 A
little more information on what the "cosmo" is seems to be in
order here. The "cosmo" is similar to, but not identical with,
what psychics and parapsychologists call the "aura". A combination
of aura and power field, each cosmo is as individual as fingerprints, and
reflects the condition of the person projecting it. A well-trained Saint
can use his/her cosmo to sense another's strengths, weaknesses, and condition.
The closer the relationship between two Saints, the more sensitive they
are to each other. (For example, Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu's close
friendship at the beginning of the series allows Seiya to know when something
was wrong with Shiryu in episode 10 while the other two sense nothing.
Later in the series they have all become good friends and thus can sense
when each other is in trouble.) They can also tell when one of their number
is dead, or so close to death it doesn't matter, when the 'feel' of a cosmo
is lost. The more experienced and powerful a Saint is, the more he/she
can sense of other's cosmos. In episode 10 Dragon Shiryu doesn't "see"
or "feel" anything unusual about Mu's aura, despite the fact
the healer is later revealed to be a Gold Saint. By episode 39 he senses
a huge energy field around Cancer Deathmask -- so much so that the psychic
power from the Gold Saint literally lights up the whole area to Shiryu's
"inner eye". As a Saint learns how to control his/her cosmo better,
he/she no longer needs his/her armor to channel the inner power generated
by the cosmo. In other words, the armor is a tool but the pure power actually
rests within the Saint him/herself. It is also through the power of the
inner cosmo -- the "microcosm" - - that a Gold Saint draws directly
on the power of the macrocosm. It is this ability that marks a true Gold
Saint, whether or not he/she actually wears Gold Cloth. (Silvers have learned
-- even if they aren't fully aware of what they're doing -- to draw on
the macrocosm occasionally, usually in moments of great stress; a true
Gold Saint can call on the macrocosm at will. Bronze Saints have only the
power of their own microcosm to support them.) The ability to sense and
draw on the macrocosm at will is known as a Gold Saint's "Seventh
Sense". |