Hey there guys,
not long ago I put together some facts and came up with a dragon age theory. I tried to prove an obvious connection of Solas, elven pantheon and even Inquisitor to spirits*(all links below).
I was going to work on consequences of the spirit theory vid, but then I stumbled upon theory vid by Geek Remix**. While I do agree with some of her ideas, I believe she was not able to follow through due to lack of new perspectives on the subject. My perspective is affected by the theory I made, so here I am to present you a new theory: Sera is connected to a spirit!
Here is what I found:
There are many weird dialogues between Sera and Cole. He often talks about her as if there was another person behind her body. The weird dialogues occur even between Sera and Solas and as much as she hates Fen'Harel for being "too elfish", Solas does not care and is often trying to prove her deep connection to the elven culture and elven people.
Before you read the following dialogue, keep in mind that according to my theory Solas is connected to a spirit and therefore, he is able to sense other spirits (like Cole's or Inquisitor's "spirit").
Sera: (shivers) Weird.
Solas: Sera? What are you feeling?
Sera: Ugh, here we go. It’s nothing, it just feels like I've seen this. Exactly this. It happens.
Solas: Not to everyone.
Sera: It’s not an elf thing. Inquisitor's not shaking.
Sera: I suppose now you’ll switch to how I’m the same but different?
Solas: You are different. You are the furthest from what you were meant to be.
Sera: Well I’ve definitely heard ****** like this before. Hmph!
So what is Sera? Why is the thing that has happened and happens? Do you remember that in the world without the Veil it was imagination that shaped the reality? For the ancient elves such a reality was normal and in my opinion Sera is the same, because she is an elf, but she is the furthest from what she WAS meant to be, because she can still feel the connection to the Fade - where things has happened before they happen.
Sera asks if others could feel the same thing : events happening all over again. Cole answers her: In the soft thin places, spirits push with memories that didn't happen. Or did. Or might.
Cole sees a spirit in her too. Allow me to not to copy-paste full dialogues, just short fragments so you are not flooded with too much text:
Cole: You aren't your eyes. You live behind them.
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Cole:There are songs in every part of you, Sera. Soft silly sibilant, sighing in silence, waiting for you to hear them.
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Cole: Sera, no matter how you turn your head, your ears point to the Fade. Do you do it on purpose?
I am sure you are wondering "If Sera is a connected to a sprit, why does not she sense them too?", right? Oh well, she sense them. Do you remember a story about Abelas from Dragon Age Origins***? He cut a tree that had a spirit inside it. What if Sera's bow was made of a wood from such a tree ? Here is the dialogue:
Cole: Your bow was a tree once. A girl with a long name met a boy with strong hands there.
Cole: Her body warm, leaning against the trunk, hair tangled in branches and fingers. "Forever, no matter what."
Cole: They cut letters in the bark. When her parents took her away, he cut the letters away to forget.
Cole: Every time you pull it, the part that was a tree remembers. Can you feel it under your fingers?
Cole: When you fire your bow, it hums after, every time.
Cole: Your mind makes it quiet, but if you heard it backwards, it would sound longer, a thrum through the gut.
Cole: But don't think about it, or you'll tense your shoulder like you do, and then your shot will go too far left.
Sera: It's like its face doesn't know what it's saying! Eww!
I am sure she can sense other spirits. Geek Remix explained that Sera's thoughts and conversations are always messy as if she was not able or did not want to focus too much. Geek Remix believes that Sera is "randomly thoughtless". because she has Andruil's key inside her. I however believe that her connection to a Spirit (thereofore - a connection to the Fade) forces her to defend her mind and causes this randomness in her talk.After all, Sera is terrified of spirits and the Fade. If Inquisitor ever tries to help spirits - Sera dissaproves. If Inquisitor takes her to the Fade - Sera freaks out. That fear keeps her from exploring herself deeper.
But why is she afraid of the spirits and the Fade if she is connected to it? Well, as we know Sera was psychologically abused by Lady Emmald. Sera said that she was forced to not accept herself. Why would a noble who could not have children adopt a kid and then harm it? Now - big discovery: SERA IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NO APPROVAL CHANGES WHEN IT COMES TO TRANQUILITY!!!!!! Perhaps, this "psychological abuse" was a way to save Sera from becoming a tranquil? After all she lived in a city and an elf with uncontrollable magical talents would be made tranquil. Even if she would be able to control her powers, she would have to be taken away to the Circle!
I have some other proofs, but I wanted to give them a deeper thought.
I am aware of the fact that in one conversation Solas says to Sera: "Ar dirthan'as ir elgara, ma'sula e'var vhenan.". In Geek Remix vid there is a small mistake in the quote, but she also suspects that "elgara" is a grammatical form of "spirit". However, it is possible, that "elgara" means the Sun. However, if elgara meant "Sun" the word should be capitalized. Anyway, some translations indicate that the sentence could be about "I [Solas] speaking" (ar dirthan) , "a spirit" (elgar), "her singing" (ma sulahn) and "our heart" (var vhenan). Geek Remix translation about a trapped spirit fits my spirit theory, but this translation comes from a mistake in the elven text she used, so I do not want to give this idea too much credit, however I sincerely hope she is right 
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Ok, there is still more, but I do not wanna make this post too long . I will add links below.
WRITE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS THEORY~!
THANKS!
EDIT: Neither my theory nor Geek Remix's supports the idea of Sera being possessed by Andruil.
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*Link to the Spirit thread and to the vid: vid: http://forum.bioware...rld-has-to-die/
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