Humoral Medicine
Origins:
M0000376: Galen’s “Physiological system”, from Singer: The evolution of anatomy. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.
The Seven Natural Things:
4 Elements:
- Earth: Dry & Cold
- Air: Moist & Hot
- Fire: Hot & Dry
- Water: Cold & Moist
4 Temperaments:
- Simple:
- Hot
- Cold
- Damp
- Dry
- Compound:
- Hot & Damp
- Hot & Dry
- Cold & Damp
- Cold & Dry
- Balanced
4 Humors:
Sanguine: (Blood)
- Color: Red
- Element: Air
- Primary Qualities: Moist & Hot
- Season: Spring
- Life Cycle: Infancy / Childhood
- Time of Day: Morning
- Astrological Signs: Gemini, Libra, & Aquarius
- Planet: Jupiter
- Musical Mode: Lydian & Hypolydian.
- Music Note (Major Scale): C & G
- Muse: Euterpe & Terpsichore
- Days of the Week: Thursday & Friday
Choleric: (Yellow Bile)
- Color: Yellow
- Element: Fire
- Primary Qualities: Hot & Dry
- Season: Summer
- Life Cycle: Youth
- Time of Day: Mid-day
- Astrological Signs: Aries, Leo, & Sagittarius
- Planet: Mars
- Musical Mode: Phrygian & Hypophrygian
- Musical Note (Major Scale): B & F
- Muse: Calliope & Erato
- Days of the Week: Tuesday & Wednesday
Melancholic: (Black Bile)
- Color: Black
- Element: Earth
- Primary Qualities: Dry & Cold
- Season: Autumn
- Life Cycle: Adulthood
- Time of Day: Afternoon
- Astrological Signs: Taurus, Virgo, & Capricorn
- Planet: Saturn
- Musical Mode: Mixolydian & Hypomixolydian
- Musical Note (Major Scale): D
- Muse: Urania & Polyhymnia
- Days of the Week: Saturday
Phlegmatic: (Phlegm)
- Color: Blue
- Element: Water
- Primary Qualities: Cold & Moist
- Season: Winter
- Life Cycle: Old Age
- Time of Day: Evening
- Astrological Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, & Pisces
- Planet: Moon / Sun
- Musical Mode: Dorian & Hypodorian
- Musical Note (Major Scale): A & E
- Muse: Melpomene & Clio
- Days of the Week: Sunday & Monday
Organs:
- Brain:
- Heart:
- Liver:
Faculties:
Spirits:
- Vital Spirit:
Actions: (Administering Virtues)
Astrological Signs:
- Astrological Man: