1.0Occultural Contexthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/occulturalcontextJason Winsladehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/occulturalcontext/author/jwinslade/Occulture of Dune: Part Onerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3vfZgsSZUp"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/occulturalcontext/2024/04/occulture-of-dune-part-one/">Occulture of Dune: Part One</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/occulturalcontext/2024/04/occulture-of-dune-part-one/embed/#?secret=3vfZgsSZUp" width="600" height="338" title="“Occulture of Dune: Part One” — Occultural Context" data-secret="3vfZgsSZUp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/1384/2024/04/Dune-Two-022324-565003af9eb64d159f60c2c51e4b48e5.jpg15001000Dune is a prominent part of countercultural and occultural history. While Villeneuve's adaptation merely hints at the religious and occult aspects of the novel, any fans of the novel series are familiar with just how strange Herbert's imagination could get.