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| − | ==Icy Cold Logic, White Hot Sisters==
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| − | '''About the Ajah''': <br>
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| − | "...Whites consider the questions of truth with implacable logic." (TDR, Ch. 23) In the Wheel of Time Series, the White Ajah is solely devoted to questions of philosophy and truth, while shunning the world and the value of worldly knowledge. This stereotype is a difficult one to overcome -- that of a cold and unfeeling woman who sees only the absolute. The Sisters and Accepted of the White at TarValon.net do it with flying colors! We are a diverse group of women who are warriors, lovers, peace-makers, seekers, crusaders, healers and above all, sisters. In all our endeavors we strive to let logic and reason guide us, to acknowledge and enjoy our passions without letting them rule us. We strive to bring both common sense and laughter everywhere we go, often causing those around us to go tilt their heads in confusion. This is the way we like it. So as you wanders our hallways and see us on the boards, please keep in mind that there is more to us than meets the eye! ~ [[Dralyn Montsier]], former Head of the White Ajah and current Keeper of the Chronicles. <br>
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| − | '''Warning''': Easily Distracted by Bubbles <br>
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| − | '''By Koralei Sedai''' (date unknown)
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| − | ''What does it mean to be White Ajah? What are the goals of the White Ajah?'' <br>
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| − | "To say being a member of the White Ajah means "a lot" is an understatement... It isn't a switch that is turned on when my web browser opens and ceases to exist when I power down at night; it has become part of who I am and has helped me to become a better and more caring person. It may sound cliché, but this is the Ajah that embraces the characteristics (stereotypes) of all the others groups and melds them seamlessly in to one. We are incredibly passionate, yet we try to keep a level head. We are nurturing, caring and supportive, despite our perceived cool exterior. We are attentive to detail and aware of the world eddies and swirls, yet we can keep our distance to offer unbiased input. We have great strength of character and often try to mediate situations with a logical bent. We are learned, seeking out knowledge in all forms. In our own way, with a logical twist, we seek to right the wrongs we see around us. I actively acknowledge these characteristics as more than a passing fancy or a way to explain a circumstance. I am pieces of it all, logically filtered! So, what does it mean to be white? It means a little bit of everything, distilled and purified. I am incredibly lucky and proud to be part of a group of women with such a diverse way of thinking, living and loving... it's hard for me to express, you see. I have no blood sisters so I never was able to form that kind of a bond or friendship with other women. Among the White, I have found my soul sisters." ~ Zhareen
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| − | "There are as many definitions of what makes a "White" as there are women in the Ajah. Everyone has their own idea of what their "Whiteness" consists of; be it logic, theories, puzzles. Here's mine: To me being White has a lot to do with analyzing and questioning yourself and your surroundings. You could call it philosophy, but to me that sounds too much like reading Aristotle or Kant. I did read some of them in school, but since then I prefer to "make my own thoughts". Funny enough that doesn't extend to the books. I'm not the one to think up theories about the series, even though that is another important aspect of the White Ajah, I leave that to others. I must admit though that for book 11 I started reading other people's theories which was quite interesting.
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| − | Now, since the Ajahs don't have specific jobs anymore, it is difficult to define an Ajah's goal. Our goal is the same as any other Ajahs'. We want to bring life and fun to the community, to welcome newcomers and to support each other. There are two events that I can think of from the top of my head that have become a White Ajah tradition in which we try to involve the whole community. That is for one the card delivery for Valentine's and the other one is the egg hunt for Easter or the bubble hunt. Or did we do the bubble hunt for Easter? I don't even remember. Well, we like to hide stuff. :P " ~ Annouk
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| − | "Okay. I'm going to start this by quoting something I said in our forum a couple of weeks ago. (We do talk about this sort of thing you know)
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| − | We (The White Ajah) apply logic to life. We reason through things, rather than jumping straight into a situation. We still have our passions, our quirks (boy do we!), and we are interested in many different things. As Whites, we look at life through the prism of Logic. A situation looks one way, but through that prism, the picture changes. Sometimes it fragments, and sometimes it comes together, when you focus just right. We can see all sides, through that prism of logic. This is not to say that our emotions don't run away with us from time to time. We all have those buttons. But after the initial flare-up, we look back on the situation logically and our view may change, or we can more coherently defend the original.
