starseed
/ˈstɑːrˌsiːd/
noun
Origin
English
star + seed — celestial origin
Overview
Meaning Now
- A person from the New Age movement who claims to be a spiritually evolved being from another star system or galaxy, born in a human body.
Literal older meaning
seed from a star
Language path
English
Earliest form
starseed
Earliest period
1970s
Journey
The term emerged in the 1970s during the rise of the New Age movement. It was popularized by author Brad Steiger, who suggested that some humans have extraterrestrial souls and have been sent to Earth to help human consciousness evolve.
Evolution
- 1976
starseed
“An extraterrestrial spirit incarnated as a human.”
Coined in New Age literature by Brad Steiger.
Connections
Word parts
star
root
celestial body
seed
root
origin or germ
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