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My point was that it's surprising only ONE Healing weave survived darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 11/02/2012 08:25:02 PM
Clearly there are a vast array of Healing weaves and various Talents in the area... So it is not a shock that at least some was lost. But it defies rational thinking that every scrap of Healng knowledge with the exception of one Weave was lost. Traveling is essentially one weave that requires a Talent and/or a level of strength that makes it reasonable to assume that it could have died out quickly during a time of upheaval. Healing on the other hand seems to have been an entire field of study during the AoL ... Certainly areas that require rare Talent or great Strength or specialized equipment would be lost, but to have the entirety of a Profession disappear seems more I plausible to me than the loss of Traveling. Especially when it is a field of study that would be critical in a cataclysmic event. Seems funny that the Printing Press survived the Breaking, but something as critical as the healthcare system devolved to what we would essentially think of as sticking leaches on someone to draw out disease.

We all understand the hows and whys of Nynaeve's discovery and that not all Sisters with the "standard" Talent will excell at the new weaves, but there have also been dozens of women who show great promise with the Weaves ... So this Talent is obviously not as rare as something like Dreaming or Fortelling, and clearly these new Weaves don't require massive Strength as many women are already using it. Not to mention during the Breaking with little if any education women likely were put in positions on an almost daily basis where the standard Weave would not be useful, or would kill someone ect... As the saying goes necessity is the mother of invention ... You'd think some woman along the way would have discovered alternative methods.

Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
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How did Travelling become a lost Talent? - 03/02/2012 09:09:39 AM 2155 Views
It is a little odd. Maybe because channelers weren't united for a while? - 03/02/2012 02:24:17 PM 1084 Views
Re: How did Travelling become a lost Talent? - 03/02/2012 02:49:02 PM 928 Views
It has always seemed unlikely. - 03/02/2012 04:53:14 PM 991 Views
i think it could be - 03/02/2012 07:56:18 PM 1127 Views
Re: i think it could be - 04/02/2012 12:56:57 PM 1052 Views
I'm really not seeing it. - 05/02/2012 04:19:38 AM 909 Views
It's always struck me as a tool of the Author more than a good hard fact - 04/02/2012 01:40:06 AM 764 Views
Your theory is based on rather severely flawed assumptions - 04/02/2012 07:34:45 AM 1183 Views
Re: Your theory is based on rather severely flawed assumptions - 04/02/2012 09:48:52 AM 996 Views
Re: Your theory is based on rather severely flawed assumptions - 04/02/2012 03:04:48 PM 1008 Views
Re: Your theory is based on rather severely flawed assumptions - 04/02/2012 06:58:41 PM 898 Views
Re: Your theory is based on rather severely flawed assumptions - 05/02/2012 12:00:05 AM 901 Views
Re: Your theory is based on rather severely flawed assumptions - 05/02/2012 04:05:57 AM 857 Views
I don't see why people are having trouble believing Traveling was lost in the Breaking - 05/02/2012 05:53:32 PM 879 Views
not to mention - 05/02/2012 07:16:59 PM 838 Views
Re: not to mention - 05/02/2012 08:50:50 PM 1171 Views
Re: not to mention - 05/02/2012 09:33:40 PM 879 Views
Re: I don't see why people are having trouble believing Traveling was lost in the Breaking - 05/02/2012 07:39:51 PM 1069 Views
Medical knowledge... - 06/02/2012 02:15:13 AM 760 Views
My point was that it's surprising only ONE Healing weave survived - 11/02/2012 08:25:02 PM 839 Views
Re: I don't see why people are having trouble believing Traveling was lost in the Breaking - 05/02/2012 09:11:04 PM 769 Views
Rant rant rant - 11/02/2012 08:26:56 PM 910 Views
I agree. I was going to respond but you covered most of the bases. - 08/02/2012 04:13:20 PM 759 Views
Re: Your theory is based on rather severely flawed assumptions - 05/02/2012 09:52:35 PM 944 Views
You really need to read the BWB sections regarding this - 14/02/2012 01:20:20 AM 765 Views
he needs to read it just to see it for his own eyes - 14/02/2012 02:46:44 AM 729 Views
Re: he needs to read it just to see it for his own eyes - 14/02/2012 10:15:46 PM 808 Views
I would agree with you on less structured parts of the series - 15/02/2012 03:38:37 PM 690 Views
Re: I would agree with you on less structured parts of the series - 16/02/2012 09:41:29 PM 847 Views
That I can agree with - 17/02/2012 05:46:49 AM 906 Views
Re: That I can agree with - 17/02/2012 09:26:50 AM 760 Views
Seriously! The Yellow should be ashamed - 17/02/2012 01:49:07 PM 918 Views
Well to be fair to the Yellow (which generally annoy me as an Ajah)... - 17/02/2012 06:20:06 PM 800 Views
Seems reasonable - 18/02/2012 05:49:40 PM 790 Views
Quote found - 12/02/2012 01:35:58 AM 721 Views
My thoughts - 05/02/2012 10:14:59 PM 963 Views
Re: How did Travelling become a lost Talent? - 13/02/2012 12:24:35 PM 890 Views
a few more other factors - 15/02/2012 08:22:02 PM 756 Views

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