Most everyone knows about melancholy and, unfortunately, often confuse it with depression. For this reason, the melancholic temperament is probably the most well-known of the four ancient temperaments (which include sanguine, choleric, and phlegmatic). What is Temperament? Before I describe…
As part of my question to merge astrology with personality types, the ancient concept of temperament is something I continue to study. Temperament is innate whereas personality is both innate and influenced by other factors such as environment. The four…
Archetypal psychologist James Hillman wrote eloquently about spirit vs. soul and I think it applies very much to personality types (specifically John Beebe's model) as well as the astrology of the Sun and the Moon. I see it as a…
Just like a fuller understanding of personality should include persona, it is also helpful to take into account the human needs. Noel Tyl defines needs as follows in chapter 3 of Astrology and Personality about Abraham Maslow's need psychology: Needs…
The persona can make it difficult to determine one's personality type. This is where astrology can come in and help identify the persona. There are 12 different moon signs, and each moon sign is in one of 12 different house.…