jsbrads - Member Share Posted May 24, 2019 Is RJ/BS saying that a man can heal himself if he is mentally ill? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wotfan4472 - Member Share Posted May 27, 2019 I think they are saying that if you find a way, somehow, mental illness can be lived with. But it requires not only a strong personality from , but a great upbringing and the right people around you that care. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agitel - Member Share Posted May 27, 2019 This is a world of magic, and Rand is not dealing with a normal mental illness but one caused by magical corruption. In fact, we see what must be a magical protection for him later when Nynaeve looks at the way the taint has settled on his mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DemandredFO - Member Share Posted June 6, 2019 Like @Agitelsaid, it's magic and so can't really be compared to something in our world Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maedelin - Member Share Posted June 7, 2019 If anyone is looking for a metaphor, the best comparison is that Rand is going through the stages of grief. He fluctuates through them throughout the books until he accepts that his death is inevitable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsbrads - Member Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 The funny thing is, there was no reason for Rand’s body to die. I think his body disappearing and him living on in another body is some Prophet Elijah/Jesus stuff. The prophecy only said his blood on the rocks. At some point his wound could break open one more time and Nynaeve could heal him fully this time, end of story. That body swapping is something weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imajin - Member Share Posted July 16, 2019 @jsbraids I would argue this is incorrect. According to Rand's questions with the Aelfinn: Q: "How can I fulfill the Prophecies of the Dragon and survive?" A: "The west and the south must be as one; the north and the east must be as one. Two cannot be one; you must stand against the two as one. If you would live, you must die." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsbrads - Member Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 His heart could have stopped for a second or two or something. Al la Mat or some other thing like balefire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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