Breath is Alchemy

You know, I was thinking . . . no, scratch that. I was actually feeling the other day and I felt my breath as I thought about the spiritual transformation and the alchemical process. I always think of the old lead-into-gold scenario and the literal aspect of the word alchemy, but then I had a blinding flash (well, it was fairly blinding, temporarily at least) that said "if alchemy is the refinement and transformation of the base into the noble, then our breath is just another version of the same thing." and then i said "cool! that's really real!" We are transforming every second and we can choose to enhance our transformation and become co-creators when we bring awareness to the breath. Could it be the awareness and the breath in concert that trigger the alchemical process in the 3 bodies? Maybe the physical, mental and emotional bodies are constantly going through this alchemical transformation and we can choose to accelerate it with our attention. Or maybe they're not going through the process, but awareness is the catalyst that makes all the difference between nothing an something. Or something like that. I'm still refining and it's a rough idea. But it sure feels like there's something more here. -Z