Episode 166: Cosmere Dictionary Vol. 2 ( feat. Jofwu )
Update: 2025-02-18
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Brooke and Tyler are joined by long-time Cosmere contributor and Arcanist Jofwu to discuss cognitive shadows' origins and complexities. Perhaps the fandom's most debated and speculated-upon question is "What are cognitive shadows and how do they work?" We look at different types of cognitive entities across various planets, categorize how they are created, and wonder whether or not a cognitive shadow is/was/or will be(!) a soul. #AllSpoilers
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"The Blackthorn" is a Spren - Spren of Odium, arguably even an Unmade. I thought that was pretty explicit from the description given at the end of W&T. An idea made alive - The larger-than-life reputation of a(n in)famous man, embodying a certain Intent and fed by the perceptions of masses of people, given memories it should not have from the man himself, and then seized upon by a Shard, infused with that Shard's Intent and given life. Not Dalinar's cognitive shadow. Spren.