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|Don't know much blustering math...But I do know the Passions. You win when you need it most, you see.
|[[Yalb]]{{book ref|sa1|8}}
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The primary tenet of the Passions is that wanting something draws it to you.{{wob ref|3804}} If you need money very badly, you will win when you gamble,{{book ref|sa1|8}} or if you strongly desire to visit a particular destination, you will get there even without a map.{{book ref|sa3|43}} The Passions do not have a formal theology, yet some people treat them as a religion instead of a philosophy.{{wob ref|3804}} Belief in the Passions is reinforced by the existence of [[spren]] on Roshar,{{wob ref|3804}} which often appear in response to emotions.
Although Thaylen lore holds that the most Passionate among them could reopen the "portal of worlds" (possibly referring to an [[Oathgate]]),{{book ref|sa3|12}} the Passions do not actually have any inherent magical component.{{wob ref|4301}}
===Relationship to Shards===
The Passions have their basis in traditions that were influenced by the [[Shard]] [[Odium]].{{wob ref|12016}} Odium refers to himself as an incarnation of "Passion"{{book ref|sa3|57}} and many of his followers (such as the [[Fused]] and [[Moash]]) commonly speak of Passion that comes from or honors Odium.{{book ref|sa3|120}}{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{book ref|sa3|i|12}} However, the Thaylen Passions hold no direct link to Odium.{{wob ref|12016}}
Another Shard named [[Ruin]] that formerly inhabited [[Scadrial]] also spoke pointedly about passion.{{book ref|mb3|57}}{{wob ref|8330}} This may have some significance in the [[cosmere]], as not all of the Shards share Ruin and Odium's regard for passion.{{wob ref|10447}}
==Practitioners==
Although Thaylenah is not considered a "[[Vorin]] kingdom",{{book ref|sa1|8}} Vorinism is culturally dominant{{book ref|sa1|i|4}} and there is an outpost of Vorin leadership located there.{{book ref|sa3|50}} Thaylens are therefore nominally Vorin, but many prominent Thaylens (including [[Yalb]],{{book ref|sa1|8}} [[Yokska]],{{book ref|sa3|62}} [[Hobber]],{{book ref|sa3|35}} and [[Vstim]]{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}) also follow the Passions. Queen [[Fen]] and her husband [[Kmakl]] both make reference to the Passions,{{book ref|sa3|12}}{{book ref|sa3|118}} and [[Febrth]] continues to follow the Passions even after joining the [[Diagram]].{{book ref|sa3|43}} [[Rysn]] expresses some skepticism about the Passions, although they seem to be culturally ingrained in her.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
Fen tells [[Dalinar Kholin]] that some of the events surrounding the [[True Desolation]] have caused her people to consider abandoning Vorinism altogether in favor of the Passions.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
== Perception ==
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|But wishing and expecting is of the Passions. A heresy. A good Vorin worries about transforming themselves.
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The Passions are generally dismissed by people from Vorin strongholds such as [[Alethkar]] and [[Jah Keved]]. [[Elhokar Kholin]] calls them heretic,{{book ref|sa2|74}} while [[Shallan Davar]] and [[Navani Kholin]] see them as a pagan pseudo-religion or set of superstitions.{{book ref|sa3|12}}{{book ref|sa1|8}} [[Jasnah Kholin]] believes that all religions, including the Passions, are equally impossible to verify.{{book ref|sa2|3}}
== Trivia ==
*A [[fabrial]] such as the [[emotion bracelet]] may have effects that correspond to the Passions.{{wob ref|4301}}
== Notes ==
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