Friday, 4 December 2020

The Voice That Spoke As Never Man Spake

John 7:46.

"...the Voice that spoke as never man spake, has sounded again in our lower ways..."
-Annie Besant, quoted in Mary Lutyens, Krishnamurti, The Years Of Awakening (London, 1975), 26, p. 224.
 
The Preacher speaks:
 
"'Blasphemers and idolaters! All of you! The religion of Muad'Dib is not Muad'Dib. He spurns it as he spurns you! Sand will cover this place. Sand will cover you.'"
-Frank Herbert, Children Of Dune (New York, 1977), p. 41.
 
One of his hearers:
 
"'Is that Muad'Dib come back to us?'" (ibid.)
 
Jaan speaks:
 
"'They shall return. I, in whom lives the mind of Caruith, pledge this, if we will make our world ready to receive them...
"'Like one who spoke upon Mother Terra, long after Caruith but long before Jaan, I bring you not peace but a sword.'"

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

I've also thought of certain parts of the OT prophets, such as Amos and his denunciations, among other things, of those "cows of Bashan." Idolatry, apostasy, and injustice were condemned by the Prophets.

Ad astra! Sean