"I think it might." He drums his fingers against the side of his cup. "I am still working to tease apart the particulars. But the concept that we are already spirits, even before we die, coupled with the apparent need to sheathe any raw thanergy with energy generated by a spirit -- it's very promising."

He chuckles.

"She compared my channeling raw thanergy to biting into an uncooked potato. So I need to make it more appetizing first, somehow."