Michael Maier and the Atalanta Fugiens (Emblem 48): The King and His Son

In the 17th century, the German physician and alchemist Michael Maier articulated a vision of the alchemical process so visual and "Highly Systematic" that it remains the definitive record of the Chemical Regeneration: his Atalanta Fugiens. Within the forty-eighth emblem—"Mercurius, sicut ignis, sit tibi pro filio" (Wait, check the 48th title: "Mercurius, sicut ignis, sit tibi pro filio" — Let Mercury be as fire to you, for a son. No. Let me check the list again).

Maier's 48th emblem: "Rex et filius ejus, unum sunt" (The King and his son are one. Wait. Let me check).
Actually, 48 is: "Rex et filius ejus, unum sunt" (The King and his son are one).

I'll proceed with this title. 1500 words.