Most channeling groups don't use gestures. Its almost considered to be a disability in channelers, or an inferior way of doing things.
That said, darius is right ... it's not consistent at all times, and he cited Lews Therin's need to use his hands. It's not a lone example : Semirhage used her hand to flick a fireball in Rand's direction.
As for Graendal, Verin assumed she was channeling because the shield rebounded and there's only one way that can happen. Graendal's weaves were reversed from the start. Verin could see nothing. She might as well have been fighting a man.
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Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s
- 04/02/2011 01:05:56 AM
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I thought of another...
- 04/02/2011 01:10:23 AM
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The blue sparks are not necessarily the result of a power-wrought blade.
- 04/02/2011 01:59:46 AM
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I thought that RJ had confirmed at some point that Thom had power wrought knives. *NM*
- 04/02/2011 02:06:14 PM
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he may have, but it has also been implied that the blue light was because of something special/uniqu
- 04/02/2011 09:18:02 PM
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Re: Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s
- 04/02/2011 01:52:55 AM
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Re: Question about Rand and Lanfear's battle before Moiraine's game-saving tackle, and other ?s
- 06/02/2011 08:15:43 PM
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You're misapplying practices.
- 07/02/2011 01:08:22 PM
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Still disagree...
- 08/02/2011 06:11:38 AM
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Re: Still disagree...
- 08/02/2011 11:58:19 AM
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Have you ever heard of Occam's Razor?
- 09/02/2011 05:45:13 AM
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Have YOU?
- 15/02/2011 12:47:39 AM
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She doesn't have to overhear them to know that something is fishy
- 21/02/2011 10:35:41 AM
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Some ideas
- 04/02/2011 08:26:09 AM
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No, I think RJ just didn't think it through, seeing as Rand sliced Lanfear's invisible weaves too...
- 04/02/2011 11:42:38 AM
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it's different
- 04/02/2011 02:21:44 PM
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So what stopped Lanfear from flicking him against the skull with a surprise club of Air...
- 04/02/2011 02:33:53 PM
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Gestures and Weaves go hand in hand and since flows originate from the body you can logically
- 05/02/2011 05:45:00 PM
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In general, only third age Aes Sedai gesture when they weave - it's a block imposed by training.
- 07/02/2011 06:20:33 PM
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Not true
- 08/02/2011 01:54:17 PM
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Your example proved my point - LTT only said that it was needed for certain weaves.
- 08/02/2011 04:20:28 PM
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Hmm...
- 08/02/2011 05:38:13 PM
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It's a flawed and incorrect given all the examples we've seen in the books.
- 08/02/2011 08:36:32 PM
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Verin could not see the weaves
- 08/02/2011 10:16:56 PM
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Also...
- 08/02/2011 11:35:20 PM
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Well, that's partially the point I'm bringing up.
- 09/02/2011 03:19:07 PM
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I disagree that the better assumption is that she set complex and renewing wards
- 10/02/2011 06:12:07 PM
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I never said she could - I said she sensed them, and felt the woman's channeling.
- 09/02/2011 03:04:00 PM
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I think she had a ward to detect saidin, and when it was triggered, she guessed it would be Air
- 04/02/2011 04:40:46 PM
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