] ===
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| − | :: [[TheDestiny]] of [[SolSeed]]
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| − | There is no moral imperative except that which you choose for yourself. If you choose to [[JoinTheMovement|Join]] the [[SolSeedMovement]] you are choosing to believe that life and all that sustains life is precious. That belief requires that you nurture and protect the only life that we know of.
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| − | At some point in the distant future, [[Sol]] will expand to the point that life as we know it will not be able to exist in this solar system. If we really believe that life is precious, we should move decisively to nurture and protect it. Life is vulnerable here ... all our eggs are in one basket.
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| − | Being worthy of and fulfilling [[TheDestiny]] are the two ultimate goals held by members of the [[SolSeedMovement]]. The phrase "Take root amongst the stars" means literally to send life from our solar system out to settle in other star systems.
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| − | At this stage of [[TheDestiny]] the most important responsibility of the [[SolSeedMovement]] is helping humanity mature into its role as protector of [[SolSeed]]. This maturing process includes improving the quality of life for all of [[SolSeed]] everywhere in the world.
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| − | == Strategic Planning ==
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| − | *Make a model of growth
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| − | *Start measuring the number of people at each spot in the funnel of engagement
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| − | *Identify milestones
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| − | *Recruit
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| − | *Identify some conventions or conferences to recruit at (Octavia Butler fans?)
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| − | *Create website
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| − | *Focus on The Destiny
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| − | *Create SolSeed book to give people as a recruitment tool
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| − | *Get illustrations for each topic
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| − | * [http://www.uniquechecks.com/service/service.aspx?pageCode=16 Checks]
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