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Though the patterns of four were just one way of conceiving the order of the cosmos, it was particularly attractive, since it fitted so neatly into the northern climate of four seasons, and the whole pattern of traditional imagery that grew out of them.

Signs
Gemini Taurus Cancer Aries
Libra Virgo Scorpio Leo
Aquarius Capricorn Pisces Saggitarius
Planets
Jupiter Venus
(Moon)
Saturn Mars
(Sun)
Elements
Air Water Earth Fire
Directions
South West North East
Seasons
Spring Autumn Winter Summer
Ages
Adolescent Old age Senescence Adulthood
Humours
Blood Phlegm Black bile Yellow bile
[Sanguine] [Phlegmatic] [Melancholy] [Choler]