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Just a thought I had-- why does Rand only know of Lews Therin? We know he's been reincarnated many, many times since the Creator first imprisoned the Dark One. So why can he only communicate with the last one?
Which also raises the question (I'm sure this has been addressed before, but I'm too lazy to search for it :P) how is he communicating with Lews Therin? Up until ToM it is pretty clear they're separate. Yet, if the turning of the Wheel is essentially reincarnation, they're the same soul. Perhaps they're fragmented, and that's why Rand doesn't remember much for a long time? Then Rand unites them on Dragonmount.
Actually, maybe when Lews Therin was alive it was the same way for him and he united himself with whoever his past self was and that's why Rand doesn't hear from any of his other past lives-- they're all Lews Therin, then they all become Rand. Thoughts? Maybe I should have put this in the book 13 forum, but I can't really remember how much is said in previous books.
Which also raises the question (I'm sure this has been addressed before, but I'm too lazy to search for it :P) how is he communicating with Lews Therin? Up until ToM it is pretty clear they're separate. Yet, if the turning of the Wheel is essentially reincarnation, they're the same soul. Perhaps they're fragmented, and that's why Rand doesn't remember much for a long time? Then Rand unites them on Dragonmount.
Actually, maybe when Lews Therin was alive it was the same way for him and he united himself with whoever his past self was and that's why Rand doesn't hear from any of his other past lives-- they're all Lews Therin, then they all become Rand. Thoughts? Maybe I should have put this in the book 13 forum, but I can't really remember how much is said in previous books.