Originally posted by GalacticStorm
There were parallels drawn by Claremont but nothing to be taken seriously. But yes Jean is a direct manifestation of the Force.The White Hot Room is accessible within the crystal. It is never once said on panel that the city within the crystal is the white hot room.
When Rachel and Betsy travel to the White Hot Room it is a white room
When Jean is within the crystal in New X-men she is beckoned to follow the other avatars from the city into the white light:
The crsytal is only an access point.
It says so in the Bio though...she entered the crystal which lead her to the WHR which is the city of the Phoenix Corps apparently.(From the Bio)...different artistic impressions of the same thing.