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Actually, I wanted to write a conceptual text for this picture, but I changed my mind and don't want anything anymore. Let it remain here for history. This is a direct quote from Children of Dune.
Update. Something in this art makes me proud of myself XD
Empathy and Dune
Cognitive and affective empathy are two independent but closely related processes, supported by different (albeit overlapping) brain structures. A cognitive empath can effectively read and analyze another person's emotions, but does not actually experience them, and can use this understanding for manipulation. An affective empath, on the contrary, internalizes the feelings of others and lives through them personally. In particularly strong affective empaths, this can be interpreted as smth very close to "voices in the head".
If we look at the world of Dune through this lens, the Harkonnens at their best (the Baron, Lady Jessica, Feyd and Rabban) can be interpreted as powerful cognitive empaths (of varying degrees of strength), while the Atreides - as affective ones (Duke Leto). These are not just different personality types, but two halves of a single gift that, in its ideal, holistic form, should be unified.
Their children and grandchildren - all of them are potentially holistic, integrated empaths, capable of both feeling and understanding simultaneously. But the first generation of this merging was deeply traumatized. These are empaths forced to suppress their affective side with their cognitive one, simply to survive.
If a child-empath grew up in a toxic and traumatic environment, if they did not feel that they received unconditional love, they become vulnerable to an endless, incessant stream of traumatizing emotions. This does not pass without a trace - it directly affects the formation of their personality, prevents a healthy sense of self from forming, and leads to the emergence of those very "voices in the head". These are the voices of parents, ancestors, and all those who, on a subconscious level, considered the child themselves an "Abomination" - or simply always "not good enough, not the ideal project".
And here for me lies the main tragedy of Alia. You may of course disagree with me, but I am convinced: Lady Jessica turned out to be a far more critical factor in the formation of Alia's personality than her pedophile grandfather. It was the mother who should have been the source of unconditional love and validation. But when Alia said she was a monster because she saw how others feared her, Jessica did not give her that necessary, sharp, and unequivocal reaction of refutation. Another close woman, Harah, gave that reaction, but it was not enough. This vacuum creates a heavy, vicious circle for the empath: over time, they get used to the thought that whatever they do, however hard they try, in the eyes of others they will forever remain an "Abomination".
This is exactly what causes dissociation. Without receiving validation of their value from outside, the empath, in order to protect themselves from unbearable pain, separates their cognitive part from the affective one. They build up the cognitive armor more and more, hiding from the emotions of others as from blows. Eventually, the holistic empath collapses and buries the affective part inside. This does not make their life happy, but at least makes it bearable for existence without a constant desire to off themselves.
On the other hand, the example of Ghanima and Leto shows that even a small pocket of safety and the presence of a loving person can counteract a toxic environment and guide a traumatized empathic child back towards wholeness. That very moment under the influence of the external poison-trigger in the desert and the subsequent catharsis - it is literally a moment of reassembling oneself. The voices in the head fall into order. The affective part no longer drowns in the pain of others, and the cognitive part stands guard over it, transforming from a weapon into a shield. And this achieved wholeness allows a person to feel like a god.
P.S. I want to express my immense gratitude to everyone who walked this path of personal awareness together with me - who did not judge me, did not speak of depravity, but discussed or simply silently observed. This has been an incredible journey for me and now I feel myself much much better.
Make Arrakis green again
When I live alone, all the walls of my apartment will be covered in Dune murals I swear
The Kwisatz Haderach knows where he is at all times.
He knows this because he knows where he isn't.
Thinking about Dune and aging. Take the Baron and his taste for young slave boys, the way he grooms Feyd to replace him and how he revels in his eventual occupation of Alia's body.
Add to this the fact that Alia is noted by Jessica to have stopped her aging entirely despite only being in her 20s, leaving her looking like a teenager.
Meanwhile, the Preacher is described as looking like an old man despite the fact Paul would only be in his 40s, with a potential lifespan of well over a hundred years. Is this a testament to his self-effacement or another form of pantomime? Perhaps he feels old and thus he makes himself appear so
It seems possible that it all traces back to desire. Youth is beauty, which begets lust, which gives power. This is the root of all evil. God's must not want, and they must not want to be wanted either
hilly sometimes I feel like you and contrapoints would have the most amazing blunt sesh
A Messiah who didn't want to be God. A God's Sister who didn't want to be the God's Sister (both just wanted a quiet life and quiet love). And only the God's Son (who, by the way, looked like a boy) fed on the adoration of thousands of women. Father, Son, and Husband in one person - the Trinity. Pretty sweet deal, I gotta say! 😂😂
P.S. By the way, both brother and sister were drawn to death because the did not accept the fate the world want them to accept - one withered away and aged, the other ' became bulged, plumped.' Conclusion: suicidal tendencies can manifest in different ways; power destroys those who aren't ready for it and are afraid to take responsibility.
P.S.P.S. thank you for your thoughts, your analysis is awesome♥️
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
I just want to save him - I need everything. The entire world.
Who did the baron possess in the 3rd part of the Dune movie?
Paul
Alia
Jessica
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Alia of Sadness. Who says angry and hatred are ugly?
I'm stuck working 24/7, while he's living the life I can only dream of. quick sketch.
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Belladonna of Sadness (1973) dir. Eiichi Yamamoto
Привет. Просто хочу поблагодарить за ваши иллюстрации по дюне, они не просто великолепны, они отзываются во мне, как что-то очень и очень личное. Возможно это неправильно, так говорить, и я за это извиняюсь (потому что это ваш опыт и ваши эмоции, вложенные в эти иллюстрации), но ваши работы помогли - и помогают мне - в очень тяжёлый период жизни.
Ваши посты кажутся мне близкими тоже, в том числе, рассуждения о желании жить и любви к жизни как таковой; спасибо и за то, что вы из числа тех немногих художников, что рисуют Владимира без излишней карикатуризации.
Наверное, странно прозвучит, но барон мне искренне симпатичен, а ваше видение искренне прекрасно. Мне бы хотелось пообщаться и с вами лично, но, наверное, это будет уже слишком наглым вторжением в вашу личную жизнь. Извините за такой сумбурный текст. Вы и ваше творчество прекрасны.
Это лучший отзыв, который я только могла получить! Если вы напишете мне в личку, я могу вам дать мой тг-аккаунт) К сожалению, я сейчас очень активно работаю, поэтому на рисование времени почти не остаётся. Однако я всегда рада общению!
Welcome to my schizo paradise
I know there have already been a lot of memes on this topic, but here I just couldn’t pass by such a colorful reference, I swear.