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| − | So um... the big picture. Viewing Life through Logic's Prism. Those fragmented images can be pretty insane... but when the view comes in clear, it's crystal. (white)---> {logic}---> (life) = (All the Colors of the Rainbow)" ~ Andra
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| − | ''Which qualities do you see most in White? Which qualities don't "mesh"?'' <br>
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| − | "Okay, we mostly see - smart funny logical nice women who are just all absolutely wonderful. :look I don't think there's any qualities we won't accept... the major defining characteristic all whites have absolutely is that they chose the ajah. There are some things that, wouldn't "not mesh" with the white ajah, they just tend to lead others towards another... so they don't appear in white. Make sense?" ~Hyain
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| − | "The most obvious quality of the White is Rationality. Not all of us are totally rational all the time, or even most of the time, but it's a common thread that runs through us. Many of us are pretty stubborn as well. We enjoy fun on a large scale, and are usually willing to put in a great deal of effort to pull off something that's going to be fun for all. And we're caring. Not in a healing sort of Yellow Way, but when a new Accepted comes to us, we often hear how immediately she felt at home, how completely appreciated and, well ACCEPTED she feels from the moment she joins us. :hug Closed-minded people tend not to mesh well with the White Ajah." ~ Aidan
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| − | "To be a White here at TarValon.net, I think there are very few qualities that are actually necessary. The ability to both reason and listen to reason, and the willingness to put aside your personal emotions when necessary (notice I said willingness and necessary--those two words are essential to that statement :P ), are the only qualities I can think of that are really ideal. On the flip side, I think the only qualities that do not mesh well with the White Ajah are the opposite of the ones I mentioned above--never being able to reason or listen to reason, and the unwillingness to put aside your personal emotions when necessary." ~ Dralyn
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| − | ''What is the best thing about the White Ajah? What is the worst thing?'' <br>
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| − | "The best thing about the White Ajah is the closeness we have. Although we've been growing a lot in the past year or so, we are still a fairly small Ajah, and because of that, we're able to still be very tight knit without being exclusive.
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| − | The worst thing about the White Ajah is our former reputations as both lurkers and cold, emotionless philosophers. We've done a lot lately to change these perceptions, but they still follow us and it makes us somewhat less attractive to new citizens and the like." ~ Aidan
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| − | "The very bestest thing about the White Ajah is... The White Ajah. I'm serious... sort of. You'll hear this from other ajah's as well. Your Ajah is your family here at Tar Valon. Recently, one of my big Sisters said, “you can't chose your relatives, but you can chose your Sistersâ€. Go where your heart leads you. Make the choice for yourself. Don't go just on ideology or stereotypes. Go for the people. The women in your ajah will stand by you. Even when/if you leave someday, you will still be in their hearts, as a Sister. The worst thing about the Ajah is... we live all over the world. There are so many of my sisters I may never meet face to face because of that, but at the same time it's a wonderful thing, because we get their views on issues and the whole time zone thing makes it a sure thing that you'll almost always find someone online, regardless of your schedule." ~ Andra
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| − | "One of the best qualities of the White is to be able to pull back when we really have to and to think through something. A lot of times, especially when you get to major drama, people react to emotions first, and many let that cloud their judgment so they can't think. Whites certainly aren't immune to that, but we're (as far as I know) the only Ajah (or Company) that has never had major Drama and splitting within the Ajah itself. There have certainly been times when something got heated and produced some strong arguments, but we've always managed to talk about it until we could accept whatever the problem was. We might not all agree, but we've avoided wars of flaming each other and having members leave in a huff because of our Ajah. Problems with the Tower and other members, yes, but not the Ajah.
