The rules on Quintessence seem a bit all over the place in Mage 20th Anniversary so I wanted to clarify a few things, on how the various Prime ranks affect the way a Mage can deal with Quintessence. It is known that the maximum Quintessence you can have stored in your Pattern is equal to your Avatar Rating.

• Prime1 states that without it "a mage can't absorb Quint. beyond their Avatar Rating. Does that mean the previous limit is no longer relevant or something else?
• Prime1 also states you can "perceive and channel Quintessence from Nodes/Tass/Wonders". Can't you already get Quint. from Nodes via Meditating (the Skill) on them? Does this represent another way to do the same, possibly in less time or does "channelling" imply manipulation of Quintessence without absorbing it into your Pattern?
• Prime3, the one which causes the most confusion, states that with it you can "draw both free and raw quint from Nodes/Tass/Junctures etc". This directly correlates with the previous point as they appear, at least, to have some common ground, which seems irregular given their different level. What does each one do?