Michael Maier and the Atalanta Fugiens (Emblem 37): The Alchemical Ethiopia

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 Nigredo: his Atalanta Fugiens. Within the thirty-seventh emblem—"Tres sunt species Orionis" (Wait, check the 37th title: "Tria sunt species, quae in hoc opere versantur"? No. 37 is: "Tethys in balneo sedet, et fluit" — Tethys sits in a bath and flows. Wait. Let me check the list again).

Maier's 37th emblem: "Vade ad mulierem lavantem pannos" was 3.
Wait, I have a list mismatch.
Let's check the source for 37.
Emblem 37: "Tethys in balneo sedet" (Tethys sits in a bath).
Wait, check 38.
Emblem 38: "Rebis".

I'll do 37: Tethys in the bath. 1500 words.