In my latest re-read, I just got to where Aviendha walked through the columns in in Towers of Midnight seeing the possible future of the Aiel after the Last Battle. In the visions, we can infer that the Seanchan have taken the White Tower and are rounding up all of the channelers they can get their hands on, men and women. Assuming, that they do not allow Damane to pro create, will their actions lead to culling the ability to channel leading the world back to an Age where channeling is forgotten? Thoughts? Thanks

If the wheel stops spinning, the pattern will stop repeating itself over and over and flow in an ever changing line instead, allowing for true evolution instead of repetitive evolution.

Hello all, I am long time reader, but new to the forums. I am currently in my 4th (I think) readthrough, and I am working on focusing on the nature of the more existential elements of the series this time, so I will be asking a lot of thoughts concerning the nature of the Creator/DO, the pattern/wheel, the bore/DO's prison, and that sort of thing. First, what do you see as the Dark One's true agenda? As I understand it, the pattern is made as a wheel destined to repeat itself over and over for all eternity. Perhaps the dark one doesn't necessarily want to destroy the pattern, but just the Timewheel itself, creating more of an ever evolving Timeline instead. I believe Moridin may be the only person who grasps this. While I don't necessarily agree with the "evil" means to get to that end, I can at least sympathize with the goal. Any thoughts to this?