A few reasons why forcing may not be such a good idea. The more you hold the One Power the more you want to channell. The more you channel before you have learned self control the more likely you are to either burn yourself our or worse go off like a bomb and hurt people near you.
Given that a lot of girls who come to the Tower are young, at least under 17 when they start they need to develope emotional maturity to match their channelling abilities. Do you want a teenager to develope her full strenght before she has learned to control her temper, get along with others. A normal teenager might just throw a tantrum. A novice/Accepted might lash out with the One Power without ever meaning to.
Secondly a lot of the training an novice does is not connected to the One Power. Its more like a high school education in history, politics, law, georgraphy, poeple and customs. Then they graduate to Accepted and study at their own pace, a bit like university. If they get too strong too fact in the One Power they might be tempted to ignore their other lessons which can be just as important in later life.
Think of say a football star at school who does not need to study too hard as he/she will get a pass because of their abilities on the sports field. That's great while at school or colleague. What happens when they go out into the real world and are not sports stars.
Unless the Aes Sedai are going to become one power bullies they need to know about law and customs when they are out in the world and have to deal with people.
Lastly being an Aes Sedia is a way of thinking. I would imagine that the leaders of the tower want to make sure that recruits are on side so to speak. Some might call it brainwashing but some professional groups also give you a sense of the history of the profession ,what it is suppost to stand for etc.
Given that a lot of girls who come to the Tower are young, at least under 17 when they start they need to develope emotional maturity to match their channelling abilities. Do you want a teenager to develope her full strenght before she has learned to control her temper, get along with others. A normal teenager might just throw a tantrum. A novice/Accepted might lash out with the One Power without ever meaning to.
Secondly a lot of the training an novice does is not connected to the One Power. Its more like a high school education in history, politics, law, georgraphy, poeple and customs. Then they graduate to Accepted and study at their own pace, a bit like university. If they get too strong too fact in the One Power they might be tempted to ignore their other lessons which can be just as important in later life.
Think of say a football star at school who does not need to study too hard as he/she will get a pass because of their abilities on the sports field. That's great while at school or colleague. What happens when they go out into the real world and are not sports stars.
Unless the Aes Sedai are going to become one power bullies they need to know about law and customs when they are out in the world and have to deal with people.
Lastly being an Aes Sedia is a way of thinking. I would imagine that the leaders of the tower want to make sure that recruits are on side so to speak. Some might call it brainwashing but some professional groups also give you a sense of the history of the profession ,what it is suppost to stand for etc.
Saidar forcing
10/11/2009 09:37:53 PM
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Re: Saidar forcing
10/11/2009 10:23:12 PM
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I see your point
10/11/2009 11:19:51 PM
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We know little about forcing, other than a few offhand lines
11/11/2009 06:56:25 AM
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I thought I remember one of our main characters being shot up to her potential quickly
11/11/2009 07:00:54 AM
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Nynaeve reached her full potential after using the Choedan Kal - she was "forced" by all the Power
11/11/2009 03:01:33 PM
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Is that supported by the text?
11/11/2009 06:37:26 PM
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Yes; it is mentioned in KOD. *NM*
11/11/2009 06:56:26 PM
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Where, specifically? *NM*
11/11/2009 09:15:23 PM
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Can't find it...nor my KoD book! It must be in my storage boxes somewhere!
11/11/2009 10:03:55 PM
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Re: We know little about forcing, other than a few offhand lines
12/11/2009 06:59:44 PM
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She was. She just worked really hard heating tea in the White Tower. *NM*
12/11/2009 07:09:30 PM
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Saidin Forcing
10/11/2009 11:19:58 PM
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Yep...I think that was one order of Rand's that Taim actually followed.
11/11/2009 06:54:00 AM
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I don't think so.
10/11/2009 11:41:22 PM
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There is nothing wrong with forcing
11/11/2009 07:27:11 AM
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Re: There is nothing wrong with forcing
11/11/2009 04:30:09 PM
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Re: There is nothing wrong with forcing
11/11/2009 04:59:35 PM
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The Black Tower also has a huge mortality rate. At least a third, IIRC. Oddly, the Seancean are best
11/11/2009 06:40:57 PM
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