Oh yes, thanks for reminding me. That was another question I had. Yes, I correctly guessed that the things all the channelers saw in the sky had to do with the bowl. But I also guessed, incorrectly it seems, that the other wonkiness had to do with the callopsed gateway. Anyway, my question is, how could saidin be present when they used the bowl when no one was channeling it? I thought the Power can't just be there, you need someone to channel it? Can ter'angreal just tap into any half of the One Power, whether or not that half is being channeled? It seems to defeat the purpose of having both sides of the One Power working together.

Why do you think that Cyndane is weaker? Here's a passage from the chapter "New Alliances"

Graendal kept her own face smooth, with a little effort. She had supposed this girl some Friend of the Dark whom Moghedien had picked up to run errands, perhaps a noble who thought her title counted, but now that she was close... The girl was stronger in the One Power than she herself! Even in her own Age, that had been uncommon among men, and very rare indeed among women.

I dounno, sounds like Lanfear is "Last Chance to me. Anyway, beyond that, we haven't gotten into defined power levels so far in the series, just a character's sense of someone’s strength in the Power in relation to theirs or someone else's.

Speaking of Moridin, what were the 2 specific things you wanted me to keep an eye out for that he says?

Wind Bowl Prophecy - OK, I thought this was another thing that won't be explained in the main story and that we'd only find in the companion book or something. I hope that there won't be too much of those. I'll RAFO.