I was thinking, and I just thought of a theory that explains a lot of Machin Shin's behavior. <br><br>First of all, from what we know of it, it attacks anything, no matter if it is of the shadow, or the light, or neutral. It attacks and eats their s...

This theory is a speculation about the philosophical ideas, theoretical style and role in the history of Elan Morin Tedronai, before he turned to the Shadow and before he became Ishamael. There is very poor information in the books about it: a short ...

When discussing the Dark One's reach I have not read much about the geographical boundaries of his threat but they seem to be implied through the lack of insight into how Shara in particular forsees the future and how it interprets and deals with the...

Let me start by saying I do enjoy reading the WOT series. I have only just re-entered the realm of fantasy novels, having taken a five year hiatus. Back in my younger days I fell in love with Raymond E. Feists novels, Magician will still always be my...

On page 299 (Chapter 24: Flight Down the Arinelle) Rand sees "a tower of metal" that is "two hundred feet high, as big as a house, with no mark on it and never an opening to be found." At the time Matt thinks there is treasure in the tower. I think...

Ok, I don't have any direct quotes to support this, it's mostly conjecture, and pretty flimsy. But I thought I'd toss it out there. It comes down to two facts, essentially. <br><br>All the forsaken are far too strong not to occasion comment by any ...

When reading through the section on whether or not Gaidal Cain was Olver I came across the debate over how time moved in TAR. We know that time is not always in direct sync with the real world, and we have seen many examples with Birgitte and co. an...

RJ apparently used the scene of the Cleansing of saidin as a chance to "explain" the fundamental theory about the opposity between saidin and saidar and between the Shadow and Shadar Logoth. The main thing here is that the opposites of WoT are not th...

I have theorized a possible method to fly with the OP. <br><br>Please note that when Rand went to meet the Sea Folk, he walked to the ship on a Bridge of his own making. From this i conclude that it is possible to suspend yourself in the air but not ...

This may seem like a fairly tenuous theory, but I'll throw it to you wolves anyway:) <br><br>I was re-reading The Fires of Heaven and I came across this quote, it's to do with Liandrin: <br><br>"She loathed all wilders. Dreaming of being Black Ajah, ...

The crux of this theory is that Alviarin has been marked by the DO to be a Forsaken. <br><br>first the "mark" scene: <br><br>TITLE: Crossroads of Twilight <br><br>CHAPTER: 21 - A Mark <br><br>"She's been very useful," Mesaana said, not sounding afr...

Here comes the dead horse! <br><br>Who killed Asmodean? <br><br>I believe that Daverem Bashere killed Asmodean for his (that is Asmodeans') part in helping the False Dragon Mazrim Taim. <br><br>According to the “BWB”; the Forsaken where freed in eith...

Feel free to Flame... <br><br>Eye Of The World, chapter 21: Listen to the wind. <br><br>"You felt nothing special at the time, but a week or ten days later you had your first reaction to touching the True Source. Perhaps fever or chills that came and...

I need some help from quote-masters on this one . . . Something that has perplexed me from the get go about the WOT is the part of the story where the DO lashed out at the One-Hundred Companions (OHC) and tainted Saidin before the Bore was sealed. T...

Most of us are familiar with the arguments about Moiraine in Finnland & what happened. (If you aren't there are plenty of theories to enlighten you). My theory is simply this: When Moiraine tore away the angreal from Lanfear, Lanfear was burned out...

This theory is concerning the conditions for a soul to be chosen by the Wheel as a Hero of the Horn, the conditions for a person to be a HotH. <br><br>The most explicit information about that in the books is the scene in Falme, when Artur Hawkwings s...

Warning to the reader: This theory goes on for a while. <br><br>-Introduction- <br><br>The purpose of this theory is to reexamine what information readers have been given about the Portal Stones and what the mysterious pillars will be used for in the...

I will base this analysis on what is to be observed in the most common TAR, that reflects the waked world. TAR is more than that: it certainly includes also the Gap of Infinity (where the normal dreams are); the space used by Forsaken to make their s...

There are many theories swirling about regarding Min's viewing as to what Cadsuane is going to teach the Asha'man and Rand. Many believe she is going to be the one who helps Rand relearn how to laugh and cry. I disagree with this. There are many d...

I've heard many long and intricate theories about the meaning of the title of book 11, the Knife of Dreams, but for me the title has always seemed to refer to Slayer. It might seem a bit much to title one of the books after one character, but obvious...