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Maybe there is a difference between male souls and female souls ... Shishka Send a noteboard - 20/01/2010 09:35:57 PM
We'd have heard by now if she was weaker in her new body than in her old one. But who knows ... anything is possible at this point


I actually proposed that idea a long time ago, to explain Cyndane's lesser strength. The idea being that the body can affect the strength of female souls, but not male souls. So, Cyndane is (unluckily) weaker than before, but Moridin & the 'Gars are the same strength as before (even though Aran'gar is in a female body, she's a male soul so the body doesn't affect her strength).

One of the reasons I liked that idea is that it could explain why men are, on average, stronger than women. That is, although male and female souls are, on average, equal in strength, when the souls are put in bodies the men are always as strong as they can be, whereas the women aren't, because of the body issue (which ALWAYS reduces their strength some variable amount from their soul's max capability, so that they can never be as strong as the strongest man). This would cause average female strength to become less than average male strength, without having to say that their souls are inherently weaker. That appeals to me.

Anyway ... BS's comment didn't make a distinction between male souls and female souls, so this idea seems rather unlikely, now. But maybe not totally impossible, if he wanted to reveal this info in the books, and so was deliberately vague when answering the Q&A.
Rise and fall, turn the Wheel,
'cause all life is
is really just a circle.

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My Lanfear/Cyndane theory has been disproven. - 20/01/2010 05:12:58 PM 2767 Views
It was discussed - 20/01/2010 05:27:43 PM 1114 Views
Re: It was discussed - 20/01/2010 07:09:01 PM 898 Views
Maybe... - 20/01/2010 07:15:57 PM 834 Views
Re: Maybe... - 20/01/2010 08:53:47 PM 882 Views
Yeah, that would be a possibility! *NM* - 20/01/2010 09:01:26 PM 806 Views
That doesn't really jive with Aran'gar though - 20/01/2010 09:03:35 PM 826 Views
But... - 20/01/2010 09:11:47 PM 804 Views
I think it's pretty obvious that pretty much any man is going to be - 20/01/2010 09:41:40 PM 760 Views
The idea behind this theory is... - 21/01/2010 07:15:19 AM 938 Views
Maybe there is a difference between male souls and female souls ... - 20/01/2010 09:35:57 PM 829 Views
Plausible - 20/01/2010 09:45:21 PM 920 Views
Actually, I didn't mean to imply that my idea of female strength is related to body size ... - 20/01/2010 10:10:48 PM 808 Views
LOL ... I hear ya on that - 20/01/2010 10:17:02 PM 880 Views
I'm so pleased this theory is false! - 12/12/2010 05:00:06 PM 739 Views
people didn't like it when I proposed it - 20/01/2010 05:31:18 PM 1065 Views
Thanks. - 20/01/2010 08:36:58 PM 941 Views
I don't like the idea that she was healed by a woman - 20/01/2010 05:48:19 PM 886 Views
I agree, and it seems unlikely that a new "better" method - 20/01/2010 06:07:04 PM 811 Views
It's NOT due to Stilling or Healing and it's NOT due to Cyndane's weaker body... - 20/01/2010 06:46:08 PM 926 Views
I think Moiraine's gaining strength seems a little too LotR. - 20/01/2010 06:55:34 PM 835 Views
I also like that theory - 20/01/2010 07:14:20 PM 872 Views
I think BS's error regarding Cyndane's strength can also be explained by this theory... - 20/01/2010 07:17:59 PM 827 Views
Yes perhaps - 20/01/2010 07:25:06 PM 865 Views
Cadsuane is considerably stronger than Moiraine - 20/01/2010 07:31:42 PM 843 Views
Nope... - 20/01/2010 07:38:55 PM 820 Views
I disagree as usual - 20/01/2010 07:45:29 PM 728 Views
We don't know the magnitude of what Aes Sedai consider a significant strength difference... - 20/01/2010 07:54:38 PM 819 Views
You are comparing Male and female strength here - 20/01/2010 08:18:45 PM 901 Views
Why do you misquote Moiraine? - 20/01/2010 08:39:55 PM 832 Views
Cadsuane isn't too strong - 21/01/2010 04:19:41 AM 839 Views
Actually... - 21/01/2010 05:57:43 AM 817 Views
Re: Actually... - 21/01/2010 12:31:53 PM 856 Views
Sorry, that was the Glossary... - 21/01/2010 08:07:56 PM 740 Views
- 22/01/2010 11:05:23 AM 926 Views
So Glossary or character? - 22/01/2010 10:22:15 PM 611 Views
Re: Actually... - 12/12/2010 04:42:22 PM 857 Views
