The Wheel of Time Magic System Explained! (Spoiler Free)

A simple explantation of the Wheel of Time's magic system.

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[jackinthebox]

Do think you could keep this series going? Explaining Magic Systems, I mean? It'd be kinda helpful to see these again

[rustlepalace-inn]

Dumai’s Wells...the most bone chilling read of the male half of the true source. I feel like I can hear and smell what is happening every time I read that chapter.

[kenabbott]

Women "embrace" Saidar; men "seize" Saidin.

(also, you should have mentioned the fact that women can link--and there could have been some mention of

[maartengupffert]

gotta say since i found your channel like 2 months ago, you have become one of my favorites to watch mate

[patrickdudgeon]

Great video. You always provided clear and thorough explanations for lore, character, or in this case magic systems. Keep up the good work.

[BedtimeBookworm]

Great overview! I’ve definitely described the power as a drug to people so it was validating to hear you say something similar hear 😊

[eviLSauce]

Re reading (listening) WoT, found you looking up lore stuff. Definitely subbed. Keep it up man!

[riakm]

This was a fun type of video, I really enjoyed it!

Just curious, is there any reason as to why you only choose to talk about the One Power part of the magic system? As apposed to including Tel'aran'rhiod, the True Power and Stedding/Ogier Singing.

[xrdmoose]

Can you please do a full spoiler version, covering true source, steddings and other connections to the magic system?

[alexterlizzi]

Watching this a year later and so proud of you I believe the first time I watched this you only had 5k subs. Now you’re at over 100k. Thank you for all the knowledge you spread about fantasy and pointing me in such a great direction for reading. You’ve turned me a non reader into a HUGE reader. Thank you

[matcauthon]

Hey can you do a faction analysis of WoT next?

[richardbug]

The video we have all been waiting for.

[books_and_waistcoats]

If I'm nonbinary, can I use both saidin and saidar?

[optbrjp]

as always, great video.
have you considered making a video about foreshadowing in the wheel of time? i reread the series and i noticed some lots of hints from sentences and sections that i can only understand on second read. things like characters we find out were dark friends (such as Ingtar, Verin, and many others), specific sentences from prophecies that gets brightens only in the end and such.
i think it's can be a pretty cool subject for a video, especially for those who haven't reread the series.
*sorry for spelling and syntax mistakes, english is not my native language*.

[jaysheth]

One amazing thought occured to me... I am yet reading Book 5.
THOUGHT now :)

All beings are connected with True Source in the Pattern. But, some of them can channel the One Power. That doesn't mean that others do not contribute to the Pattern of an Age.

Everyone is considered by the Wheel of Time in its Weaving.

[AngryGoats]

Thank you for this! For some reason, I have trouble picturing weaving when I read the books. I’m not sure if RJ meant it to be up to the readers or if he had a specific design in his mind.

[revan]

Hey great video. One thing I think you should have mentioned is how women can combine their power to become more than the sum of their parts, but I suppose that falls under the adaptability aspect of Saidar.

[annja]

Overall I enjoyed this video, I found it to be a pretty clear explanation of the WoT magic system. One thing I did notice, you talked about Aes Sedai hunting men who could channel and Stilling them, but Stilling is a term used for permanently severing a woman from the source. When men are permanently severed from the source the term used is Gentled.

[tamaska]

can you make a video about some of the abilities in the Wheel of Time....such as the Sniffer ability...  traveling....gateways.... the Way Gates...Skimming.... Tree singing.... (what was the Song that they were to find btw???)

[Thelunalafleur]

Working through old videos and u look so young wow