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The "imperialism of consciousness" in God Emperor of Dune

In the SciFi book The God Emperor of Dune, near the end of the book Leto tells Moneo he knows what he fears. “Lord, if I lie … then I do not know it.” “That has the ring of truth. But I know ...
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In Dune, what does “gestalten” mean?

The title pretty much says it all. I cannot find it in the glossary. And being a native German speaker does not help either¹. The old woman studied Paul in one gestalten flicker: face oval like ...
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