How can I start cyclamen from seed indoors?

I have purchased some Cyclamen persicum and from what I've read and my own experience with plants I've bought, they prefer cooler temperatures. The germination instructions recommend temperatures of 55-60 degrees for best germination. How can I achieve this if my house barely dips below 70 degrees? I can't stand to be cold and don't want to run up the power bill so how in the world am I going to get these kind of temperatures??

Here's some info on germinating Cyclamen and C. persicum in particular:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=192.0

In sum, room temp and high humidity (i.e. cover the pots with plastic, or use a damp paper towel and baggie) should work, though it may take some time. (Temp for germination of seeds isn't necessarily the same temp as for optimal growing conditions.) Personally, I've has problems with all but fresh Cyclamen seed - it may lose viability with dry storage, as some seeds do - so your chances might be best if the seed is fresh or moist-packed.

I'm not talking about optimal growing conditions, I realize there is a difference. All of the literature says that optimal GERMINATION temperatures are between 50 and 65 degrees and I'm trying to figure out how to achieve that.

Stick them in an open window in a closed room.
Put them outside.

If you can't do either, just plant them.

I agree with alta- just put them in a pot on the porch.

I have a feeling the temp there is too high for germination. The OP wants to know how to lower the temp for optimal germination.

Could you buy or get from a college dorm a small fridge where you could regulate the temp inside.. to bring your seeds to life? Otherwise.. Find a friend here, That you could send your seeds to the right temp. there.. And then they can send your seeds back..just a suggestion...

My thought about putting them outside is that you still have Spring-like conditions right now in Raleigh, although only for maybe another week or so! Anyway, it still gets quite chilly at night, and the soil would not yet have warmed up a lot, so even though it is now sometimes above 70 during the day, if the seeds were in the shade they would be experiencing approximately 60 degrees. Just an idea. I just looked on Weather Underground, today in Raleigh max 58, min 36, by next Saturday high 70, low 44. That seems about correct.
Generally when instructions say something like "germinate at 70 degrees", or "germinates in 7 days at 60 degrees" they are speaking to an audience of commercial growers with a greenhouse, and indeed it might be optimal. But of course most plants did not evolve in a greenhouse (Florist Cyclamens kinda did, however), and I suspect one that does well at 60 degrees would do well outside right now in Raleigh, in the shade.
Anyway I hope our thread-starter will let us know what happens with the seeds. My idea is all theoretical, I have never started these from seed, or even grown them.
Here is a patch if C. hederifolium I have, I get volunteers in the garden.

Ok guys so I've got tubers forming! As much as I didn't want to, it seemed to be the most viable option so I just turned the temps in my dorm down with permission from my roommate and we tolerated 67 degrees for about 2 weeks.

I placed them on a thick wash towel to allow no light in and still keep them saturated and it seemed to do the trick. Of the 6 seeds I started, 5 have germinated and the tubers now have roots coming off of them. Keep in mind this is just the C. persicum. None of my C. coum have responded yet but I have a feeling they just need more time as the seeds are known for taking a while.

Anyhow thanks for all the suggestions and hopefully I will continue to be successful with cyclamen despite having less than optimal growing conditions!

What a great dorm room project! Do you have a nice window or a grow light for them now that they have sprouted?