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So I think this disproves it newyorkersedai Send a noteboard - 26/05/2010 08:49:55 PM
I've thought of this before, but would like someone to show me some evidence to counter or accept it, or generally provide a statement on what you think...

You're tied to a pole. You dream yourself into TAR. You Travel to the place where you've tied yourself i.e. you exit TAR using a gateway. You free yourself.

Is there anything that contradicts this? We know that you can channel and Travel in TAR.


The problem is saying that you dreamed yourself into TaR in the first place. When Eggy wants to go to Salidar, she doesn't know exactly where to go and wants to take advantage of TaR properties (specifically the ability to walk/run/gallop super-fast). Eggy changes the surroundings and steps into TaR - that's the mechanism for her first Traveling.

But if you've already dreamed yourself into TaR, there's no body to step through a gateway. And I can't believe your spirit could step through a gateway into the Seen World. And if your spirit self tried to channel through a TaR gateway into the Seen World, I think the flows would evaporate.

If your spirit self could do things to your physical body, then everyone would stop dating because it would be the ultimate form of masturbation (and perhaps, literal homosexuality). If these things were possible, I think TaR might be the real Super-Weapon in the WoT world, not balefire or CK or Compulsion. You could give yourself a haircut while you sleep!

For all we know, this is that "Book 4-6 Thing" that Sanderson was talking about - but it *seems* to be impossible.
This message last edited by newyorkersedai on 26/05/2010 at 10:29:32 PM
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Help me out with a TAR problem Sidious - 26/05/2010 08:10:07 PM 1440 Views
Re: Help me out with a TAR problem Datakim - 26/05/2010 08:28:34 PM 876 Views
No I don't mean that Sidious - 26/05/2010 08:37:27 PM 895 Views
Re: No I don't mean that darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 08:39:42 PM 760 Views
Re: No I don't mean that Sidious - 26/05/2010 08:52:22 PM 670 Views
I'm inclined to think the a'dam stops Dream Walking darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 09:26:20 PM 621 Views
Re: I'm inclined to think the a'dam stops Dream Walking Datakim - 26/05/2010 09:49:24 PM 603 Views
And it seems the woman wearing the bracelet has strange dreams too darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 10:54:26 PM 702 Views
Re: I'm inclined to think the a'dam stops Dream Walking HyogaRott - 27/05/2010 06:46:42 PM 600 Views
I think it would be the latter RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 07:11:17 PM 708 Views
I have a few mundane my reasons as to why Moghedien probably wouldn't and couldn't do that. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/05/2010 11:39:14 PM 627 Views
Re: I have a few mundane my reasons as to why Moghedien probably wouldn't and couldn't do that. Datakim - 26/05/2010 11:50:56 PM 587 Views
Re: I have a few mundane my reasons as to why Moghedien probably wouldn't and couldn't do that. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 12:06:55 AM 612 Views
Re: I have a few mundane my reasons as to why Moghedien probably wouldn't and couldn't do that. Datakim - 27/05/2010 12:21:53 AM 643 Views
Re: I have a few mundane my reasons as to why Moghedien probably wouldn't and couldn't do that. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 02:58:36 PM 659 Views
I disagree darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 03:21:05 PM 623 Views
Re: I disagree RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 07:08:41 PM 673 Views
If she could enter TAR she could drag an AS in with her, compell them and make them take it off darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 07:14:26 PM 712 Views
Re: If she could enter TAR she could drag an AS in with her, compell them and make them take it off RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 09:21:11 PM 814 Views
I think we are saying pretty much the same thing here darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 09:24:37 PM 647 Views
We are close to the same idea, but different in where we think her ability will stop. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 09:37:28 PM 644 Views
*nods* *NM* darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 11:29:10 PM 285 Views
But channelling is not a requirement to enter TAR BlackAdder - 27/05/2010 08:31:21 AM 589 Views
The a'dam affects things in Channelers other than the ability itself darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 01:58:34 PM 774 Views
I don't agree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 03:02:08 PM 649 Views
you are misreading me I think darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 03:11:50 PM 790 Views
Re: you are misreading me I think RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 06:30:29 PM 692 Views
Re: you are misreading me I think HyogaRott - 27/05/2010 06:42:36 PM 703 Views
That's the point. darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 06:57:35 PM 674 Views
Re: That's the point. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 07:10:25 PM 637 Views
