Dune Ring and Pendant
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In the book “Dune” the author Frank Herbert, describes the rise of the Messiah 8000 years from now. Herbert, who studied among other subjects ecology, psychology and eastern philosophies, created a reliable world that describes in minute detail the rise of “qwitzat haderach” – the messiah (qfitzat haderech is an ancient kabalistic term that describes the ability to be in two places at once). The whole book is interwoven with wisdom that can serve the enlightened reader in his personal growth.
The process and change that the book’s’ hero, Paul Atreides, goes through is in fact a process of enlightenment and divine consciousness, and the recognition of our higher self that exists within us all.
One of the lines in the book is: “That which submits rules”. This short sentence holds the secret of true human enlightenment. All the cosmic forms are creative expressions of one force. All the mystical traditions say that one can experience cosmic unity through various exercises, by which the practitioner gradually eliminates his false identity (self) and his connection to the material world. In the end, the practitioner is able to fully experience the whole cosmos every single moment. When this is achieved the higher self is awakened.
Kwizatz Haderach
The hero of the book, Paul Muad dib serves as an example of a new kind of human being, who is transformed and unites his consciousness with the greater cosmic purpose.
This transformation is achieved when the hero drinks the “Water of life”. The author describes the hero as the “Kwizatz Haderach” a man who is able to look beyond the masculine and feminine limitations and aspects of creation. To seek unity with the “One” and to look beyond the process of creation itself to within the great void.
Is Dune a Prophetic Novel?
In depth reading of the book raises the question: is Dune a prophetic novel?
The book was written in the early 1960s. The book is dedicated to: “Those whose actions differ from the realm of ideas to the kingdom of solid reality. To the ecologists of the desert plains, whoever they may be, in each generation, to them I dedicate this experiment in predicting the future with humility and admiration”.
At the writing of this book, the two main superpowers of the world were the U.S.S.R and the U.S.A. Frank Herbert focused on the future and saw the rising power of the Jihad and Islamic extremism. The book is full of Muslim terms. The hero of the book is called the “Mahdi” – the Muslim Messiah.
The defeated Caesar is called “Shaddam”. The world in which the battle takes place is called “Arrakis”. The battle is for the control of the “Spice m’lange”. Now just change the name “Shaddam” to “Saddam”, “Arrakis” to “Iraq” and the “Spice M’lange” to “oil”…
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