Post by Sour Kangaroo on Mar 4, 2010 15:47:57 GMT -6
The Na'vi are monogamous creatures who mate for life. The mechanics of reproduction in Na'vi are similar to that of humans. However, their unique physiology provides the Na'vi with a level of intimacy unknown to Earth born creatures while mating, or "becoming one".
It had been found that, by culture, the female, if she accepts the male, is the one to initiate Tsahaylu between the couple. The teaching to a learning Na'vi of how they become one with their mate is, by culture, restricted to the female's role of engaging Tsahaylu and the role they both play in choosing/accepting one another. Because of the unpredictability of the bond's depth in the end, which affects the amount of pleasure the couple feel, and tradition stating that It cannot be mentioned, either before or after mating, so as to keep the rare offender from simply constantly attempting to engage in Tsahaylu with one who is not their match, which can be fatal after the first mating, because of the stress inflicted emotionally and physically on a Na'vi sustaining more than one bond.
Traditionally, once a Na'vi male has passed the tests on the path to manhood and has been accepted into the clan as an adult, he is not only allowed to make his bow from the wood of the Hometree, but he may also choose his woman. After the woman has been chosen, she must decide if she accepts the male. If Eywa does not intervene, mating then begins under one of the white bioluminescent trees, where it is believed Eywa may oversee, protect, and show her approval or disapproval.
When a couple begins to mate, the female Na'vi will connect her queue to the male's, called Tsahaylu by the Na'vi, to create an emotional and spiritual bond that lasts a lifetime, beginning the process. The intertwining of queues is both highly erotic and profoundly spiritual, but does not in itself lead to reproduction. Jake Sully chooses Neytiri to become his mate, and she him, under the Tree of Voices following his acceptance into the Omaticaya clan as 'One of the People'.
It is known that the bond created by mating builds gradually, and as true Tsahaylu is made between the couple, "the ultimate in intimacy", the pleasure, builds gradually as well, and causes the somewhat non-willful sharing of the couple's happy memories, and is a sign of Eywa's acceptance. If a couple can be foreseen to not have a pleasant or happy future, Eywa has been known to reverse the feeling produced by making Tsahaylu, a sign to the couple that mating would only, in simple words, ruin their lives together, and therefore prevents the mating, because of it permanence. After the resulting embracing and, occasionally, kissing, the couple is sent into a deep sleep by Eywa, and the two dream hintings of their future together. The couple mating will not only be bonded spiritually and emotionally, but will also gain, while they sleep, a slight physical resemblance of each other, detectable only to Na'vi eyes. This is what allows a couple standing together to be recognized as a couple. The couple will experience the pleasure of Tsahaylu from the moment of connection, until they awaken and have completed mating, when they disconnect and return to the clan, mated for life.
It had been found that, by culture, the female, if she accepts the male, is the one to initiate Tsahaylu between the couple. The teaching to a learning Na'vi of how they become one with their mate is, by culture, restricted to the female's role of engaging Tsahaylu and the role they both play in choosing/accepting one another. Because of the unpredictability of the bond's depth in the end, which affects the amount of pleasure the couple feel, and tradition stating that It cannot be mentioned, either before or after mating, so as to keep the rare offender from simply constantly attempting to engage in Tsahaylu with one who is not their match, which can be fatal after the first mating, because of the stress inflicted emotionally and physically on a Na'vi sustaining more than one bond.
Traditionally, once a Na'vi male has passed the tests on the path to manhood and has been accepted into the clan as an adult, he is not only allowed to make his bow from the wood of the Hometree, but he may also choose his woman. After the woman has been chosen, she must decide if she accepts the male. If Eywa does not intervene, mating then begins under one of the white bioluminescent trees, where it is believed Eywa may oversee, protect, and show her approval or disapproval.
When a couple begins to mate, the female Na'vi will connect her queue to the male's, called Tsahaylu by the Na'vi, to create an emotional and spiritual bond that lasts a lifetime, beginning the process. The intertwining of queues is both highly erotic and profoundly spiritual, but does not in itself lead to reproduction. Jake Sully chooses Neytiri to become his mate, and she him, under the Tree of Voices following his acceptance into the Omaticaya clan as 'One of the People'.
It is known that the bond created by mating builds gradually, and as true Tsahaylu is made between the couple, "the ultimate in intimacy", the pleasure, builds gradually as well, and causes the somewhat non-willful sharing of the couple's happy memories, and is a sign of Eywa's acceptance. If a couple can be foreseen to not have a pleasant or happy future, Eywa has been known to reverse the feeling produced by making Tsahaylu, a sign to the couple that mating would only, in simple words, ruin their lives together, and therefore prevents the mating, because of it permanence. After the resulting embracing and, occasionally, kissing, the couple is sent into a deep sleep by Eywa, and the two dream hintings of their future together. The couple mating will not only be bonded spiritually and emotionally, but will also gain, while they sleep, a slight physical resemblance of each other, detectable only to Na'vi eyes. This is what allows a couple standing together to be recognized as a couple. The couple will experience the pleasure of Tsahaylu from the moment of connection, until they awaken and have completed mating, when they disconnect and return to the clan, mated for life.