Is Paul the Mahdi?
I gave the book to my son for Christmas
I have not read it
But I have seen the movie

The author said
It is a warning against heroes
Paul does have powers, precognitive dreams
Which is why you should not trust him
As your Messiah

They call Dune philo- Islamic
The desert. Tribes. Colonization. The Mahdi.
Occultation
He doesn't die. He goes into hiding.

I admire the story of Khadijah
The way she helps Mohammed
When I become psychotic
I am mostly on my own

Once and Future appeals to me
Hiding
Waiting
Meditating

      The desert meets the Sea.

                       We.