The Bene Gesserit (from Latin: see the origin of the name) are a key social, religious and political force in Frank Herbert's science fiction universe of Dune. They are a secretive sisterhood who train their bodies and minds through years of physical and mental conditioning, attaining powers and abilities that can seem almost magical. Due to their secretive nature and misunderstood abilities, outsiders often call them witches. Trained at the Mother School on Wallach IX, and later headquartered at the hidden world known a ...

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• Bene Gesserit - Strategies and goals of the Bene Gesserit
• Bene Gesserit - Breeding program
• Bene Gesserit - Avoiding direct power
• Bene Gesserit - Missionaria Protectiva
• Bene Gesserit - The training of the Bene Gesserit
• Bene Gesserit - Training from childhood
• Bene Gesserit - Spice Agony
• Bene Gesserit - Bene Gesserit Government
• Bene Gesserit - The powers of the Bene Gesserit
• Bene Gesserit - Other Memory
• Bene Gesserit - The Voice
• Bene Gesserit - Petit perception
• Bene Gesserit - Truthsaying
• Bene Gesserit - Simulflow
• Bene Gesserit - Prana Bindu training and the Weirding Way
• Bene Gesserit - Internal Organic-Chemical Control
• Bene Gesserit - Considerable Sexual Talents
• Bene Gesserit - Weaknesses of the Bene Gesserit
• Bene Gesserit - Addiction to the melange
• Bene Gesserit - Abomination
• Bene Gesserit - The litany against fear
• Bene Gesserit - Appearance in prequel novels
• Bene Gesserit - Origin of the name
• Bene Gesserit - External link

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Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Strategies and goals of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Breeding program, Bene Gesserit - Avoiding direct power, Bene Gesserit - Missionaria Protectiva, Bene Gesserit - The training of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Training from childhood, Bene Gesserit - Spice Agony, Bene Gesserit - Bene Gesserit Government, Bene Gesserit - The powers of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Other Memory, Bene Gesserit - The Voice, Bene Gesserit - Petit perception, Bene Gesserit - Truthsaying, Bene Gesserit - Simulflow, Bene Gesserit - Prana Bindu training and the Weirding Way, Bene Gesserit - Internal Organic-Chemical Control, Bene Gesserit - Considerable Sexual Talents, Bene Gesserit - Weaknesses of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Addiction to the melange, Bene Gesserit - Abomination, Bene Gesserit - The litany against fear, Bene Gesserit - Appearance in prequel novels, Bene Gesserit - Origin of the name, Bene Gesserit - External link

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Bene Gesserit - Training from childhood. The Bene Gesserit begin training acolytes when they are very young, and those of preference they would begin training from birth. The younger a child becomes an acolyte, the more likely that child will become a Reverend Mother. The Bene Gesserit do train people at later ages, but only if they are supremely talented (e.g., the House Corrino leader Farad'n) or if they have already received similar training (e.g., the Honoured Matre M ...

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Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Strategies and goals of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Breeding program, Bene Gesserit - Avoiding direct power, Bene Gesserit - Missionaria Protectiva, Bene Gesserit - The training of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Training from childhood, Bene Gesserit - Spice Agony, Bene Gesserit - Bene Gesserit Government, Bene Gesserit - The powers of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Other Memory, Bene Gesserit - The Voice, Bene Gesserit - Petit perception, Bene Gesserit - Truthsaying, Bene Gesserit - Simulflow, Bene Gesserit - Prana Bindu training and the Weirding Way, Bene Gesserit - Internal Organic-Chemical Control, Bene Gesserit - Considerable Sexual Talents, Bene Gesserit - Weaknesses of the Bene Gesserit, Bene Gesserit - Addiction to the melange, Bene Gesserit - Abomination, Bene Gesserit - The litany against fear, Bene Gesserit - Appearance in prequel novels, Bene Gesserit - Origin of the name, Bene Gesserit - External link

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Arrakis, (derived from the Arabic name ar-raqiş, "the dancer.") later Rakis (known colloquially as "Dune") is a fictional desert planet featured in the Dune novels by Frank Herbert, where it is the home of the Fremen (Zensunni wanderers) and later, the Imperial Capital under Muad'Dib's Empire. Arrakis is the third planet orbiting the star Canopus, and it in turn is orbited by two moons, one of which has the image of the desert kangaroo-rat, Muad'Dib, on it; the other possessing the image of a human hand. It is a ...

