Chapter 21
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 11:08
The assumption that humans exist within an essentially impermanent universe,
taken as an operational precept, demands that the intellect become a totally
aware balancing instrument. But the intellect cannot react thus without
involving the entire organism. Such an organism may be recognized by its
burning, driving behavior. And thus it is with a society treated as organism.
But here we encounter an old inertia. Societies move to the goading of ancient,
reactive impulses. They demand permanence. Any attempt to display the universe
of impermanence arouses rejection patterns, fear, anger, and despair. Then how
do we explain the acceptance of prescience? Simply: the giver of prescient
visions, because he speaks of an absolute (permanent) realization, may be
greeted with joy by humankind even while predicting the most dire events.
-The Book of Leto, After Harq al-Ada
Alia is meeting with Idaho, whom she had to call back from Tabr, and Irulan. The Fremen tribes of letter signed by all the naibs stating they want Jessica reinstated into the Council. Alia believes The Preacher has gone off-planet. Idaho wonders how The Preacher knew Paul's secret sign to summon him, he warns Alia to be careful, half the planet believes he's Paul. Alia believes Jessica is plotting against her. They decide the Guild wouldn't openly act against them but would secretly help their enemies. The Sisterhood would act through the Landsraad. Idaho points out that CHOAM has had high activity trading in accountants, obviously to hide spice stockpiles. They most likely are trying to break the spice monopoly by starting the cycle on another planet but Irulan assures them it's not Salusa Secundus. Duncan can tell by the way Alia acts that she is possessed and under some ancestor's control. Alia is paranoid that there will be an assassination attempt on her but Duncan secretly believes it is the twins who are in danger. Duncan has a vision of the twins crouched in rocks being raked by giant claws. He warns Alia to have all imports of live animals stopped.
taken as an operational precept, demands that the intellect become a totally
aware balancing instrument. But the intellect cannot react thus without
involving the entire organism. Such an organism may be recognized by its
burning, driving behavior. And thus it is with a society treated as organism.
But here we encounter an old inertia. Societies move to the goading of ancient,
reactive impulses. They demand permanence. Any attempt to display the universe
of impermanence arouses rejection patterns, fear, anger, and despair. Then how
do we explain the acceptance of prescience? Simply: the giver of prescient
visions, because he speaks of an absolute (permanent) realization, may be
greeted with joy by humankind even while predicting the most dire events.
-The Book of Leto, After Harq al-Ada
Alia is meeting with Idaho, whom she had to call back from Tabr, and Irulan. The Fremen tribes of letter signed by all the naibs stating they want Jessica reinstated into the Council. Alia believes The Preacher has gone off-planet. Idaho wonders how The Preacher knew Paul's secret sign to summon him, he warns Alia to be careful, half the planet believes he's Paul. Alia believes Jessica is plotting against her. They decide the Guild wouldn't openly act against them but would secretly help their enemies. The Sisterhood would act through the Landsraad. Idaho points out that CHOAM has had high activity trading in accountants, obviously to hide spice stockpiles. They most likely are trying to break the spice monopoly by starting the cycle on another planet but Irulan assures them it's not Salusa Secundus. Duncan can tell by the way Alia acts that she is possessed and under some ancestor's control. Alia is paranoid that there will be an assassination attempt on her but Duncan secretly believes it is the twins who are in danger. Duncan has a vision of the twins crouched in rocks being raked by giant claws. He warns Alia to have all imports of live animals stopped.