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I get the impression that the Istari weren't able to "throw off" their incarnate guise as it were and return to their full, unchecked spiritual potency because of the nature of their embodiment and the rules of their mission rather than due to personal choice. We can imagine perhaps that if Saruman could have done this then maybe he would have done so. They couldn't abandon their physical bodies and if they were killed so their spirits left their bodies they seemingly didn't return to full power. Is it suggested somewhere (I can't quite recall if it is) that the Wizards didn't fully remember their prior lives in Aman? That might further explain a sense of limitation.
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