Thank you Aisha! Looking forward to this afternoon and connecting with all of you; -)

Dear family of light! This Sunday, at 21:00 Oslo time, it is once more time for another Gathering around the Pond. I think many of you can agree that the energies have already intensified, and it looks like we are in for another powerful event. This is what the CCs have to say about it:

“Once again you stand before one of your wonderful get-togethers when the collective energies that you represent once more will be brought to fruition in a very new way. For many of you, this will be another chance to dive ever deeper into this wonderful pool of amassed light, while for others, it will be the first time they venture out into this shimmering Pond of energetic filaments, all woven together into a harmonic whole, one that resonates far and wide. For as you come together, you ignite another level of this huge and…

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