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Maybe there is a difference between male souls and female souls ... Shishka Send a noteboard - 20/01/2010 09:35:57 PM
We'd have heard by now if she was weaker in her new body than in her old one. But who knows ... anything is possible at this point


I actually proposed that idea a long time ago, to explain Cyndane's lesser strength. The idea being that the body can affect the strength of female souls, but not male souls. So, Cyndane is (unluckily) weaker than before, but Moridin & the 'Gars are the same strength as before (even though Aran'gar is in a female body, she's a male soul so the body doesn't affect her strength).

One of the reasons I liked that idea is that it could explain why men are, on average, stronger than women. That is, although male and female souls are, on average, equal in strength, when the souls are put in bodies the men are always as strong as they can be, whereas the women aren't, because of the body issue (which ALWAYS reduces their strength some variable amount from their soul's max capability, so that they can never be as strong as the strongest man). This would cause average female strength to become less than average male strength, without having to say that their souls are inherently weaker. That appeals to me.

Anyway ... BS's comment didn't make a distinction between male souls and female souls, so this idea seems rather unlikely, now. But maybe not totally impossible, if he wanted to reveal this info in the books, and so was deliberately vague when answering the Q&A.
Rise and fall, turn the Wheel,
'cause all life is
is really just a circle.

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My Lanfear/Cyndane theory has been disproven. - 20/01/2010 05:12:58 PM 2680 Views
It was discussed - 20/01/2010 05:27:43 PM 1051 Views
Re: It was discussed - 20/01/2010 07:09:01 PM 824 Views
Maybe... - 20/01/2010 07:15:57 PM 774 Views
Re: Maybe... - 20/01/2010 08:53:47 PM 805 Views
Yeah, that would be a possibility! *NM* - 20/01/2010 09:01:26 PM 722 Views
That doesn't really jive with Aran'gar though - 20/01/2010 09:03:35 PM 756 Views
But... - 20/01/2010 09:11:47 PM 724 Views
I think it's pretty obvious that pretty much any man is going to be - 20/01/2010 09:41:40 PM 684 Views
The idea behind this theory is... - 21/01/2010 07:15:19 AM 854 Views
Maybe there is a difference between male souls and female souls ... - 20/01/2010 09:35:57 PM 761 Views
Plausible - 20/01/2010 09:45:21 PM 845 Views
Actually, I didn't mean to imply that my idea of female strength is related to body size ... - 20/01/2010 10:10:48 PM 732 Views
LOL ... I hear ya on that - 20/01/2010 10:17:02 PM 815 Views
I'm so pleased this theory is false! - 12/12/2010 05:00:06 PM 674 Views
people didn't like it when I proposed it - 20/01/2010 05:31:18 PM 992 Views
Thanks. - 20/01/2010 08:36:58 PM 866 Views
I don't like the idea that she was healed by a woman - 20/01/2010 05:48:19 PM 803 Views
I agree, and it seems unlikely that a new "better" method - 20/01/2010 06:07:04 PM 749 Views
It's NOT due to Stilling or Healing and it's NOT due to Cyndane's weaker body... - 20/01/2010 06:46:08 PM 851 Views
I think Moiraine's gaining strength seems a little too LotR. - 20/01/2010 06:55:34 PM 757 Views
I also like that theory - 20/01/2010 07:14:20 PM 801 Views
I think BS's error regarding Cyndane's strength can also be explained by this theory... - 20/01/2010 07:17:59 PM 752 Views
Yes perhaps - 20/01/2010 07:25:06 PM 804 Views
Cadsuane is considerably stronger than Moiraine - 20/01/2010 07:31:42 PM 783 Views
Nope... - 20/01/2010 07:38:55 PM 750 Views
I disagree as usual - 20/01/2010 07:45:29 PM 660 Views
We don't know the magnitude of what Aes Sedai consider a significant strength difference... - 20/01/2010 07:54:38 PM 759 Views
You are comparing Male and female strength here - 20/01/2010 08:18:45 PM 827 Views
Why do you misquote Moiraine? - 20/01/2010 08:39:55 PM 750 Views
Cadsuane isn't too strong - 21/01/2010 04:19:41 AM 759 Views
Actually... - 21/01/2010 05:57:43 AM 747 Views
Re: Actually... - 21/01/2010 12:31:53 PM 792 Views
Sorry, that was the Glossary... - 21/01/2010 08:07:56 PM 682 Views
- 22/01/2010 11:05:23 AM 869 Views
So Glossary or character? - 22/01/2010 10:22:15 PM 545 Views
Re: Actually... - 12/12/2010 04:42:22 PM 798 Views