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• Arrakis - Trivia

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The idea of a messiah or a Chosen one figure has long been an element in the genres of science fiction and fantasy, if not real-life religion. The remainder of this article contains many plot spoilers for many different stories. Discretion is advised regarding unfamiliar stories. Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira. The manga and 1988 anime-movie Akira features both the themes of a returning saviour, and sacrifice based on compassion – two very strong reccurent themes in me ...

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• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Army of Darkness
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Babylon 5
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Buffy
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Chrono Trigger
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Deep Impact
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Dune
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Fallout II
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Harry Potter
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Kingdom Hearts
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Legacy of Kain
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Lord of the Rings
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Marvel Comics
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Narnia
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sailor Moon
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Trek
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Wars
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sonic the Hedgehog
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Superman
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Terminator
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Warhammer 40000
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Wheel of Time
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Xenogears
• Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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The Wheel of Time (abbreviated tWoT or more commonly, WoT) is a bestselling fantasy book series written by Robert Jordan. It is known for the extreme density of its plot, the intricate detail of its imaginary world -- known as Randland by fans -- and lifelike complexity of relationships and interactions between characters, both individually and collectively. There are 11 books in the series so far. Books 8-11 have each reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and many of the books have been on the list at ...

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• The Wheel of Time - The premise
• The Wheel of Time - References and similarities
• The Wheel of Time - To other literature
• The Wheel of Time - To myth and legend
• The Wheel of Time - To our world
• The Wheel of Time - Fan opinion
• The Wheel of Time - Books in the series

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Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction. This situation is desperate for the Bene Gesserit as they find themselves the targets of the Honoured Matres, whose conquest of the Old Empire is almost complete. The Matres are seeking to assimilate the technology and developed methods of the Bene Gesserit, their "last enemy in the million planets" (i.e. the Old Empire before the Scattering). Given the strength and record of the Matres, the Bene Gesserit need a plan. In charge of this plan is Darwi Odrade, successor of Taraza. Her prescient visions show an unknown axeman stalking her--an ad ...

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Chapterhouse Dune, Chapterhouse Dune - Synopsis, Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction, Chapterhouse Dune - Body, Chapterhouse Dune - Conclusion, Chapterhouse Dune - Analysis, Chapterhouse Dune - A proper conclusion to the Dune saga?, Chapterhouse Dune - The old couple whom Duncan sees in the web

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Murbella is raised an Honoured Matre, and has above average superhuman abilities. Murbella - Heretics of Dune. When she tries to imprint (sexually condition) the young Bene Gesserit loyal Duncan Idaho Ghola she is confronted by the power the Tleilaxu have secretly built into him. His power is the male equivalent of the powers of the purely female Honoured Matres, so Murbella and Duncan Idaho become sexually addicted to one another. This addiction enables the Bene Gesserit to start her training. Mur ...

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Murbella, Murbella - Life, Murbella - Heretics of Dune, Murbella - Chapterhouse Dune, Murbella - Significance

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In the Legends of Dune trilogy Wallach was one of the Synchronized Worlds, and was given to Yorik Thurr after his defection from the human worlds. It was subsequently slagged by the fleet of the Butlerian Jihad during their systematic nuking of all the Synchronized Worlds. Later in the original series Wallach IX is the home of the Bene Gesserit Mother School. After the scattering and the Honored Matres destruction of Dune Wallach IX is "Chapterhouse Dune". The Bene Gesserit have realized how important Spice is to themselves, the Houses, and the universe. As Dune is being destroyed they sneak off Rakkis enough sandworms, and sandtro ...

