Babe… Your Mood Has a Humour
Okay, bestie. Before Myers-Briggs, astrology charts, and Enneagram rabbit holes—our ancestors had the Four Humours.
Think of them as your inner weather system: a blend of earth, air, fire, and water swirling through your body, shaping everything from your glow to your grump.
When your humours are vibing? You’re calm, radiant, and magnetic—parasympathetic goddess energy.
When they’re off? Well… let’s just say your inner climate can go from gentle rain to category 5 emotional hurricanereal quick.
💧 The Four Humours (a.k.a. Your Elemental Mood Rings)
🌿 Melancholic (Earth)
Regulated: Grounded, steady, loyal—like rich soil that nourishes everything it touches.
Dysregulated: Heavy, stuck, overthinking—your nervous system’s stuck in freeze.
Plant Allies: Rosemary (warms + lifts), Lemon balm (lightens the fog), St. John’s Wort (solar glow for shadowy moods).
Somatic imagery: Imagine composting your worries into wisdom. Let the earth metabolize your melancholy.
🔥 Choleric (Fire)
Regulated: Focused, passionate, confident—you light candles, not wildfires.
Dysregulated: Snappy, controlling, overcaffeinated dragon energy—classic fight mode.
Plant Allies: Chamomile (cools + soothes the fire), Yarrow (disciplined flame), Hawthorn (softens the heart).
Somatic imagery: Picture your anger as sacred fire—refine it, don’t let it burn the village.
💨 Sanguine (Air)
Regulated: Joyful, social, creative—think butterfly in a meadow energy.
Dysregulated: Scattered, anxious, running on fawn mode—too many tabs open in your mind.
Plant Allies: Skullcap (anchors flighty thoughts), Oatstraw (rebuilds frayed nerves), Lavender (calms the mental breeze).
Somatic imagery: Let your breath be your anchor; tether your air element with rhythm and ritual.
🌊 Phlegmatic (Water)
Regulated: Compassionate, peaceful, empathic—you are the cup that holds everyone’s tears.
Dysregulated: Overwhelmed, avoidant, stuck in freeze/fawn—your waters turn to swamp.
Plant Allies: Ginger (warms the tides), Tulsi (clears emotional fog), Thyme (sparks courage in still waters).
Somatic imagery: Picture your emotions as tides—feel them, move them, don’t drown in them.
☯️ The Herbal Humour Glow-Up
Balancing your humours isn’t about “fixing” yourself—it’s about tending your inner ecosystem.
Because when your fire, water, air, and earth dance in harmony, your nervous system sighs in relief, your creativity blossoms, and your energy becomes irresistibly magnetic.
So brew your herbs, name your mood, and remember:
“Regulation is just alchemy with better boundaries.” 😉