Remember...
*Spoilers*
No. I don't.
Excerpt from my post, thread "Ending Theory *Spoilers*" (
http://forums.ffshrine.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4406):
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"Now, does this mean that Aeris didn't lead the Life Steam? Yes it does. I can effectively state this for two reasons: One, it doesn't make sense that she would retain individuality in the Life Stream while others (Human, Cetra, Animal, etc) do not. Two, there's no way she would have contained enough power to redirect the internal essence of the Planet. Imagine this:
"Trains follow the tracks they are placed on. Just because there's a conductor in the engine doesn't mean that the train can now go off course."
Additionally, just because we see her face at the end doesn't mean she lead the Life Stream - in fact, it's the same scene as from the first movie in the game (a sort of closure to everything). If anything, it hints to a possibility of a post-game revival (we all know that she can't be revived in-game). But let's leave that for another day."
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For more information, read the entire theory - my explanation is far more sensible and far more logical than the whole "Aeris led the Lifestream" bit.
- PTM