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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 3006 Views
It was discussed - 20/01/2010 05:27:43 PM 1334 Views
Re: It was discussed - 20/01/2010 07:09:01 PM 1135 Views
Maybe... - 20/01/2010 07:15:57 PM 1049 Views
Re: Maybe... - 20/01/2010 08:53:47 PM 1101 Views
Yeah, that would be a possibility! *NM* - 20/01/2010 09:01:26 PM 1033 Views
That doesn't really jive with Aran'gar though - 20/01/2010 09:03:35 PM 1042 Views
But... - 20/01/2010 09:11:47 PM 1013 Views
I think it's pretty obvious that pretty much any man is going to be - 20/01/2010 09:41:40 PM 968 Views
The idea behind this theory is... - 21/01/2010 07:15:19 AM 1188 Views
Maybe there is a difference between male souls and female souls ... - 20/01/2010 09:35:57 PM 1059 Views
Plausible - 20/01/2010 09:45:21 PM 1155 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 1008 Views
LOL ... I hear ya on that - 20/01/2010 10:17:02 PM 1100 Views
I'm so pleased this theory is false! - 12/12/2010 05:00:06 PM 954 Views
people didn't like it when I proposed it - 20/01/2010 05:31:18 PM 1366 Views
Thanks. - 20/01/2010 08:36:58 PM 1170 Views
I don't like the idea that she was healed by a woman - 20/01/2010 05:48:19 PM 1118 Views
I agree, and it seems unlikely that a new "better" method - 20/01/2010 06:07:04 PM 1036 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 1162 Views
I think Moiraine's gaining strength seems a little too LotR. - 20/01/2010 06:55:34 PM 1101 Views
I also like that theory - 20/01/2010 07:14:20 PM 1081 Views
I think BS's error regarding Cyndane's strength can also be explained by this theory... - 20/01/2010 07:17:59 PM 1080 Views
Yes perhaps - 20/01/2010 07:25:06 PM 1072 Views
Cadsuane is considerably stronger than Moiraine - 20/01/2010 07:31:42 PM 1079 Views
Nope... - 20/01/2010 07:38:55 PM 1070 Views
I disagree as usual - 20/01/2010 07:45:29 PM 991 Views
We don't know the magnitude of what Aes Sedai consider a significant strength difference... - 20/01/2010 07:54:38 PM 1050 Views
You are comparing Male and female strength here - 20/01/2010 08:18:45 PM 1106 Views
Why do you misquote Moiraine? - 20/01/2010 08:39:55 PM 1062 Views
Cadsuane isn't too strong - 21/01/2010 04:19:41 AM 1068 Views
Actually... - 21/01/2010 05:57:43 AM 1062 Views
Re: Actually... - 21/01/2010 12:31:53 PM 1079 Views
Sorry, that was the Glossary... - 21/01/2010 08:07:56 PM 942 Views
- 22/01/2010 11:05:23 AM 1125 Views
So Glossary or character? - 22/01/2010 10:22:15 PM 838 Views
Re: Actually... - 12/12/2010 04:42:22 PM 1083 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 1067 Views
Agree with both your comments... - 20/01/2010 07:46:07 PM 1085 Views
Re: Agree with both your comments... - 20/01/2010 08:24:16 PM 1092 Views
But seriously... - 21/01/2010 12:14:16 PM 961 Views
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I don't think it has to be so unique... - 21/01/2010 01:13:00 PM 1092 Views
Re: I don't think it has to be so unique... - 21/01/2010 04:49:42 PM 1112 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 1132 Views
I think it makes more sense... - 21/01/2010 02:34:30 PM 1073 Views
Lanfear would have been toast if Moiraine had the angreal, plus foreknowledge of the confrontation.. - 21/01/2010 02:38:57 PM 1068 Views
In her letter to Thom - 21/01/2010 02:55:32 PM 1084 Views
One other tiny thing - 21/01/2010 03:18:03 PM 1002 Views
Yes, and that is often overlooked - 21/01/2010 04:48:08 PM 980 Views
That's my interpretation, also ... - 21/01/2010 04:00:35 PM 961 Views
Nods in agreement - 21/01/2010 06:24:59 PM 1107 Views
I think the "bubble of hope" was simply ... - 21/01/2010 07:08:44 PM 897 Views
Agreed *NM* - 21/01/2010 11:38:43 PM 589 Views
No, I don't think so - 21/01/2010 04:43:53 PM 1140 Views
I always figured Lanfear bargained away some power to escape the Finns - 20/01/2010 07:37:31 PM 1083 Views
But... - 20/01/2010 07:50:14 PM 1090 Views
Re: My Lanfear/Cyndane theory has been disproven. - 20/01/2010 07:51:38 PM 1342 Views
That idea has also been disproven ... - 20/01/2010 08:19:22 PM 1191 Views
Agreed... - 20/01/2010 08:36:47 PM 941 Views
Yeah ... - 20/01/2010 08:43:24 PM 1083 Views
The closest I ever saw was the "Lightfriend/Purple Ajah" theory - 20/01/2010 08:46:20 PM 1320 Views
Yeah, the Verin revelation was cool... - 20/01/2010 08:48:53 PM 1031 Views
Re: That idea has also been disproven ... - 21/01/2010 05:12:45 PM 1015 Views
I think it may be more simple than it seems. - 21/01/2010 04:15:05 PM 1137 Views
Doesn't fit with BS's words - 21/01/2010 04:27:43 PM 981 Views
Also ... - 21/01/2010 04:32:58 PM 944 Views
I don't think BS words or Cyndane's comments really prove anything. - 21/01/2010 04:42:59 PM 1089 Views
BS says that Cyndane is truly weaker. So, this theory is out. *NM* - 21/01/2010 04:46:48 PM 634 Views
Re: BS says that Cyndane is truly weaker. So, this theory is out. - 21/01/2010 04:49:09 PM 1043 Views
Well, actually - 21/01/2010 04:54:17 PM 973 Views
Re: Well, actually - 21/01/2010 05:11:10 PM 994 Views
The wording is absolutely unambiguous, but I suppose one can argue everything. *NM* - 21/01/2010 05:24:03 PM 674 Views
Re: The wording is absolutely unambiguous, but I suppose one can argue everything. - 21/01/2010 06:07:09 PM 1328 Views
I agree - 21/01/2010 06:23:34 PM 1067 Views
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Re: I agree - 22/01/2010 07:23:37 AM 975 Views
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I think... - 21/01/2010 06:46:57 PM 1007 Views
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You are right... - 21/01/2010 07:12:47 PM 1024 Views
Re: You are right... - 21/01/2010 07:21:00 PM 1122 Views
Anyone who thinks she's hiding her strength is wrong - 21/01/2010 08:09:42 PM 1263 Views
Indeed, it's pretty idiotic. *NM* - 21/01/2010 08:19:53 PM 538 Views
Dude... - 21/01/2010 08:51:08 PM 1047 Views
Re: Dude... - 22/01/2010 11:14:08 AM 1092 Views
Re: Dude... - 22/01/2010 10:21:15 PM 1217 Views
Meh - 21/01/2010 11:19:16 PM 910 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 11:15:20 AM 1071 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 03:09:10 PM 993 Views
Re: Meh - 22/01/2010 04:15:51 PM 1027 Views
actually if one really wants to figure out what happened to Cyndane - 21/01/2010 07:00:33 PM 1210 Views
Dumb question, but do transmigrated souls need to re-reach their full potential? - 21/01/2010 06:19:57 PM 1044 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 646 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 21/01/2010 07:03:13 PM 559 Views
That's what I thought. *NM* - 21/01/2010 10:05:38 PM 574 Views

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