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| User: | choleric_humour (125449) A fire that burns eternal
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| Bio: |  Character List The choleric humour is perceived by the Fire element. The Fire element in general symbolises energy, dynamism and expression, and is associated with the colour red, which correlates with the choleric humour, and the dynamic and expressive component of the blood. Culpeper defines the choleric humour as the spume and froth of the blood, and with this image it is possible to visualise the turbulence and activity of the blood as it circulates around the body. The red blood cells are the most abundant cells in the blood and therefore principally generate this sound. Their red colour in particular links them to the Fire element. Physiologically, their function is to carry the respiratory gases between the lungs and all the other cells in the body. This role enables the tissues to respire and generate energy. Psychologically, Fire symbolises a person's drive, motivation, creativity, strength and ambition, while physiologically, tissue respiration is how the body generates energy. Tissue respiration predominantly occurs in the liver and muscles where the main heat of the body is produced. During physical exercise when muscular contractions 'burn up' a lot of glucose, the increased heat causes water loss through perspiration, leading to a powerful thirst. This is a direct reflection of the hot and dry nature of the choleric humour. With the connection of the Fire element to the muscles, the pumping action of the heart - a muscular organ - contributes to the force behind the spume and froth of the blood. As a further correspondence with the Fire element, circulation of the blood increases during exercise. The choleric humour is ruled principally by the hot and dry planet Mars. Mythologically, Mars is the god of war, while the prominence of the 'red planet' in the heavens is seen as a harbinger of war. Iron is traditionally connected to Mars since it is the metal from which weapons such as knives, sword and spears have been made. Physiologically, iron is included within haemoglobin, the carrier molecule inside the red blood cells that transports the oxygen to the tissues. When oxygen combines with haemoglobin forming oxyhaemoglobin, the blood changes colour from a dull to a bright red. All these ideas are particularly highlighted when iron deficiency occurs in the body, leading to a shortage of red blood cells. This causes a condition called anaemia where inadequate amounts of oxygen reach the cells and consequently very little energy is generated. The patient is tired and lethargic and becomes easily breathless after only mild exertion. Without energy the body's resistance falls, leading to increased risks of infection since it is unable to 'fight back'. Often they will complain of feeling cold through inadequate generation of body heat. The shortage of red blood cells leads to a characteristic pallid complexion. The pulse in anaemia is notably rapid; this being a compensatory symptom for as the blood less efficiently transports oxygen to the cells, the heart beats faster to pump the blood more rapidly round the body. The Sun traditionally rules the heart and is the hot and dry co-ruler of the choleric humour. The Sun symbolises the source of vitality in a person. When the anaemia becomes life-threatening, the patient's heart compensates to keep them alive. The seat of the choleric humour or yellow bile is the gall (bladder), a muscular sac-like organ that stores and subsequently expels the bile into the duodenum during digestion. Culpeper explains that the choleric humour ...clarifies all the humour and heats the body. Not only does Culpeper link the humour to the heat of the body, but also sees the heat of the fever as purifying the blood of impurities. Furthermore, he claims the choleric humour nourishes the apprehension, while it moves man to activity and valour. -Dylan Warren-Davis | |||||||||
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