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| − | As for the worst, it's probably our direct-ness. Most Whites aren't very good at being tactful, and sometimes we come across as too blunt and uncaring. That can make a bad situation worse." ~ Lyssandra
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| − | ''How are the TarValon.net Whites different from the book Whites?'' <br>
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| − | "The Whites at Tar Valon have a lot of negative stereotypes associated with them based upon the way they are portrayed within the Wheel of Time series. As with any social group, there are many different levels to the associates beyond the general stereotype. We Whites are often found saying nearly the same thing... We're like a prism. We take all the other colors (attributes), filter it through the facets of logic and come out with a pure source of light. (Yes, yes, sort of backwards, but you understand what I mean? ) This is the Ajah that embraces the characteristics of all the others and melds them seamlessly in to one. We are incredibly passionate, yet we try to keep a level head. We are nurturing, caring and supportive, despite our perceived cool exterior. We are attentive to detail and aware of the world eddies and swirls, yet we keep our distance to offer unbiased input. We have great strength of character and often try to mediate situations with a logical viewpoint. We are learned, seeking out knowledge in all forms, media and designs. And yes, in our own cool way seek to right the wrongs we see around us." ~ Zhareen
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| − | "Well now. Obviously we're not cold-hearted and distant, like the book Whites. We really do like to just let our hair down, throw caution (and maybe a smidgen of logic ... but not too much :P ) into the wind and have fun. We're very silly people at heart. :P " ~ Rikka
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| − | ''Why bubbles?'' <br>
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| − | "I so want to just say "why not" but that doesn't quite work. Bubbles are from even before my time with the Ajah. They started at a White Ajah clam bake (this type of activity was not a public one, but just a fun forum thing) Shirlyn was playing around and "discovered" the infamous purple bubble. This bubble was SO much fun at first, almost addictive but soon, we realized that eating too many of them would turn you *into* a bubble yourself. The sad truth about most things that are fun is that there has to be something wrong with it. This started the hunt for an antidote, which provided us with the Green bubble. Not so much fun on it's own, or even very tasty but it did what it needed to do, which was negate the effects of the purple if taken in time. From there, the experiments and fun continued... a little bit of mindless fun. We then decided to start sharing them a little bit with the general public, and who doesn't like playing with bubbles??" ~ Shyana
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| − | ''Why do you think not many White bond warders?'' <br>
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| − | "Simply put, men are rarely logical creatures.
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| − | But aside from that, in my opinion Whites tend to have a lower than average bond rate versus other Ajahs because of a few different reasons that mainly center around quantity and misconceptions. First, there aren't a lot of White Ajah members. We have traditionally been one of the smaller Ajahs at Tar Valon; one of the reflections from the books that spills over accurately. Whites are still perceived as the "cold fish" of the literary realm, but that couldn't be further from the truth! I believe we also put much more thought into our potential bondmates, after all we like to logic and reason most things to death... why not this decision too? It takes a very special breed of man to be attracted to the White, and I definitely believe his desire and thirst for knowledge and reason fits in to the master plan. And, of course, if he happens to have a white storm trooper suit that certainly wouldn't hurt his chances either." ~ Zhareen
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| − | "The White Ajah is a group of strong, independent women. Telling any of us that we *need* a man for anything is probably not be the best idea in general so for the Whites I would say that a warder is less of a necessity and more of a gift. It has also been said that we are a little reclusive by nature, and don't often hang out on the board areas where all the men folk do this is also quite true. So the ones that do happen to bond Whites are the few and far between who go out of their way to get to know us I guess . While we currently only have three Warders in the White Ajah, whenever one of our sisters finds someone they feel is the right person for them as a Warder, she knows that she has her sisters full support in having made that decision, and we look forward to welcoming him into our family." ~ Shyana
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| | == White Ajah News == | | == White Ajah News == |