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Wallach IX, Wallach IX - History, Wallach IX - Debate

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The central figure of the book is Paul Atreides, son and heir presumptive to Duke Leto Atreides, head of the House Atreides, and Leto's concubine, Jessica, a Bene Gesserit lady. The Bene Gesserit perform many functions in the Empire, as Truthsayers (human lie detectors), negotiators, advisors, and teachers, but all these functions serve one deeper purpose: they are selectively breeding humans trying to improve humanity. The goal of their breeding program is the Kwisatz Haderach, a human being who will be aware of both the female and male anc ...

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Dune novel, Dune novel - Synopsis, Dune novel - Setting, Dune novel - Themes, Dune novel - Historical parallels to Dune, Dune novel - Detailed synopsis, Dune novel - List of characters, Dune novel - House Atreides, Dune novel - House Harkonnen, Dune novel - House Corrino, Dune novel - Fremen, Dune novel - Awards

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Fremen - Culture. The Fremen are organized into sietches. Each sietch has a naib, whose word is law unless someone is willing to challenge him for leadership. The Fremen practice polygamy, apparently as a means of pinpointing male infertility. Each sietch has a sayyadina, a wise woman who serves as the acolyte of a Fremen Reverend Mother, comparable to a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother . ...

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Fremen, Fremen - Customs, Fremen - Culture, Fremen - Justice, Fremen - Combat, Fremen - Water Conservation, Fremen - Language, Fremen - Mythology

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The steersmen of the Spacing Guild depend upon melange for the heightened awareness and the prescient ability to see safe paths through space-time, allowing them to navigate the gigantic Guild Heighliners between planets. They exist literally within a cloud of melange in a tank; this extended exposure to it warps their bodies into a grotesque parody of a human fish. The Bene Gesserit use "spice essence", the toxic substance that can be converted to melange, for the ritual known as the Spice Agony, an ordeal in which an acolyte takes a ...

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Melange, Melange - Etymology, Melange - Origin, Melange - Use, Melange - Sources

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The Dune universe, set in the distant future of humanity, has a history that stretches tens of thousands of years and covers considerable changes in political, social, and religious structure and in technology. However, extant creative works set in the Dune universe are set in five different time periods: The Butlerian Jihad The Corrino-led Imperium The ascension of the Atreides The fall of the God Emperor The return from the Scattering and the coming of the Honored Matres See also:

Dune universe, Dune universe - Brief synopsis of Dune history, Dune universe - The Butlerian Jihad, Dune universe - The Corrino-led Imperium, Dune universe - The ascension of the Atreides, Dune universe - The Golden Path of the God Emperor, Dune universe - The return from the Scattering, Dune universe - The dating system of Dune, Dune universe - Artistic works in the Dune universe, Dune universe - The original series, Dune universe - First Prequel, Dune universe - Second Prequel, Dune universe - Other artistic works based in the Dune universe, Dune universe - ISBN numbers

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The Dune universe, set in the distant future of humanity, has a history that stretches tens of thousands of years and covers considerable changes in political, social, and religious structure and in technology. However, extant creative works set in the Dune universe are set in five different time periods: The Butlerian Jihad The Corrino-led Imperium The ascension of the Atreides The fall of the God Emperor The return from the Scattering and the coming of the Honored Matres Dune universe - The Butlerian Jihad< ...

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Dune universe, Dune universe - Brief synopsis of Dune history, Dune universe - The Butlerian Jihad, Dune universe - The Corrino-led Imperium, Dune universe - The ascension of the Atreides, Dune universe - The Golden Path of the God Emperor, Dune universe - The return from the Scattering, Dune universe - The dating system of Dune, Dune universe - Artistic works in the Dune universe, Dune universe - The original series, Dune universe - First Prequel, Dune universe - Second Prequel, Dune universe - Other artistic works based in the Dune universe, Dune universe - ISBN numbers

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According to Frank Herbert, the creator of the Dune Universe, mentats were created after The Butlerian Jihad, a huge war in which mankind destroyed all 'thinking machines'. It was then necessary for mankind to develop certain abilities 'naturally': computational abilities (mentats), an ability to navigate faster-than-light vessels (The Spacing Guild) and (some believed) abilities to guide humanity's development (the Bene Gesserit). According to Brian Herbert (Frank Herbert's son) and Kevin J. Anderson, the first mentat is created by t ...

