Prophecy that by its very nature cannot be denied a major philosophical and psychological force dunng the melange dominated age of the Atreides dynasty Originating in the Terran concept of fate or predestination and continuing through Zensunm and Bene Gessent philosophies ijaz became a self fulfilling prophecy itself It was made undeniable and immutable in part by the collec nve belief in its reality and potency Moreover, the visions of the future provided by me lange and by the Ceremony of the Seed offered partial and clouded extrapolations, reinforcing the belief that there were in fact inviolate prophecies and unalterable future paths The devastating wounds of ijaz opened time and time again by the melange, finally destroyed the Atreides and brought about, indirectly, the Starvation and the Scattering With the breeding of Siona Atreides by Leto II and Duncan-the Last by the Bene Teleilax Leto II hoped to introduce chance to sentient beings, bnnging their conscious nesses into harmony with the nature of existence Leto planned to resolve a debate between fate and tree will that had been belabored for over 20 000 jears Through Leto n's death and the Siona Duncan union, some think actual freedom was introduced for the first time, and the destruction of ijaz brought humanity into a true harmony with the chaos of the universe IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATION The history of the Imperial administration began with the Treaty of Comn, which first determined the relationship between the Landsraad and the new emperor The first Imperial house, House IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATION 333 IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATION Cornno of Salusa Secundus, had a limited understanding of the difficulties and potentials of ruling an empire especially one which would come to include all die inhabit ed planets Ignorance of what the normal state considered the ordinary characteristics of government explains the relative simplici ty of the Treaty of Comn The treaty did, however, provide the emperor with