Burning human offerings within the Whitetree weirwood is a sacrifice designed to release soul-energy to power the weather magic of the Others, allowing them to create the cold winds and mists they are associated with.
A Study of the Elements and Magic in ASOIAF Part Two – Fire Magic Fire magic is the force behind healing, and is a component in prophetic dreaming and glamouring. It is a spiritual purifying agent and plays a role in sexual magic. You’re about to embark on the second part of the series ‘The […]
The Children of the Forest sing the songs of the earth. Is this related to earth magic in asoiaf and if so what are the features of this type of magic? Read about the magic of the weirwoods, how the songs of the earth are related to navigation, to dreaming and to the Hammer of the Waters.
Examining warging and skinchanging to arrive at a better understanding of how these powers work. Find out what Varamyr’s chapter tells us about the role of breaking taboos to acquire powers in asoiaf.
The origin of White Walkers – An Experimental Model I’d like to put forward another view on the origin of the White Walkers. I posit they are no natural occurrence but rather, are created by man. My ideas revolve around why they may have been created, as well as the requirements and mechanics of creating […]
Patchface – The Fool with many Voices What’s up with Patchface and his riddles? Gibberish or meaningful, nonsense or prophecy? Well, this fool is telling us something special, I’m certain, and after many weeks of study, I can show that he serves as vehicle for the transmission of messages from different entities.
Examining Blue Winter Roses Blue Winter Roses are consistently associated with Lyanna Stark, only daughter of Lord Rickard Stark of Winterfell throughout the story. Rhaegar crowned her with these roses as his “Queen of Love and Beauty” at the Tourney of Harrenhall, in The Year of the False Spring (towards the end of the year 281 […]