Earthseed is a real #religion inspired by the science fiction of @Octavia Butler, specifically her books, Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998). Octavia Butler (1947-2006) was one of the first African-American science fiction writers, and one of the first women to break the science fiction gender barrier. In her Parable series, Butler includes many verses from a fictional book of scripture called “@The Book of the Living”. These verses have been collected here and describe the basic theology, ethics, and vision of Earthseed. This collection is called Book of the Living I, to denote it being only first collection of verses. Butler wrote other verses in preparation of her unfinished Parable of the Trickster and we anticipate that other Shapers of Earthseed with contribute more verses in the future. Earthseed’s three main tenets are:
- God is Change.
- Shape God.
- The Destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars. I was connected with Earthseed by @John Zdanowski and, later, @Alexandra Fine.
References
- Earthseed, godischange.org