What is a Secondary Temperament?
Your secondary temperament is simply your next most dominant temperament. However, according to the teachings of Unani Tibb, you cannot have a secondary temperament that is the complete opposite of your primary temperament. For example, you cannot be primarily choleric with a secondary phlegmatic. You will either be choleric-sanguine or choleric-melancholic.
Below are all the temperament types, with primary and secondary included:
- Sanguine-Phlegmatic (AIR & WATER)
- Sanguine-Choleric (AIR & FIRE)
- Choleric-Sanguine (FIRE & AIR)
- Choleric-Melancholic (FIRE & EARTH)
- Melancholic-Choleric (EARTH & FIRE)
- Melancholic-Phlegmatic (EARTH & WATER)
- Phlegmatic-Melancholic (WATER & EARTH)
- Phlegmatic-Sanguine (WATER & AIR)
Regarding physiology, your secondary temperament will affect how your primary temperament manifests. For example, if you are phlegmatic-sanguine, you will display more physical warmth than a phlegmatic-melancholic.
In terms of behavior, your secondary temperament will also influence your actions. As a phlegmatic-sanguine, you might exhibit more extroverted traits.
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