I've just finished my re-read of WH and I don't see how circles made of men and women can be as effective as they seemed to be during the cleansing. When two women link, their strength is almost added together, but a link between a man and a woman can't make either of them any stronger, can it? I mean, they each work with a different half of the Power, and Saidin and Saidar still have to be weaved seperately.
Including the men in the circle only prevented the men from channeling whenever they spotted something (as evidenced by Hopwil's encounter with Halima/Aran'gar). Had I been Cadsuane, I'd have had the women link among themselves while Flinn and Hopwil just tag along (Narishma, of course, would have to be in a circle to make Callandor safe to use).
For another thing, how can a mixed gender circle even work when it requires somebody to channel a completely foreign half of the Power? I recall somebody (I think it was Elayne) saying that seeing what you were weaving was essential. So how can a man weave saidar (or a woman weave saidin) when they can not see the flows?
Did RJ ever give some sort of explanation for this?
Including the men in the circle only prevented the men from channeling whenever they spotted something (as evidenced by Hopwil's encounter with Halima/Aran'gar). Had I been Cadsuane, I'd have had the women link among themselves while Flinn and Hopwil just tag along (Narishma, of course, would have to be in a circle to make Callandor safe to use).
For another thing, how can a mixed gender circle even work when it requires somebody to channel a completely foreign half of the Power? I recall somebody (I think it was Elayne) saying that seeing what you were weaving was essential. So how can a man weave saidar (or a woman weave saidin) when they can not see the flows?
Did RJ ever give some sort of explanation for this?
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This message last edited by whoohtown on 25/09/2009 at 10:38:43 PM
Male/Female circles
25/09/2009 09:33:38 PM
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Yes; somewhat.
25/09/2009 10:57:35 PM
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Re: Yes; somewhat.
26/09/2009 06:19:45 AM
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Why would saidar surprise him?
26/09/2009 03:40:23 PM
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Re: Why would saidar surprise him?
26/09/2009 06:34:04 PM
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He thought they were Aes Sedai who could not channel?
26/09/2009 07:02:42 PM
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He did not know they were Aes Sedai until after the mixed weave struck his warding.
26/09/2009 10:13:10 PM
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right...
26/09/2009 02:56:26 PM
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Re: right...
26/09/2009 07:49:21 PM
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Agreed, plus some numbers ...
28/09/2009 07:50:54 PM
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I don't agree with some of this
28/09/2009 09:37:13 PM
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Re: I don't agree with some of this
29/09/2009 02:39:46 PM
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Re: I don't agree with some of this
29/09/2009 06:07:56 PM
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Re: I don't agree with some of this
29/09/2009 07:00:28 PM
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Re: I don't agree with some of this
29/09/2009 08:25:19 PM
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I understand what you're saying ...
30/09/2009 04:04:17 PM
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Indeed
30/09/2009 04:32:37 PM
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Re: Indeed
30/09/2009 07:05:13 PM
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Some proof against your idea...
01/10/2009 03:37:48 AM
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Nice, thanks ...
01/10/2009 02:00:24 PM
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Re: Nice, thanks ...
01/10/2009 04:58:02 PM
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