The Bene Gesserit end goal is to breed their Kwisatz Haderach, a male who can accurately see the future and therefore safely lead the human race. They also want this Kwisatz Haderach to be under the control of the Bene Gesserit. The BG themselves can see parts of the future, enough to create "prophecies" with some accuracy.

2021年8月2日 · "The witch sisterhood, or class that Paul's mother belonged to are called Bene Gesserit. The phrase in Arabic means "Sons of the Island/Peninsula". The Arabian peninsula is often called "Al Jazirah" (The Peninsula). Also, the term "Beni" can mean descent from, or a village/town originally inhabited by a tribe/clan.

In all seriousness, there are clear through lines from Herbert's Bene Gesserit to both the Jedi and the Aes Sedai. Although for Jordan's work (for those familiar with it) there is also a strong direct linkage to the Arthurian Legend and Morgana Le Fay, which Herbert too, noted as an inspiration for the Bene Gesserit.

2021年11月3日 · As Frank Herbert says, "The Bene Gesserit, who privately denied they were a religious order, but who operated behind an almost impenetrable screen of ritual mysticism, and whose training, whose symbolism, organization, and internal teaching methods were almost wholly religious."

The Bene Gesserit fear bringing an unexpected or imperfect Kwisatz Haderach into their fold. The BG can control every cellular function of their bodies, and so can choose the sex of their baby. They have females, because those females can then go on to have children, and ensure that they are also female.

In "Dune," the Bene Gesserit had planted prophecies of a messianic figure among the Fremen, the native inhabitants of Arrakis. This was done to ensure that if a Bene Gesserit ever found herself stranded or in trouble on Arrakis, she could use …

2020年5月23日 · The Bene Gesserit program had as its target the breeding of a person they labeled “Kwisatz Haderach,” a term signifying “one who can be many places at once.” In simpler terms, what they sought was a human with mental powers permitting him to understand and use higher order dimensions.

2024年3月16日 · Bene Gesserit - only of the options that have shown some ability to adapt to new circumstances. Also, the only ones with a real long-term plan. Arrogance and other bad qualities, definitely but BG were the only ones that actually came even close to reaching their objective. On top of it, there were no splinter groups publicly visible of Bene ...

2024年4月26日 · To add to everyone, I want to point out that the Imperial family, the Bene Gesserit, and the Spacing Guild have been maintaining a status quo for ten millenia. We know that the BG can control the gender of their children, and we know for sure that there are male Corrino's whose mothers were BG or had BG wives.

2021年12月22日 · The Bene Gesserit were largely political in nature, despite their combat training. They were manipulators, king-makers, and keepers of secrets. I would opt for a CHA caster if possible for high innate scores in persuasion, intimidation, and perception, although from the non-CHA casters, an Enchanter wizard would probably be best (especially ...