Now we come to the fourth and final temperament: air (or sanguine). John Frawley summarizes the four temperaments as follows: "The sanguine [air] wants to think; the choleric [fire] wants to act; the melancholic [earth] wants to have and to…
The choleric tempermanet is traditionally associated with the fire element and therefore correlates to quick action, courage, ambition. On the less beneficial end of the spectrum, when imbalanced, there can be anger and insensitivity. The choleric temperament relates to the…
The "Big 3" in an astrology chart are the Sun, Moon, and Rising signs. In an ideal world everyone would know what their Big 3 are. Temperament also has a Big 3: Rising sign element, Moon sign element, and Season…
The word phlegmatic probably immediately brings to mind phlegm and respiratory illnesses. In traditional medical astrology phlegm was associated with the water element and, when in balance, was believed to to lead to a calm and placid disposition. By the…
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…