Second Day of Creation: Separation of the Waters

A divine winged figure descends from a radiant sky, wielding a rod to divide the primordial elements within a circular frame. On the left, a muscular river god pours water from a heavy urn to represent the terrestrial seas, while on the right, a female figure sits among clouds and a rainbow, holding a perforated vessel that releases the celestial waters of the firmament.

This print visualizes the cosmogony of Genesis, an event central to both orthodox theology and the Western esoteric tradition's understanding of the Prima Materia. The division of the 'waters' relates to the Hermetic principle of the separation of elements and the fundamental structure of the macrocosm as described in Neoplatonic commentaries.