12 Ordinary Channels and 7 Alchemical Metals ~ Raz Iyahu In Eastern and Western Alchemy the body consists of 12 Ordinary Channels (called the Microcosmic Orbit) that circulate and surround the inner three Cauldrons called Essence, Vitality and Spirit which related to the lower (belly), middle (heart) and higher (mind). These three inner cauldrons represent the stages of energy refinement which leads from the more dense to the less dense energy ending in spiritual Oneness with Divinity. In Judaism, the arrangement of the 12 tribes and the three sections of the Tabernacle are like this (yellow image below) In Alchemy, the precious cauldron is behind the eyes where spiritual sight is achieved. In Judaism, the Holy of Holies, where the High Priest went to speak to God at the innermost part of the Temple. The lowest cauldron in Alchemy is called the ‘Stove’ and it is to be kept burning night and day. In Judaism, the ‘Brazen Altar’ was the first section of the tabernacle and it was to be

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