Okay, first of all I finally have a theory with something to back it up (yay!) in Lord of Chaos (Chapter 14, p. 353) a novice by the name of Nicola is taken by the Foretelling during her first linking. This is what she says...
"the lion sword, the dedicated spear, she who sees beyond. three in the boat and he who is dead yet lives. the great battle done, but the world not done with battle. the land divided by the return and the guardians balance the servants. the future teeters on the edge of a blade."
This is of course how I interpret it...
- the lion sword=Elayne
- the dedicated spear=Aviendha
- she who sees beyond=Min
- he who is dead=Lews Therin
- yet lives=Lews Therin’s soul reborn, or Rand living
- the great battle done=Rand finished the fight with the Dark One
- the world not done with battle=Shadowspawn are being hunted and killed
- the land divided by the return=Rand conquers the Seanchan and in return for their help, he gives them most of the land they wanted anyway.
- the guardians balance the servants=this one is kinda weird to follow... If Taim is the one who does this he really gets to working...Asha’man means guardian in the Old Tongue and Aes Sedai means servant in the Old Tongue, so the Asha’man are in equal numbers or enough to equal the Aes Sedai in power, which should be tough because if Egwene wins the fight, then the White Tower will have over 3000 female channelers on their side..
Also, I believe that Gaidal Cain is Rand’s son. In
The Fires of Heaven (Chapter 54, p. 908) they are speaking of Aviendha finding a way to control Rand. They tell her that she has been unsuccessful, yet Amys says she has been more successful than they realize. She also says that she wondered why Aviendha hasn’t told them yet; Amys was about to tell them that Aviendha was pregnant, but she saw Rand near by and shut up. I think that since this is about the time when Birgitte says she can’t find Gaidal, this is what happened..
wotmania says: I certainly agree with the first part of the theory. As for the second part... I think Amys just means Aviendha was successful in sleeping with Rand. When Birgitte said she had not seen Gaidal in a while, she said he would be either an infant or a small boy - she never said he may not have been born yet.
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All up to Aviendha being pregnant. But as far as the guardians balancing the servants, I believe it means tha Asha'man and Aes Sedai as well.
I will try. Before surrendering to dreams or death, I will try.
Okay i agree with you about the Elayne, Min and Aviendha thing but there are other possibilities. she who sees beyond is obviously min(though it could be someone with the Foretelling)but the others are not so certain. The lion sword has to have something to do with Andor, the white lion being their symbol but it could be Gawain just as easily as Elayne, after all he is the First Prince of the "sword". The dedicated spear suggests an Aiel of some form but think about it. the aiel means spear or something like that, but the Jenn Aiel means "dedicated" spear. Yes I know they're all dead but the Tinkers are kind of the Jenn Aiel, in which case it's Aram, Perrin's pet wolfhound.
i think that 'he who is dead yet lives' is talking about Mat. remember rhuidean?
In one of the FAQ's, Jordan says that you can look at the wheel in two ways. This could mean that Lews Therin could look back at the past and see Rand there, but Rand could look back at the past and see Lews Therin there. It could be that the voice in LT's head is Rand.
1st Age --2nd Age -- AOL (3rd Age)-- 4th Age -- 5th Age-etc
and then all the way back to the begining. This would mean Rand would see LT as his past.
AOL (3rd Age)-- 2nd Age-- 1st Age-- 7th Age..etc..4th Age--
this would mean that if LT looked far enough back in history, he would find Rand al'Thor in the Age before his wich we think of as the 4th Age
In one of the FAQ's, Jordan says that you can look at the wheel in two ways. This could mean that Lews Therin could look back at the past and see Rand there, but Rand could look back at the past and see Lews Therin there. It could be that the voice in LT's head is Rand.
1st Age --2nd Age -- AOL (3rd Age)-- 4th Age -- 5th Age-etc
and then all the way back to the begining. This would mean Rand would see LT as his past.
AOL (3rd Age)-- 2nd Age-- 1st Age-- 7th Age..etc..4th Age--
this would mean that if LT looked far enough back in history, he would find Rand al'Thor in the Age before his wich we think of as the 4th Age
where did it say ashaman were 4 times as strong as aes sedai.. i really dont think it did. the difference in power strength is significat enough to get mentioned but id say its more like aes sedai power rating of 1 with ashaman comining in at 1.25-1.5 naturaly i come in at power 1 recurring
(aka infinite unlimited power)
let the speedbart ride again upon the winds of time
Made the second post on the new WoTMB2 
the wandering wotmaniac
the wandering wolfbrother
the wandering cowbrother?
gandalf
one ring to rule them all
the lover of light and wisdom
the all-seeing eye
Seriously