More advanced techniques Avatars are trained in involve healing and spirit bending. A waterbending master can seamlessly shift the states and temperatures of water to bend steam, ice, snow, and liquid alike. Waterbending is built around tai chi, and refers to the ability to control water in all its forms. Since then, Raava has been passing down this gift through generations, each human she chooses born into the next element of the cycle fire, air, water, earth, like the cycle of the seasons.
In order to help Raava control Vaatu, Wan became the first mortal human to be permanently granted the gift of bending by the Lion Turtles. The Legend of Korra: Book 2: Spirits, "Light in the Dark" (2013)Īvatar Wan was the first Avatar, who inadvertently unleashed Vaatu, the spirit of darkness and chaos, on the world, back in the time when the physical and spirit realms were not separate, and Nations did not formally exist. The Avatar serves as the bridge between the material and spirit worlds, and has existed for a great many centuries, maintaining balance in every known time period of history. In a world where small part of the population is composed of benders - bending being the part spiritual, part hereditary ability to manipulate one of nature's four elements through ancient martial arts - the Avatar is unique amongst billions the one mortal chosen as the soul hosting Raava, the spirit of light and peace, they have the ability to bend all four elements, and consciously connect to their own past lives for guidance. And with each life, learns what it means to be human." Avatar Yangchen (Escape from the Spirit World, "Avatar Yangchen") So the Avatar continues to take human rebirth. If you were an all powerful spirit living on the top of some mountain, you wouldn't have much in common with an ordinary person. By feeling all these emotions, it helps you understand how precious human life is, so you will do anything to protect it. "The Avatar must be compassionate towards all people, and the only way to do that is to live with them.
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 3: Fire, "Sozin's Comet IV: Avatar Aang" (2008) Hopefully I'll shed some light on the power of Raava for people who might not be so knowledgeable on this universe, and remind those who might be! The Avatar. What better time to do it than after the announcement of the Chronicles of the Avatar too. I was very surprised there wasn't one talking in length about the Avatar State, specifically. I've been thinking of doing a respect thread for a theoretical composite Avatar for a while now.
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