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funny I was thinking about this just the other day and have much the same opinion darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 18/11/2010 02:19:45 PM

Nynaeve can Heal the taint. This isn't a new ability despite what some people think.

EoTW (Dragonmount) - "A pity for you... that one of your Sisters is not here. I was never very skilled at Healing... but even one of them could only give you a few lucid minutes."

Rand is shocked that Nynaeve can Heal the taint and he says that even in his Age, diseases of the mind were very hard to cure. That said, Lews Therin has no knowledge of the taint and the efforts to cure it, considering he was the first man ever to go insane.

It seems that very gifted Healers could probably remove the effect from a tainted male just like Nynaeve did. The problem is that the taint still existed on saidin, and within minutes of being Healed they would become tainted again. Its more than likely that they were even more open to the taint after being tainted once, and thus their ability to buy the man only a few lucid minutes. It thus became a self-limiting and futile exercise. In Nynaeve's case it's a wonderous cure, and in their case a silly one considering the disease was waiting to reinfest the man again.


I even had the same quote in my head

In a way it's like shielding. When a shield is being actively maintained it's basically impossible to break (assuming it's strong enough to hold you in the first place). However once it's tied off a skilled enough Channeler can pick the weave apart and free themselves. Without the constant renewal of the Taint a skilled enough Channeler was able to remove the effects left behind.
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Nynaeve's healing seems more permanent, though. - 18/11/2010 02:19:06 PM 993 Views
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funny I was thinking about this just the other day and have much the same opinion - 18/11/2010 02:19:45 PM 958 Views
That's not my interpretation. - 18/11/2010 06:14:02 PM 895 Views
Re: That's not my interpretation. - 18/11/2010 07:11:02 PM 734 Views
Even if we were to accept that as true... - 18/11/2010 10:55:31 PM 679 Views
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Could be... - 19/11/2010 03:01:35 AM 684 Views
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As you wish. - 19/11/2010 05:24:29 AM 667 Views
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Exactly. - 19/11/2010 06:02:52 AM 676 Views
What are you arguing? - 19/11/2010 06:50:58 AM 671 Views
Though I dread doing this, perhaps an analogy? - 19/11/2010 06:16:30 PM 661 Views
You were right to dread... - 19/11/2010 10:02:05 PM 719 Views
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Re: Nynaeve's new ability - 18/11/2010 10:27:47 PM 1008 Views
LTT was correct. - 18/11/2010 11:12:52 PM 921 Views
except, as noted, the taint was constantly reoccuring - 23/11/2010 08:09:08 PM 620 Views
Hmm. I think we don't have enough information. - 19/11/2010 07:40:30 PM 804 Views

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