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Also keep in mind that the symbols of saidin and saidar are not the ying and yang symbols RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 08/10/2010 04:28:50 PM
The "tear drops" used to symbolize male and female powers in the Wheel of Time lacks the circle that symbolized that each part contains elements of the other as shown in ying and yang - they both constantly transform into each other.

For better or worse, much of the duality prevalent in the Wheel of Time has more to do with showing "separate but equal" versus one flowing into the other. The closest we come to ying and yang in the series is the idea that the Five Powers have two different expressions each, such that a male can do different things with Fire than a woman can. But that theme is once again not equality - it's about respective differences.
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Great link to info about ying and yang
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Will the Black Tower & White Tower unite & if so will men take the 3 oaths? - 01/10/2010 07:27:19 AM 1148 Views
Yes to the first, but hopefully no to the second. - 01/10/2010 10:13:25 AM 751 Views
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Also keep in mind that the symbols of saidin and saidar are not the ying and yang symbols - 08/10/2010 04:28:50 PM 835 Views
And rightly so... - 18/10/2010 05:28:39 AM 922 Views
Unify: yes, but not set themselves apart. Oaths: I don't think so. - 07/10/2010 08:53:52 PM 713 Views
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What oaths? - 04/10/2010 04:25:13 AM 714 Views
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