Dune - Frank Herbert

“The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”

Written in 1965 is a story that could possibly unfold in our world today, a journey that transcends human imagination and yet stays true to our most basic tendencies. Our internal default to turn to faith in times of struggle and the dangers of placing this faith in the wrong hands. Questioning our reliance on artificial intelligence, numbing our minds by overstimulation in an attempt to avoid that journey inwards.

Centred around an Imperium that hinges on the existence and trade of the spice Melange, precious enough to wage war for, enough to oppress a planet and it’s people for centuries. 

As we follow Paul Atreides and the glimpses of the future he sees etched for himself on the sands of the desert planet Arrakis, we question if there truly is any way to avoid our destiny.

“…his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn.”

As mother and son make their way through the desert, do they follow the path laid out for them?

“Survival is the ability to swim in strange water.”

The Bene Gesserit School, with their centuries of planning, watch from the sidelines as their future and all their attempts to control it rest in the hands of the Atreides heir. 

Unbeknownst to you, you will find yourself ruminating over the many quotable revelations of life in this book. At every turn an engrossing quest for terrible purpose awaits you.