| | + | ''April 2, 2021''<br> |
| | + | Congratulations to our Sitters for the Spring Hall of 2021, [[Kassina Tendar|Kassina]] and [[Aduiavas Ida|Aduiavas]]! |
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| − | ''January 1, 2009'' <br> | + | ''October 16, 2020''<br> |
| − | A new term is starting and we'd like to thank the old Heart and Sitters for their great job, and welcome the new! Congrats Loira and Enya for becoming Sitters, and Melaine for becoming our new Heart. <br><br>
| + | Congratulations to our new Heart, [[Kitan Tataru|Kitan]]! |
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| − | ''October 12, 2009'' <br> | + | ''October 6, 2020''<br> |
| − | Geneve decided that her home was with White, welcome, dear Aspirant! <br><br>
| + | Congratulations to our new First Reasoner, [[Satara al'Caelahn|Satara]]!<br><br> |
| | + | [[Community Page: Past News of the White Ajah|-- Older White Ajah News --]] |
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| − | ''October 7, 2009'' <br>
| + | ==About The Ajah== |
| − | Morwynna has finally reached SMness again, welcome home to White, our newest Aes Sedai! <br><br>
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| − | ''October 1, 2009'' <br>
| + | "Sisters of this Ajah abstained from matters of the world and worldly knowledge, and instead devoted themselves to questions of philosophy and truth." - [[Wheel of Time Companion]] |
| − | We have a new Soul! Congrats Kaileena, and good luck! <br><br>
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| − | ''June 24, 2009'' <br>
| + | "...Whites consider the questions of truth with implacable logic." {{tdr|23}} In the Wheel of Time Series, the White Ajah is solely devoted to questions of philosophy and truth, while shunning the world and the value of worldly knowledge. This stereotype is a difficult one to overcome -- that of a cold and unfeeling woman who sees only the absolute. However, real life is never so divided as Robert Jordan made the Ajahs to be. We aren't lacking emotion but we know when to bring it out. We know when to hug and cry... we also know when to say "this too shall pass." When the world is hard, the Whites can bend and like the phoenix... rise up after the fire as strong and beautiful as before. |
| − | Another White Aes Sedai! Congratulations and welcome home, Sienna. <br><br>
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| − | ''June 13, 2009'' <br> | + | Whites prefer to take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be, and/or not as other people might wish to present it to us. We'd rather see what's real than settle for what looks pleasant. Each of us has our logic coming from a different background. We've all been tempered in the fires of life. There's freedom in White. We're accepting of others' differences and we have little drama here. |
| − | Elin was Raised Aes Sedai, congratulations on becoming "oficially White" honey! <br><br>
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| − | ''March 26, 2009'' <br> | + | Like the color spectrum, White has a bit of every color in it... it's wise enough to be all colors when it has to be or reflect the color it's most near. It's an independent color that is bold and strong on its own but complements all other colors. Whites have our prism metaphor, with all of us shining all our colors into the prism of Truth/Logic and coming out White Light of Awesome. Only together can we be White. |
| − | We are incredibly happy and proud to welcome Morwynna as our newest aspirant! Welcome home, Morrie!!<br><br>
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| − | ''March 2, 2009'' <br> | + | - Assembled from various White Aes Sedai's words by [[Myralin al'Ser]], {{as}} of the {{white}} Ajah<br> |
| − | Another white Aes Sedai! Congratulations and welcome to the Shawl, Dovienya Sedai!! <br><br>
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| − | Who says only Blues are plotsy? Enya Sedai was Raised at Anni during a live Raising ceremony. Welcome to the Shawl Sister! <br><br>
| + | "I'm not good at being subtle" - [[Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum]]<br> |
| | + | "Meh, this is White. None of us are." - [[Dovienya el'Korim]]<br>--> |
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| − | ''February 1, 2009'' <br>
| + | == Let Us EnWhiten You == |
| − | The White Ajah welcomes a new Aes Sedai to our Halls!!! Isarma was most recently Soul of the White Ajah, which she managed beautifully while also giving birth to her 4th child. She is a SuperWoman!!! Congratulations Isarma Sedai and Welcome Home Sister!!!!<br><br>
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| − | ''January 28, 2009 <br>''
| + | |[[Community Page: Aes Sedai of the White Ajah|White Aes Sedai]] |
| − | Announcing our new Soul of the White Ajah! Elin al'Nia is an Aspirant of the White Ajah and will be fulfilling this role as liaison to Guests and Aspirants in the Ajah. Isarma Maracanda has done a spectacular job in this role and will be passing the torch on February 1st. Thank you Isarma and Congratulations Elin! <br><br>
| + | |[[White Ajah FAQ]] |
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| − | ''January 27, 2009''<br>
