Principle / Ruledraft· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers
Three humors = three elements (Air/Fire/Water); Earth folded under Water
rul-three-humors-equal-three-elementsPrāṇa relevance
The element-scheme used decides how the dosha→element→body chain is drawn; the 5-element scheme is the one that carries akasha (the prana-bearing element), which Frawley's 3/4-element medical scheme omits — hence the gross-humor focus and the prana gap. Flagged as a question.
Sources
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersThe Three Humors and the Four Elements (book p.215)Modern✓ verified3 humors = 3 elements (Air/Fire/Water); astrology adds Earth; Ayurveda folds Earth under Water
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- Statement
- Ayurveda employs three humors which are essentially the same as the three elements Air, Fire and Water (Vata=Air, Pitta=Fire, Kapha=Water); Astrology uses four elements, adding Earth. Ayurveda tends to include the Earth under the Water humor. (Frawley does not invoke the fifth element, ether/akasha, in this medical scheme.)
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- MODERN
- School Positions
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