Re: That's the point. darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 07:16:49 PM 633 Views
We may never know! RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 09:21:48 PM 673 Views
I would be very surprised if it came up in the books darius_sedai - 27/05/2010 09:25:29 PM 630 Views
Interesting idea. Datakim - 26/05/2010 09:38:04 PM 596 Views
Fascinating Idea #4 on this thread. Thanks, Sid! *NM* newyorkersedai - 26/05/2010 10:31:48 PM 304 Views
Channeler heal thyself Datakim - 26/05/2010 11:40:25 PM 719 Views
There may be a clue to this in the descriptions of astral projection in comics and psychic studies RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/05/2010 11:59:42 PM 659 Views
Re: Help me out with a TAR problem cmoorejr - 26/05/2010 08:35:49 PM 636 Views
Doesn't work entyti - 26/05/2010 08:37:40 PM 848 Views
we've seen this fail darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 08:38:06 PM 598 Views
I don't mean that Sidious - 26/05/2010 08:39:32 PM 590 Views
I'd say you either die or just wake up if you tried that darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 08:40:31 PM 597 Views
As far as I know... Etzel - 26/05/2010 08:38:36 PM 630 Views
This could work DomA - 26/05/2010 08:43:21 PM 812 Views
Thanks Sidious - 26/05/2010 08:51:17 PM 638 Views
Re: Thanks DomA - 26/05/2010 09:12:10 PM 600 Views
So I think this disproves it newyorkersedai - 26/05/2010 08:49:55 PM 884 Views
Is that really true? Sidious - 26/05/2010 08:53:45 PM 666 Views
Sid, I made some edits, but really nothing's certain. Look again, pls. *NM* newyorkersedai - 26/05/2010 08:55:30 PM 313 Views
I would generally agree with your edits Sidious - 26/05/2010 08:57:32 PM 629 Views
yes and no darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 09:31:53 PM 548 Views
Re: yes and no Datakim - 26/05/2010 09:55:46 PM 581 Views
5+ entries for "Book 4-6 Thing " now... Funny that we wrote slight variations simultaneously newyorkersedai - 26/05/2010 10:24:03 PM 577 Views
well Moghedien somehow managed to create a whole Body for Birgitte darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 10:36:45 PM 632 Views
Could Rahvin turn Rand into a fishman if he was just there in Spirit? newyorkersedai - 26/05/2010 10:19:05 PM 603 Views
And I agree with your response newyorkersedai - 26/05/2010 09:49:00 PM 603 Views
You have to enter TAR in the Flesh to leave it in the Flesh. krassos - 26/05/2010 10:06:02 PM 694 Views
Re: You have to enter TAR in the Flesh to leave it in the Flesh. darius_sedai - 26/05/2010 10:57:06 PM 593 Views
The short answer to Birgitte krassos - 27/05/2010 02:37:13 AM 598 Views
I think this is possible. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 26/05/2010 11:28:51 PM 647 Views
Dream gateway! Datakim - 27/05/2010 12:05:31 AM 593 Views
I think the problem is that you can only channel Spirit through your T'A'R form RugbyPlayingAshaman - 27/05/2010 03:05:13 PM 573 Views
if you dream yourself into T'A'R then you're just a creation of your own mind Jim - 27/05/2010 12:02:38 AM 549 Views
aren't we all? *NM* newyorkersedai - 27/05/2010 12:04:08 AM 262 Views
if that was true you couldn't die in T'A'R Foxhead - 27/05/2010 12:08:10 AM 565 Views
Why not? krassos - 27/05/2010 03:41:10 PM 705 Views
if it's just a creation of your mind? Foxhead - 27/05/2010 04:03:29 PM 638 Views
is it possible to Travel in T'A'R when dreaming? Foxhead - 27/05/2010 12:06:57 AM 587 Views
I don't think anybody has said this before... Fanatic-Templar - 27/05/2010 04:01:28 AM 679 Views
Your real body can only channel Spirit. Gher - 27/05/2010 05:25:08 AM 680 Views
Yes, but you need real One Power to affect the real world. Fanatic-Templar - 27/05/2010 06:46:21 AM 661 Views
Yes, I agree with that, but I was mostly just replying to your question about sleep-channeling. Gher - 27/05/2010 06:56:18 AM 582 Views
The only real situation we have to compare... Fanatic-Templar - 27/05/2010 06:59:51 AM 576 Views
That's a weird situation. Gher - 27/05/2010 07:09:21 AM 633 Views
Well, yes. The Birgitte situation can't be compared directly to Sidious' Fanatic-Templar - 27/05/2010 08:01:38 AM 637 Views
Re: The only real situation we have to compare... HyogaRott - 27/05/2010 07:11:45 PM 674 Views
If something that didn't exist before existed after... Fanatic-Templar - 27/05/2010 08:58:55 PM 617 Views
Re: If something that didn't exist before existed after... HyogaRott - 28/05/2010 02:09:01 PM 690 Views
Actually I don't think so.. darius_sedai - 28/05/2010 02:31:27 PM 580 Views
Plus, their ability to affect reality comes from the magic of the Horn of Valere. Fanatic-Templar - 28/05/2010 06:14:21 PM 512 Views
your dream self couldn't exit TAR... Onarishma - 27/05/2010 06:39:26 AM 636 Views
TAR constructs cannot leave it. fionwe1987 - 27/05/2010 04:57:12 PM 787 Views
Not just constructs ... anything reflected in TAR cannot leave it ... Shishka - 27/05/2010 10:05:37 PM 734 Views
Re: Help me out with a TAR problem HyogaRott - 27/05/2010 06:58:18 PM 581 Views
shucks everyone already thought of this... *NM* HyogaRott - 27/05/2010 07:08:50 PM 272 Views
problem solved... sort of? lummox - 28/05/2010 02:48:13 AM 705 Views
I agree with those saying that if you don't physically enter TAR... TaskmasterJack - 29/05/2010 09:32:40 PM 638 Views
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