Re: I think BS's error regarding Cyndane's strength can also be explained by this theory... - 20/01/2010 07:43:28 PM 827 Views
Agree with both your comments... - 20/01/2010 07:46:07 PM 839 Views
Re: Agree with both your comments... - 20/01/2010 08:24:16 PM 875 Views
But seriously... - 21/01/2010 12:14:16 PM 730 Views
Re: But seriously... - 21/01/2010 12:34:18 PM 903 Views
I don't think it has to be so unique... - 21/01/2010 01:13:00 PM 862 Views
Re: I don't think it has to be so unique... - 21/01/2010 04:49:42 PM 847 Views
Also would explain the question of why Moiraine left the angreal on the wagon instead of using it... - 21/01/2010 02:30:46 PM 839 Views
I think it makes more sense... - 21/01/2010 02:34:30 PM 866 Views
Lanfear would have been toast if Moiraine had the angreal, plus foreknowledge of the confrontation.. - 21/01/2010 02:38:57 PM 818 Views
In her letter to Thom - 21/01/2010 02:55:32 PM 844 Views
One other tiny thing - 21/01/2010 03:18:03 PM 799 Views
Yes, and that is often overlooked - 21/01/2010 04:48:08 PM 745 Views
That's my interpretation, also ... - 21/01/2010 04:00:35 PM 723 Views
Nods in agreement - 21/01/2010 06:24:59 PM 884 Views
I think the "bubble of hope" was simply ... - 21/01/2010 07:08:44 PM 674 Views
Agreed *NM* - 21/01/2010 11:38:43 PM 505 Views
No, I don't think so - 21/01/2010 04:43:53 PM 907 Views
I always figured Lanfear bargained away some power to escape the Finns - 20/01/2010 07:37:31 PM 820 Views
But... - 20/01/2010 07:50:14 PM 872 Views
Re: My Lanfear/Cyndane theory has been disproven. - 20/01/2010 07:51:38 PM 1075 Views
That idea has also been disproven ... - 20/01/2010 08:19:22 PM 960 Views
Agreed... - 20/01/2010 08:36:47 PM 723 Views
Yeah ... - 20/01/2010 08:43:24 PM 865 Views
The closest I ever saw was the "Lightfriend/Purple Ajah" theory - 20/01/2010 08:46:20 PM 1096 Views
Yeah, the Verin revelation was cool... - 20/01/2010 08:48:53 PM 809 Views
Re: That idea has also been disproven ... - 21/01/2010 05:12:45 PM 801 Views
I think it may be more simple than it seems. - 21/01/2010 04:15:05 PM 921 Views
Doesn't fit with BS's words - 21/01/2010 04:27:43 PM 759 Views
Also ... - 21/01/2010 04:32:58 PM 724 Views
I don't think BS words or Cyndane's comments really prove anything. - 21/01/2010 04:42:59 PM 856 Views
BS says that Cyndane is truly weaker. So, this theory is out. *NM* - 21/01/2010 04:46:48 PM 549 Views
Re: BS says that Cyndane is truly weaker. So, this theory is out. - 21/01/2010 04:49:09 PM 846 Views
Well, actually - 21/01/2010 04:54:17 PM 760 Views
Re: Well, actually - 21/01/2010 05:11:10 PM 770 Views
The wording is absolutely unambiguous, but I suppose one can argue everything. *NM* - 21/01/2010 05:24:03 PM 571 Views
Re: The wording is absolutely unambiguous, but I suppose one can argue everything. - 21/01/2010 06:07:09 PM 1076 Views
I agree - 21/01/2010 06:23:34 PM 839 Views
Re: I agree - 21/01/2010 07:59:36 PM 840 Views
Re: I agree - 22/01/2010 07:23:37 AM 748 Views
Re: I agree - 22/01/2010 11:11:55 AM 917 Views
I think... - 21/01/2010 06:46:57 PM 800 Views
Re: I think... - 21/01/2010 06:58:49 PM 689 Views
You are right... - 21/01/2010 07:12:47 PM 789 Views
Re: You are right... - 21/01/2010 07:21:00 PM 892 Views
Anyone who thinks she's hiding her strength is wrong - 21/01/2010 08:09:42 PM 1096 Views
Indeed, it's pretty idiotic. *NM* - 21/01/2010 08:19:53 PM 451 Views
Dude... - 21/01/2010 08:51:08 PM 834 Views
Re: Dude... - 22/01/2010 11:14:08 AM 864 Views
Re: Dude... - 22/01/2010 10:21:15 PM 1008 Views
Meh - 21/01/2010 11:19:16 PM 690 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 11:15:20 AM 844 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 03:09:10 PM 788 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 04:15:51 PM 812 Views
actually if one really wants to figure out what happened to Cyndane - 21/01/2010 07:00:33 PM 980 Views
Dumb question, but do transmigrated souls need to re-reach their full potential? - 21/01/2010 06:19:57 PM 820 Views
It seems like they start out as powerful as they were, but I don't think it's ever been stated *NM* - 21/01/2010 06:44:45 PM 539 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 21/01/2010 07:03:13 PM 465 Views
That's what I thought. *NM* - 21/01/2010 10:05:38 PM 483 Views

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