They aren't mutually exclusive either. For that matter, they don't exclude other theories; Rand could die, go to Tel'aran'rhiod, and then be brought back to Moridins body through the agency of Nynaeve, possibly informed and/or assisted by Elayne. But Rand in a new body has been foreshadowed too many times in too many ways for me to believe it's just a red herring Jordan threw out because he knew people would go fishing. The same can be said to a great degree about Nynaeve healing him, but, once again, the two aren't mutually exclusive, and the scenario I used to illustrate that is just one of many possible ones.
If I have to pick just one, I'll go with body swap if only because it seems like an open question how much longer Rand could survive in his current body even if Tarmon Gaidon never came, though it would also allow him the only shot at the return to obscurity he craves. It's hard to keep a low profile when there are pictures of you fighting the devil in the sky floating around an entire continent. Faking your own death is one thing; Rand needs a plastic surgeon, or a Mask of Mirrors that can survive a handshake.
If I have to pick just one, I'll go with body swap if only because it seems like an open question how much longer Rand could survive in his current body even if Tarmon Gaidon never came, though it would also allow him the only shot at the return to obscurity he craves. It's hard to keep a low profile when there are pictures of you fighting the devil in the sky floating around an entire continent. Faking your own death is one thing; Rand needs a plastic surgeon, or a Mask of Mirrors that can survive a handshake.
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attn: Etzel re: theories on the fulfillment of Rand's death prophecies
12/10/2010 12:35:42 AM
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Horn Double Death
12/10/2010 05:30:47 AM
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If he dies when called by the Horn...
12/10/2010 05:34:56 AM
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Re: If he dies when called by the Horn...
12/10/2010 05:53:53 AM
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Re: If he dies when called by the Horn...
12/10/2010 05:55:28 AM
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There's also the "ripped from TAR after death" theory, ala Birgitte (re how Rand lives again).
12/10/2010 04:37:26 PM
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That be my theory
12/10/2010 04:45:55 PM
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and from all other people
12/10/2010 05:33:45 PM
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And your point is? *NM*
12/10/2010 05:35:35 PM
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It's not specifically your theory. or a theory that you thought of first..... *NM*
13/10/2010 04:32:48 PM
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Nobody said I thought of it first.
13/10/2010 04:36:45 PM
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Think of it this way, Emma...
13/10/2010 06:00:11 PM
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Re: Think of it this way, Emma... *NM*
13/10/2010 06:26:09 PM
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Some more thoughts ...
12/10/2010 05:03:58 PM
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I don't think it is necessary that Rand be a public figure as Elayne's husband.
12/10/2010 05:08:10 PM
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It's not that I think it's necessary, per se ...
12/10/2010 05:44:03 PM
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On that particular point...
12/10/2010 06:05:59 PM
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That's reasonable speculation, I think ...
12/10/2010 07:58:23 PM
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I don't know that Egwene's lack of recognition necessarily means anything...
12/10/2010 08:07:11 PM
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Yep, I agree ...
12/10/2010 09:18:57 PM
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I'm not so sure the 'blood on the rocks' isn't a red herring any more.
13/10/2010 06:23:18 PM
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By the way ...
12/10/2010 10:07:49 PM
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Body swap or Nynaeve heal seem the best bets to me.
14/10/2010 04:42:16 PM
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