Part 12 · Chapter 42

The Ari's Text

And the blood of birth in the woman is because there is in her the aspect of Assiya as well; and in the Yesod of Assiya, the blood of her birth is impure, as is known. But all the other bloods of the upper births are pure; however, they are called judgments and bloods, according to the place from which they come out. And remember this.

Inner Light

This commentary hasn't been matched to individual seifim yet — items are shown in reading order, and the number beside each one counts the notes themselves, not the seifim of the Ari's text.

Not matched to a seif

1And the blood of birth in the woman is because there is in her the phase of Assiya as well, and in the secret of Assiya, the blood of her birth is impure: Meaning, since the bloods that come out at the time of birth are the totality of all the waste and dross, from which, one after another, all the Partzufim below the Partzuf that is born are sorted — among which are also the dross that remain after the birth of the lower Nukva of Assiya, which are impure, as above in item 41 — it follows that there is a phase of impure blood in every birth, namely, that which is mingled within them also from the dross that come after the Nukva of Assiya. And this is what he means: “and the blood of birth in the woman is because there is in her the phase of Assiya as well.” As is clarified.
And with this you will understand what is said, that from the five Gevurot comes out impure blood, below, in item 54 — that the intent is about the phase of the dross mingled there from that same kind that remains after the birth of the Nukva of Assiya.