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Mentat, Mentat - Mentats in the Dune books, Mentat - Origins of Mentats, Mentat - The Mentat Mantra

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The founder of the Bene Tleilax was a Master named Xuttuh. In the last two books, the core of the Tleilaxu is revealed: they are Zensufi, a distant offshoot of Buddhism and Sufism, and are organized along theistic lines. They have spent thousands of years concealing this fact, waiting for their ascendancy, which they believe to be occurring in Heretics of Dune. By the events of Chapterhouse: Dune, the Bene Tleilax had been all but eradicated...save for one Master, Scytale, presumedly a ghola of the original Scytale of See also:

Bene Tleilax, Bene Tleilax - Bene Tleilax Histories, Bene Tleilax - Bene Tleilax Technologies, Bene Tleilax - Ghola, Bene Tleilax - Axlotl Tank, Bene Tleilax - Face Dancer, Bene Tleilax - Tleilax Master

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Being a mentat can be a profession in itself, or the discipline can be added to other roles. In Dune, Paul Atreides is trained to become a mentat duke; in Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune, Miles Teg is a mentat bashar, or general, who is the most formidable military commander in the known universe. It's also possible to vary the discipline: In Dune, the Tleilaxu create 'twisted mentats' for the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Piter de Vries being the most notable example), the purpose of which is a sociopat ...

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Mentat, Mentat - Mentats in the Dune books, Mentat - Origins of Mentats, Mentat - The Mentat Mantra

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Chapterhouse Dune - A proper conclusion to the Dune saga?. Chapter House: Dune ends on a cliffhanger. What happens to the escaped ship? Does Murbella successfully manage to merge the Honoured Matres and Bene Gesserit? What role will Scytale play in the future? What precisely are Duncan Idaho's new powers, or Teg's? How will Teg develop? Who chased the Honoured Matres back to the old Empire and what will they do when they get to the Old Empire? What role will the Jews play? Who are the g ...

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Chapterhouse Dune, Chapterhouse Dune - Synopsis, Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction, Chapterhouse Dune - Body, Chapterhouse Dune - Conclusion, Chapterhouse Dune - Analysis, Chapterhouse Dune - A proper conclusion to the Dune saga?, Chapterhouse Dune - The old couple whom Duncan sees in the web

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The concept of the messiah is central to the Dune series of books by Frank Herbert. The main character in Dune is Paul Atreides (titled Muad'Dib), the Mahdi of the Fremen people and the Kwisatz Haderach (also a messianic figure) of the Bene Gesserit order. The Bene Gesserit have abilities beyond that of normal humans, and the Kwisatz Haderach even more so, to the point of extreme prescience. Seeing mankind's future annihilation in almost all possible circumstances, Muad'Dib's foresight both allows and forces him to take over the galac ...

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Messiahs in fiction and fantasy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Akira, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Army of Darkness, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Babylon 5, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Buffy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Chrono Trigger, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Deep Impact, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Dune, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Fallout II, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Harry Potter, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Kingdom Hearts, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Legacy of Kain, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Lord of the Rings, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Marvel Comics, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Narnia, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sailor Moon, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Trek, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Star Wars, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Sonic the Hedgehog, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Superman, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - The Terminator, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Warhammer 40000, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Wheel of Time, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Xenogears, Messiahs in fiction and fantasy - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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The characters are listed by primary allegiances. In some cases these allegiances change or reveal themselves to be different in the course of the novels. Dune novel - House Atreides. Duke Leto Atreides, leader of House Atreides Lady Jessica, Bene Gesserit and concubine of the Duke. Mother of Paul and Alia Paul Atreides, the Duke's only son Alia Atreides, Paul's younger sister Thufir Hawat, mentat and Master of Assassins to House Atreides Gurney Halleck, s ...

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Dune novel, Dune novel - Synopsis, Dune novel - Setting, Dune novel - Themes, Dune novel - Historical parallels to Dune, Dune novel - Detailed synopsis, Dune novel - List of characters, Dune novel - House Atreides, Dune novel - House Harkonnen, Dune novel - House Corrino, Dune novel - Fremen, Dune novel - Awards

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