Working Paper on Astrological Physiognomy: History and Sources

Temperament (p. 854)
<strong>Working</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> on Astrological Physiognomy: History and Sources
In this entry, Cornell introduces new terminology. He refers to the four classical
temperaments as fundamental, the vital-motive-mental temperaments as constitutional or
conditional, and the physical appearance as the natural or bodily temperament.
In the matter of health, and in the diagnosis of disease, the subject of
Temperament is an important one, as people born with a predominance of planets
in the different signs of the Zodiac, as in the fiery, airy, earthy, and watery signs,
the cardinal, fixed, or mutable signs, etc., are subject to different classes of
diseases, and each temperament tends to furnish its own list of diseases.
Temperament is judged according to the grouping of the planets in the Chart of
Birth. The four fundamental temperaments are determined by the predominance
of the planets at birth in the Temperamental Signs, the Fiery, airy, Earth, and
Watery signs, and known as the Choleric, Sanguine, nervous, and Lymphatic
temperaments respectively. The Constitutional, or Conditional Temperament, is
determined by the predominance of planets in the Constitutional Signs, the
Cardinal, Fixed, or Common Signs at birth. The natural, or Bodily
Temperaments, are determined by the Decanate of the Sign rising upon the
Ascendant at birth.
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