Re: I think BS's error regarding Cyndane's strength can also be explained by this theory... - 20/01/2010 07:43:28 PM 748 Views
Agree with both your comments... - 20/01/2010 07:46:07 PM 757 Views
Re: Agree with both your comments... - 20/01/2010 08:24:16 PM 802 Views
But seriously... - 21/01/2010 12:14:16 PM 665 Views
Re: But seriously... - 21/01/2010 12:34:18 PM 839 Views
I don't think it has to be so unique... - 21/01/2010 01:13:00 PM 807 Views
Re: I don't think it has to be so unique... - 21/01/2010 04:49:42 PM 771 Views
Also would explain the question of why Moiraine left the angreal on the wagon instead of using it... - 21/01/2010 02:30:46 PM 751 Views
I think it makes more sense... - 21/01/2010 02:34:30 PM 804 Views
Lanfear would have been toast if Moiraine had the angreal, plus foreknowledge of the confrontation.. - 21/01/2010 02:38:57 PM 744 Views
In her letter to Thom - 21/01/2010 02:55:32 PM 762 Views
One other tiny thing - 21/01/2010 03:18:03 PM 738 Views
Yes, and that is often overlooked - 21/01/2010 04:48:08 PM 680 Views
That's my interpretation, also ... - 21/01/2010 04:00:35 PM 661 Views
Nods in agreement - 21/01/2010 06:24:59 PM 815 Views
I think the "bubble of hope" was simply ... - 21/01/2010 07:08:44 PM 606 Views
Agreed *NM* - 21/01/2010 11:38:43 PM 476 Views
No, I don't think so - 21/01/2010 04:43:53 PM 834 Views
I always figured Lanfear bargained away some power to escape the Finns - 20/01/2010 07:37:31 PM 753 Views
But... - 20/01/2010 07:50:14 PM 796 Views
Re: My Lanfear/Cyndane theory has been disproven. - 20/01/2010 07:51:38 PM 1005 Views
That idea has also been disproven ... - 20/01/2010 08:19:22 PM 900 Views
Agreed... - 20/01/2010 08:36:47 PM 657 Views
Yeah ... - 20/01/2010 08:43:24 PM 786 Views
The closest I ever saw was the "Lightfriend/Purple Ajah" theory - 20/01/2010 08:46:20 PM 1011 Views
Yeah, the Verin revelation was cool... - 20/01/2010 08:48:53 PM 730 Views
Re: That idea has also been disproven ... - 21/01/2010 05:12:45 PM 725 Views
I think it may be more simple than it seems. - 21/01/2010 04:15:05 PM 847 Views
Doesn't fit with BS's words - 21/01/2010 04:27:43 PM 700 Views
Also ... - 21/01/2010 04:32:58 PM 656 Views
I don't think BS words or Cyndane's comments really prove anything. - 21/01/2010 04:42:59 PM 771 Views
BS says that Cyndane is truly weaker. So, this theory is out. *NM* - 21/01/2010 04:46:48 PM 516 Views
Re: BS says that Cyndane is truly weaker. So, this theory is out. - 21/01/2010 04:49:09 PM 781 Views
Well, actually - 21/01/2010 04:54:17 PM 682 Views
Re: Well, actually - 21/01/2010 05:11:10 PM 711 Views
The wording is absolutely unambiguous, but I suppose one can argue everything. *NM* - 21/01/2010 05:24:03 PM 538 Views
Re: The wording is absolutely unambiguous, but I suppose one can argue everything. - 21/01/2010 06:07:09 PM 995 Views
I agree - 21/01/2010 06:23:34 PM 768 Views
Re: I agree - 21/01/2010 07:59:36 PM 761 Views
Re: I agree - 22/01/2010 07:23:37 AM 693 Views
Re: I agree - 22/01/2010 11:11:55 AM 833 Views
I think... - 21/01/2010 06:46:57 PM 735 Views
Re: I think... - 21/01/2010 06:58:49 PM 620 Views
You are right... - 21/01/2010 07:12:47 PM 725 Views
Re: You are right... - 21/01/2010 07:21:00 PM 820 Views
Anyone who thinks she's hiding her strength is wrong - 21/01/2010 08:09:42 PM 1034 Views
Indeed, it's pretty idiotic. *NM* - 21/01/2010 08:19:53 PM 414 Views
Dude... - 21/01/2010 08:51:08 PM 764 Views
Re: Dude... - 22/01/2010 11:14:08 AM 797 Views
Re: Dude... - 22/01/2010 10:21:15 PM 944 Views
Meh - 21/01/2010 11:19:16 PM 615 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 11:15:20 AM 783 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 03:09:10 PM 718 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 04:15:51 PM 731 Views
actually if one really wants to figure out what happened to Cyndane - 21/01/2010 07:00:33 PM 910 Views
Dumb question, but do transmigrated souls need to re-reach their full potential? - 21/01/2010 06:19:57 PM 742 Views
It seems like they start out as powerful as they were, but I don't think it's ever been stated *NM* - 21/01/2010 06:44:45 PM 498 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 21/01/2010 07:03:13 PM 435 Views
That's what I thought. *NM* - 21/01/2010 10:05:38 PM 455 Views

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