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The Terasem Movement is a group of three organizations based in the United States that focus on extending human life through technology and transhumanism. The name (Tera–Earth, Sem–Seed) was inspired by Earthseed, a fictional religion from the works of Octavia Butler. The movement was founded by Martine Rothblatt and Bina Aspen Rothblatt, and is guided by principles called the "Truths of Terasem". The movement is based in Florida and Vermont.
Terasem Movement, Inc. (TMI), incorporated in 2002, is a charitable organization located in Melbourne Beach, Florida. The eldest of the sister organizations, TMI's mission is to educate the public on the practicality and necessity of greatly extending human life, consistent with diversity and unity, via geoethical nanotechnology and personal cyberconsciousness, concentrating in particular on facilitating revivals from biostasis. The movement focuses on preserving, evoking, reviving, and downloading human consciousness. TMI achieves this objective through its annual workshops and colloquia, safekeeping files within its CyBeRev Project, online publications, grant writing, and other forms of outreach. Through its hosted events, TMI works to ensure the burgeoning technologies are used in a manner that is safe for humans and the environment.
Projects include:
Terasem Movement Foundation, Inc (TMF), incorporated in 2004, is an educational foundation located in Lincoln, Vermont. Its mission is to promote the geoethical use of nano and cybernetic technology for human life extension. TMF conducts educational programs and supports scientific research (LifeNaut Project) and development in the areas of cryonics, biotechnology, and cyber consciousness. The common purpose of all of the Terasem Movement Foundation's projects is to investigate the Terasem Hypotheses.
Current projects include:
Terasem Movement Transreligion, Inc. (TMT), incorporated in 2004, with locations in Melbourne Beach, FL and Bristol, VT, is the third and youngest of the Terasem projects and is a 501c3 not-for-profit religious organization. Its mission is to build a collective consciousness consisting of joyful immortal extensions of each of its joiners. Though Terasem considers all humans as 'Joiners', after receiving inquiries about how one may formally 'join' Terasem, TMT provided a 'Joinership' application and induction on its site.