Another Common Minister's Reaction to Avatar...

[Woodsprite]

Originally Posted by joeylovesgaia

The physical presence of Eywa makes it better, to me. There are still mysterious aspects (how did She summon all those animals?). That she has a physical body makes her more tangible, more real. You have a brain and if it gets damaged you'll suffer things like memory loss, personality change, and death. Yet you believe that you have a soul, too, that you are more than your brain, yes? Eywa is the same, only She is the mind of a whole planet (er, moon). She is the Lifestream, that which sustains and nurtures life. That said she's a small goddess in the scheme of things, strong only in her domain.

Eywa is a very mysterious entity, you're correct. Hopefully Cameron will really expound on it in the prequel novel he's working on. Until then, we just have theories... Speaking of which, you might have fun reading this.