Serving, Educating, and Evolving Humanity
“Beginnings are such delicate times.” – Frank Herbert, Dune
What would it take for an organization to last 20,000 years?
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Areas of Influence
From the Dune novels the Bene Gesserit were widely influential in many areas of society. The idea is to start incubators for the achievable areas where like-minded humans get together and explore the possibility of making a positive impact on humanity at a personal, local, and worldwide level.
Religion
The Bene Gesserit were the official organization behind the Orange Catholic Bible, the main religious text of the empire.
Education
The Bene Gesserit educated many people and entities in the Empire. With or without their consent.
Physical
Being able to control even involuntary bodily functions, the Bene Gesserit do prana-bindu and martial arts training.
Truth Saying
The ability to determine if someone is lying made the Bene Gesserit popular among the ruling class as advisors and participants in important negotiations.
Breeding Program
Selective breeding ensured the continued influence of the organization as well as the preservation of desired traits. Used as a tool to extend influence of the organization to control the throne of the Empire.
Superhuman Abilities
The ability to sense even no-ships and telepathic abilities was explored in the later books.