Something I have recently noticed in the wheel of time is Birgette and her concern for herself. From crossroads of twilight we read that her memories are starting to fade from her past lifes and Elayne has noticed the concern birgette gives through the bond.


"She remembered almost nothing clearly before the founding of the White Tower, and not all of that. Some nights, the fear that Gaidal would fade from her memory, too, that she would lose any remembrance of actually having known and loved him, left her unable to sleep until she drank as much brandy as she could hold."


Pretty much it doesnt seem to be getting better with her is my point. Elsewhere in Randland ghosts are starting to appear and they are starting to freak the hell out of people. Also seems to be getting worse. Now the question everyone may be asking in regards to the dead is why? What does it all mean?

I think that somehow perhaps Birgette being ripped from the pattern may have done more harm than originally thought and is somehow responsible for the dead.

What harm the worst is yet to be determined. But what Birgette has to do with the dead I think I can somewhat explain. Several others threads on this site have suggested that the dead of the wheel of time hang out in TAR until the wheel decides to spin them out again into the pattern. Birgette like all other things in WOT was just another thread in the great pattern. Then of course Mogie came on by and ripped Birgitte from the pattern.


"The glow around Moghedien increased until it seemed as if the blinding sun surrounded her. The night folded in over Birgitte like an ocean wave, enveloping her in blackness. When it passed, the bow dropped atop empty clothes as they collapsed. The clothes faded like fog burning off, and only the bow and arrows remained, shining in the moonlight."


Imagine a nice blanket with a very intricate pattern to it. And then add a nice little hole or rip to it. Over time that rip is going to get worse on the pattern until eventually you have a very nice looking rag if you dont repair it.

So with this perhaps Birgettes hole has allowed the dead to prematurely escape TAR back into Randland. I believe it to be entirely possible. This may tie into another theory I have posted titled "the big oops". The dead walking may turn into a bigger problem for all parties concerned and we may say "gasp how horrible" like RJ said we would.

Or Birgette's rip might have been viewed by the dark and are ripping out more threads of the pattern to further distract the light.

I'm not quite sure where the situation of the dead are going. I only tried to somewhat explain where they are comming from what do you think?