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yes but it doesn't proactively do this darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 19/01/2016 10:06:25 PM


Saidar is a calm river, yes... but only till it is pushed. Fight it, and it suddenly flips into a mire with whirlpools and hidden currents. I suspect something trying to stem the flow of saidar would face that.

point being the way a woman embraces saidar is inherently passive while men must seize saidin in an aggressive manner. Males must fight to maintain the connection whereas females float within the embrace of saidar. The more I think about it the more it makes sense that it would take more raw power to cut a man off from saidin than it would cutting a woman off from saidar.


It seems to me shielding against either would be different. Would be interesting to see if the most skilled channelers alter their shields for men and women a bit.

I would image this would be the case ... would explain why Graendal would be able to cut off and shield Aran'gar. It also seems to be the case from how we see Nynaeve and Moghedien attacking each other with blades of saidar while Rand attacked Aes Sedai holding him with fists of saidin.

Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
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Angreal, Sa'angreal and Moiraine at 66 Sidious - 11/01/2016 08:53:23 AM 3330 Views
Or we can choose to assume Elayne is incorrect darius_sedai - 11/01/2016 03:50:14 PM 1521 Views
Uhhh... fionwe1987 - 12/01/2016 12:07:42 AM 1644 Views
Yet there are problems with either darius_sedai - 15/01/2016 08:52:04 PM 1374 Views
Re: Yet there are problems with either Sidious - 16/01/2016 05:29:11 AM 1766 Views
Would you consider... Duke - 17/01/2016 09:06:59 AM 1438 Views
random thought on Shielding darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 07:34:20 PM 1500 Views
You're forgetting the other side, though. fionwe1987 - 19/01/2016 08:19:59 PM 1591 Views
yes but it doesn't proactively do this darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 10:06:25 PM 1436 Views
Responding to a shield doesn't require proactiveness fionwe1987 - 20/01/2016 05:53:24 AM 1368 Views
it's a visualization thing really darius_sedai - 20/01/2016 04:39:08 PM 1395 Views
Not the crux of the debate... fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 03:37:40 AM 1473 Views
Not really though darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 05:00:34 PM 1244 Views
I always explained it as fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 09:26:35 PM 1497 Views
There's not much to go on since all the shields except Berowyn's are the same darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 09:55:14 PM 1364 Views
That's precisely my point fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 10:09:02 PM 1457 Views
now you are speculating based on a lack of evidence darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 10:39:13 PM 1312 Views
There's actual evidence: fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:25:25 AM 1460 Views
what's dense here is that you keep putting in quotes that don't support your position darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 03:28:16 PM 1662 Views
Whoa.. fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 04:24:19 PM 1514 Views
Not at all darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 05:03:50 PM 1489 Views
Wonderful fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:30:35 PM 1519 Views
yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 06:46:23 PM 1302 Views
Re: yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this Sidious - 23/01/2016 02:35:33 PM 1706 Views
Petty much *NM* darius_sedai - 24/01/2016 02:50:32 PM 764 Views
Hmmm.... Sidious - 23/01/2016 03:06:15 PM 1719 Views
Let me clear this up darius_sedai - 25/01/2016 04:19:51 PM 1745 Views
Some more quotes fionwe1987 - 25/01/2016 05:10:51 PM 1497 Views
none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise darius_sedai - 25/01/2016 07:19:48 PM 1835 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise fionwe1987 - 26/01/2016 03:45:52 AM 1466 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise Sidious - 26/01/2016 09:00:55 AM 1778 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise fionwe1987 - 26/01/2016 10:39:49 AM 1467 Views
from the very beginning of this conversation I've been saying I'm theorizing darius_sedai - 26/01/2016 04:09:19 PM 1373 Views
Oh well then I agree with you Sidious - 26/01/2016 08:50:55 AM 1713 Views
thanks darius_sedai - 26/01/2016 04:26:46 PM 1729 Views
Yes, but that's not what I'm arguing... fionwe1987 - 16/01/2016 08:56:15 AM 1305 Views
But additive doesn't explain buffers and being able to overdraw darius_sedai - 16/01/2016 03:02:33 PM 1364 Views
Don't those two facts explain each other? fionwe1987 - 16/01/2016 03:24:44 PM 1367 Views
It actually seems counterintuitive to me darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 07:15:37 PM 1290 Views
Simple fionwe1987 - 19/01/2016 08:21:11 PM 1424 Views
Not at all darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 10:17:39 PM 1222 Views
Huh? fionwe1987 - 20/01/2016 06:01:04 AM 1489 Views
agree to disagree I suppose ... I don't see it this way *NM* darius_sedai - 20/01/2016 04:41:16 PM 783 Views
I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. *NM* fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 12:01:16 AM 733 Views
Re: I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 02:07:21 AM 1304 Views
Re: I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 03:32:59 AM 1360 Views
I don't necessarily think that's true darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 05:07:40 PM 1425 Views
I don't see how magnifiers solve this fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 10:01:17 PM 1387 Views
Re: I don't see how magnifiers solve this darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 10:16:16 PM 1367 Views
Uhhh... fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:51:11 AM 1489 Views
Funny, I just saw this post darius_sedai - 17/09/2016 11:13:09 PM 1223 Views
The very first chapter (the Prologue) disproves this fionwe1987 - 03/10/2016 06:56:28 AM 1241 Views
No it doesn't darius_sedai - 05/10/2016 12:47:03 AM 1140 Views
Re: Don't those two facts explain each other? Dunstan - 08/10/2016 05:06:53 AM 1154 Views
Re: Yes, but that's not what I'm arguing... Dunstan - 08/10/2016 04:52:06 AM 1300 Views
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