movements while channeling

[Cashew]

Do you think Aes Sedai, or any other person that can channel, move while they channel, because when I read I imagine them twisting hands or flailing arms while channeling.

[Luckers]

No sort of physical gesture is needed when channeling, and moving will not impede channeling. We have seen Moiraine and Rand both channel from the back of a moving horse, or during a full sprint.

[Cashew]

yeah i know that there is no need for movement from the battle with Moghedien where they said they were both standing still but I thought it would feel more natural to move while doing it, if you are still

[RobertAlexWillis]

Apparently many Aes Sedai (and some other channelers) feel that way too, since many of them make gestures when channeling. If they learn the weave with a gesture, then it becomes psychologically necessary for them. This is, in my view, a weakness, because then you could prevent a channeler from using certain abilities by simply tying them up. (Case in point, Rand/Lews Therin's inability to weave Arrows of Fire without raising his hands)

[Cashew]

ok thanks. I never noticed they made gestures, but I always pictured it in my mind that way, and everytime I read that someone channeled the same question came up

[Osangar1282083176]

Moairaine stated early on, in the series, that using getures, while channeling, is unnecessary, however she also stated that if you learn a particular weave, using a gesture, such as making a throwing motion, while hurling a fireball, that it is all but impossible to learn to do the weave without the gesture.