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| − | Our very own Noura Sedai, (Andrea Tapia, IRL), has co-authored a book [http://www.amazon.com/Communications-All-PolicyAdministration/dp/0739129201/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232997565&sr=8-1 ...And Communications for All]. Her book was presented to the Obama transition team, and to Congress. It also appeared on [http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=HP-R-14680 C-SPAN] Way to go Noura! <br><br>
| + | |[[Community Page: Bondmates of the White Ajah|White Bondmates]] |
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| − | ''January 24, 2009''<br>
| + | |[[Community Page: Bubble Brewing Handbook|Bubble Brewing Handbook]] |
| − | Tel Gaidin requested more cowbell, so, here you go, Tel: [[Image:Cowbell.jpg]] <br><br>
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| − | ''January 9, 2009''<br>
| + | |[[Community Page: Positions in the White Ajah|White Ajah Positions]] |
| − | Kaileena decided to Aspire White! Welcome home, we're so happy to have you.<br>
| + | |[[:Category:White_Contributions|White Ajah Contributions]] |
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| | + | |[[White Ajah Past Freeweek Themes]] |
| | + | |[[Community Page: Pictures of the White Ajah|White Ajah Picture Gallery]] |
| | + | |[[Community Page: White Ajah Cookbook|White Ajah Cookbook]] |
| | + | |[[The Inverse Ajah]] |
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| | + | ==Contact the White Ajah== |
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| | + | First Reasoner: [[Aduiavas Ida]], [https://www.tarvalon.net/index.php?conversations/add&to=Aduiavas+Ida PM], [mailto:whiteajah@tarvalon.net e-mail] <br> |
| | + | White Heart: [[Satara al'Caelahn]], [https://www.tarvalon.net/index.php?conversations/add&to=Satara+al%27Caelahn PM], [mailto:whiteheart@tarvalon.net e-mail] <br> |
| | + | White Sitters: [[Kelgan al'Moranwin]], [https://www.tarvalon.net/index.php?conversations/add&to=Kelgan+al%27Moranwin PM] & [[Satara al'Caelahn]], [https://www.tarvalon.net/index.php?conversations/add&to=Satara+al%27Caelahn PM] <br> |
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| − | * [[Community Page: Aes Sedai of the White Ajah|White Aes Sedai]]
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| − | * [[Community Page: Warders of the White Ajah|White Ajah Warders]]
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| − | * [[Community Page: Aspirants of the White Ajah|White Aspirants]]
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| − | * [[Community Page: Guests of the White Ajah|White Ajah Guests]]<BR><BR>
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| − | * [[Community Page: Positions in the White Ajah|White Ajah Positions]]<br><br>
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| − | * [[Community Page: White Lab Report|White Lab Report]]
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| − | * [[Community Page: White Ajah Contributions|White Ajah Contributions]]
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| − | * [[Community Page: White Ajah Cookbook|White Ajah Cookbook]]
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| − | * [[Community Page: Bubble Brewing Handbook|Bubble Brewing Handbook]]<br><br>
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| − | * First Reasoner: [mailto:whiteajah@tarvalon.net Natalya Laragan]
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| − | * White Soul: [http://www.tarvalonforums.net/forums/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=393 Kaileena Admar, PM]
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| − | * White Heart: [http://www.tarvalonforums.net/forums/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=100 Melaine Thayet, PM]
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| − | * White Sitters: [http://www.tarvalonforums.net/forums/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=4378 Enya Tawarwaith, PM], [http://www.tarvalonforums.net/forums/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=4454 Loira Al'Ramoidra, PM]
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"Sisters of this Ajah abstained from matters of the world and worldly knowledge, and instead devoted themselves to questions of philosophy and truth." - Wheel of Time Companion
Whites prefer to take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be, and/or not as other people might wish to present it to us. We'd rather see what's real than settle for what looks pleasant. Each of us has our logic coming from a different background. We've all been tempered in the fires of life. There's freedom in White. We're accepting of others' differences and we have little drama here.
Like the color spectrum, White has a bit of every color in it... it's wise enough to be all colors when it has to be or reflect the color it's most near. It's an independent color that is bold and strong on its own but complements all other colors. Whites have our prism metaphor, with all of us shining all our colors into the prism of Truth/Logic and coming out White Light of Awesome. Only together can we be White.
