The Dune Universe is a universe of wonder. A universe of strange and powerful forces. And a universe of paradoxes ungraspable by most. There are deep secrets woven into the fabric of their reality. There are some who have the power to see through time, some who can perhaps even move through it. There are those gifted with the power to hear a lie and know or hear the truth and know it is the truth. There are many humans that possess what seem to be superhuman powers in Dune but can any of it be called magic?

The official google definition of the word “magic” is as follows: the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces. Now there are certainly powers in Dune that are considered “Mysterious” though most of them are not mysterious to those who wield those powers, but can we rightly called the powers “supernatural”. Here is where it becomes a better distinction appears, according to the definition of the word something is considered supernatural when it is quote, attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature. This means that in order to determine whether or not the powers in Dune are Magic, we have to figure out whether they are understood scientifically within the Dune universe or whether they are attributed to higher forces beyond science. Immediately when reading these definitions this quote from the first book appears bright in my mind.

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic. Upon reading the quote for the first time in Frank Herbert's Dune book it’s easy to assume that Frank Herbert is confirming the existence of magic in his universe. But when the whole series is considered, specifically the second book Dune messiah, then that assumption is less warranted. According to the book Dune this quote is from “THE SAYINGS OF MUAD’DIB” One of the books that the princess Irulan wrote about paul. This means that this is something that Paul must have said in Irulan’s presence, remember paul was trained by one of the most Gifted Bene Gesserit witches of all time. The Bene Gesserit never did anything without layered intent. We know from Dune messiah that Paul constantly projected the mystique of godlike power. Though he understood the complexities of his prescient power, it was impossible to relay in words. He often spoke mystically as a way to communicate more esoteric concepts. But the mystical way of speaking never fully reflected the truth.

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