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The four temperaments

Temperament is the constitution you were built with. Crystals and Programs are the software running on top of it. Choose a dominant temperament, then a neighbor, and read your blend.

RGP reads biotype from the body (proportions, skin, jaw, hands, where fat is stored) plus medical history, not from a questionnaire. Choosing here is a starting point, not a diagnosis.

1. Pick your dominant·2. Pick a neighbor (optional)

MelancholicOpposite: shares no quality, so it cannot be paired.

Fire-Water (Fuego-Agua)RGP-specificException to the neighbor rule

RGP describes a rare pattern, mostly in women: the intensity of a choleric inside a phlegmatic body frame. Very strong presence, slim arms and shoulders, little muscle volume. It is an exception to the neighbor rule (fire and water are opposites), so treat it as RGP-specific and do not generalize it.

Body

Compact, wide, wrestler-like build: shorter arms and legs, strong muscle volume without sharp definition, hips as wide as shoulders, thick thighs and strong knees, moist skin. The body grows and shrinks evenly and fat tends to hide inside the muscle, so weight gain can look like muscle gain. Usually the least flexible of the four.

Health notes (RGP)

RGP describes a very resilient body and a fast metabolism, which can create a sense of invincibility. Excess is the main risk: the body tolerates a lot, so people repeat what feels good. Educational context only, not medical advice.

Educational content. Health notes describe tendencies claimed by the RGP method and are not medical advice or a diet prescription. Talk to a licensed professional for health decisions.

See the lineage behind this temperament →
Where it tends to be common (RGP)

RGP calls it the most common biology in central Spain and links it to centuries of Arab presence in the peninsula.

Strengths

Natural charisma · social adaptability · genuine optimism · spontaneous creativity · connects fast · contagious energy · storyteller · sees the bright side.

Shadow

Little discipline · struggles with detail and routine · starts more than it finishes · talks too much · seeks approval · avoids conflict by changing the subject · easily distracted · can seem shallow on deep topics.

Communication

Expressive and animated. Tells stories and interrupts out of shared enthusiasm, not disrespect.

Under stress

Looks for company and distraction. Uses humor or a change of subject to avoid direct conflict, and may play the problem down out loud while it still hurts.

At work

Thrives in sales, marketing and public-facing roles. Needs variety, people and visible recognition.

Relationships

Most common ground with Choleric (both hot) and Phlegmatic (both wet). Least in common with Melancholic (opposite).

Integrated

Uses charisma to connect for real and sticks with what it starts.

Disintegrated

Uses charisma to prove it is worth something, and runs back to whatever worked before to avoid discomfort, which is where excess and addiction creep in. In RGP's view this is not immaturity, it is a biology not yet conquered.

Growth path

Conquer inconsistency and chatter. Build discipline and follow-through, and learn that depth is not boredom.

Words that land well
PeopleFunNoveltySpontaneityApplauseConnection
Words that grate
Being aloneRoutineToo much detailBeing ignoredPublic criticism

Canon · RGP biotype method + classical humoral tradition

Hardware and software

Where temperaments tend to show up in the crystals

Interpretive overlay, not canon

Interpretive overlay, not canon. A reading of where each temperament tends to show up among the six crystals. It is not from RGP or the HOS canon.

  • C1
    Schizoid
  • C2
    Oral
  • C3
    Top-Heavy
  • C4
    Bottom-Heavy
  • C5
    Masochist
  • C6
    Rigid
The 16 combinations

Four primaries by four secondaries gives 16 cells. Under the neighbor rule, 4 are pure, 8 are neighbor blends, and 4 are blocked opposites.

Chol.Sang.Phle.Mela.
Chol.
Pure
Blocked (opposite)
Sang.
Pure
Blocked (opposite)
Phle.
Blocked (opposite)
Pure
Mela.
Blocked (opposite)
Pure

The 16 count is as reported by the user from RGP's teaching. The pure cells are not yet confirmed in the source.

Biology vs personality

Biology is what you are built as. Personality is what you act like (a DISC style). When the two differ, the RGP method reads the gap as a clue to an early adaptation, often tied to how a child interpreted the mother (internal security, worth) and the father (external security, risk-taking). Use it as a question to explore, not a diagnosis.

  • Choleric
    Dominant (the Controller)

    RGP asks, when a non-choleric person acts choleric, about not feeling loved by the mother.

  • Sanguine
    Influencer (the Promoter)

    RGP reads a sanguine style as a sign of having received a lot of mother and a lot of father.

  • Melancholic
    Conscientious (the Analyzer)

    RGP reads this style as a child who felt misunderstood by both parents.

  • Phlegmatic
    Steady (the Supporter)

    Not specified in the source material. Complete from RGP training before publishing.

A reflection prompt, not a diagnosis.

Educational content. Health notes describe tendencies claimed by the RGP method and are not medical advice or a diet prescription. Talk to a licensed professional for health decisions.

Evidence →

Attributed to the RGP biotype method and the classical humoral tradition.