Dune Prophecy: Faith, Purpose & Action Wins
The Dune books and movies are works of art. An incredible universe filled with intrigue, lessons and wisdom. How to get power and how to keep it. But most important is the philosophy & lessons on growth.
The HBO series prequel Dune Prophecy exemplifies all of this. It revolves around the growth of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood and Corrino royal family and the great noble houses in a great galactic empire. So much plotting. But the philosophical underpinnings & lessons that Dune is known for is found throughout.
There were some really good insights relevant to all of our lives. Comments like:
“True strength isn’t always something you see from the outside.” Or “A focused mind is your greatest protector.”
But one observation that stood out to me as said by the Mother Superior: “Crisis, survival, advancement. We found Adversity is the key to change. Sometimes misfortunes are the sails that take us to the shores we are meant to be on.”
I feel this lesson was one I’ve lived and experienced in 2001, 2013, 2020 especially, 2023 and 2024. Searing challenges & hardship that nearly broke me. But I survived, I learned and I grew. Pain leads to growth. Immense pain leads to immense growth.
“Each man must face their own conscience and his own testing.” I’ve learned to face the tiger directly. You can’t hide. As the Mother Superior said: “Adversity always lies in the path of advancement. Most would run from it, I will walk through it.”
There is even commentary that seems incredibly apt for our present disorder in Western Society and geopolitics. Emperor Corrino in a speech states: “Those whose actions seek to destroy the social order have always warranted a swift response. Now more than ever we need to defend our values with ferocity and pride.”
I could not help but think of the grave threat we face right now from external enemies like China, Russia, Iran and extremist Islamicists and internal enemies like the mass of criminals, leftist and right extremists and the apathy of the general public. “There are predators in our midst.”
Our political & business elites' greed, our weakness, the lack of intellectual and moral courage have led to barbarians at our gates and in our gates, threatening everything our great Western Civilization stands for. The great reckoning is coming. It’s probably here now.
I’ll repeat this again. “Now more than ever, we need to defend our values with ferocity and pride.” As was stated in the series: “We’re in a time of crisis and sacrifices need to be made.” Only then will we be able to defeat our enemies internal and external so we can get our civilization back on the path of greatness.