The hairs of the Woman contain colors upon colors, as it is written, Cant. vii. 5, “The hair of Thy head like purple.”
But herewith is Geburah, Severity, connected in the five Severities (i.e., which are symbolized in the numerical value, 5, of the letter H final of IHVH, which is the Bride), and the Woman is extended on Her side, and is applied unto the side of the Male.
Until She is separated from His side, and cometh unto Him so that She may be conjoined with Him, face to face.
And when They are conjoined together, They appear to be only one body.
Hence we learn that the Masculine, taken alone appeareth to [pg 360] be only half the body, so that all the mercies are half; and thus also is it with the Feminine.
But when They are joined together, the (two together) appear to form only one whole body. And it is so.
So also here. When the Male is joined with the Female, They both constitute one complete body, and all the Universe is in a state of happiness, because all things receive blessing from Their perfect body. And this is an Arcanum.
And therefore it is said, Gen. ii. 3, “Tetragrammaton blessed the seventh day and hallowed it.” For then all things are found (to exist) in the one perfect Body, for MTRVNIThA, Matronitha, the Mother (i.e., the Inferior Mother) is joined unto the King, and is found to form the one Body with Him.
And therefore are there found to be blessings upon this day.
And hence that which is not both Male and Female together is called half a body. Now, no blessing can rest upon a mutilated and defective being, but only upon a perfect place and upon a perfect being, and not at all in an incomplete being.[877]