From: hillyard@msc.cornell.edu
Subject: Re: Aes Sedai (VERY LONG!)
Originator: hillyard@tiger.msc.cornell.edu
Reply-To: hillyard@msc.cornell.edu
Organization: Cornell-Materials-Science-Center
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 04:55:55 GMT

From article <1993Jan27.012413.18616@cc.gatech.edu>, by erica@cc.gatech.edu (Erica Liebman Sadun):
[...]
> 
> These are neat ideas brought up by different people via mail or news.
> 
> * Is MORRAINE a dark friend, perhaps forced to be so by Black Ajah 
> 	Ceremonies

From the glimpses we have of her thoughts, I would say no chance.

> * Is ELAIDA not MORRAINE the one turned dark friend

Again, from our one view of her thoughts I would say unlikely.

[...]
> 
> ...............................................................EGWENE's DREAMS
> (TDR, Paperback P. 290) "Perrin with a falcon on his shoulder, and Perrin
> with a hawk.  Only the hawk held a leash in her talsons--Egwene was somehow
> convinced both hawk and falcon were female--and the hawk was trying to fasten
> it around Perrin's neck  That made her shiver now; she did not like dreams
[...]
> 
> Midrash:
> Its clear that Faile is the falcon on Perrin's shoulders.  I believe that
> Bayle Domon will fail to dispose of the evil bracelet/necklet set and they
> will be used against Perrin.

I don't think the leash in the hawk talons has anything to do with the
device Bayle Domon has.  After all, that only works against men who can
channel.  Rather, I think it refers to Berelain trying to win Perrin away
from Faile, who already, in the symbolism of the dream, has a leash on him.
The evidence is that the appendix entry on Berelain describes her as someone
'who always keeps her word'.  And if you'll recall the 'friendly' parting 
between her and Faile, Berelain makes an Ogiers oath to take Perrin away 
from her.


[...]
> ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS:   To marry the Daughter of the Nine moons/To die and live again, and live once more a part of what was/To give up half the light of the world to save the world.
> Midrash:He's going to marry the Empress's daughter.  He already had CPR from
> 	Rand and died and lived again, but now he is remembering his past 
> 	life as Aemon. He gave up healing from the saidar/Aes Sedai one power,
> 	but not the other half.  His immunity will help save the world.
> WISHES GRANTED:  Memory restored/To be free of Aes Sedai and the power/Away and back to Rhuidean
> Midrash:ALL his memory including his life as Aemon is restored. He is only free
> 	from the female half of the one power.  He gets back to Rhuidean, but
> 	is strangled to death.

I don't think that Mat is immune from the power.  The way I believe he is
'going to be free of Aes Sedai and the Power' is the same way everyone else
will be.  The Age of Legends ended with the breaking of the world and the
tainting of the male half.  The Third Age will end with another breaking 
(which Rand is supposed to do) and the making of the true source inaccessable
to everone.  The Age of Technology will then end with the breaking of the 
world (by nuclear weapons), etc.  It fits into the wheel of time concept 
pretty well I think.

[...]
> 
>       Power of the Shadow made human flesh,
>       wakened to turmoil, stife and ruin. :???

Just a reference to the goings on at the current time.  Remember that
the Forsaken have only experienced the Age of Legends, of course the
third age is turmoil, strife and ruin compared to that.

[...]
> 
>       The Watchers wait on Toman's Head.
>       The seed of the Hammer burns the ancient tree.
>       Death shall sow, and summer burn, before the Great Lord comes.
>       Death shall reap, and bodies fail, before the Great Lord comes.
>       Now the Great Lord comes.
> Midrash:  The hammer is Perrin.  The great lord coming is Slayer.

I believe the Hammer, as reasoned out by Verin, is Hawkwing.  Making
the seed of the Hammer the Seanchan.  The question is what is the ancient
tree.  Could be either the Aiel tree of life, or, more figuratively, perhaps
a city symbol/flag has some sort of tree on it.

Couple of other speculations.  Which I threw out before, but apparently
no one but me believes as they didn't send it to you in mail as they did
the others :).  I'll try you.

Moiraine marries Thom.  Evidence.  Moiraine didn't believe Thom was dead
when Rand and Mat told her he was.  As noted from a conversation between
Moiraine and Elayne, Moiraine 'knows the face of the man she will marry'.
During Thom and Moiraines parting, we have 1) Thom admiring Moiraine and
2) Moiraines parting shot of 'I will teach you that not all Aes Sedai
are like the Reds.  You must learn that', or something similar.  Why
must he learn that?
Rand mentions that he knows who he wants to put on the Sun Throne.
The obvious is that dangerous player of the great game, Thom.  Thom's
in to the royal line is a marraige, perhaps of convenience, to Moiraine 
of house Damodred.

I also think it is almost certain that Mat and the Snake/Fox people
have it out.  First of all, he certainly wants revenge, and if you
remember, Birgitte's advice was basically that you can only 
win by cheating in encounters with them.  Well, who better than Mat, 'its
not iron its good steel', Cauthon.  Best guess is that he corrupts some
agreement into plucking out an eye, rather than something worse.

SEH