Astrology

Field guide · The three types

The temperaments behind every chart.

Most charts mix all three. The dominant one shapes how you show up — at work, in love, under pressure.

PRAKRITIPitta
Vata

Movement, breath, ideas in motion.

Pitta

Transformation, clarity, decisive heat.

Kapha

Structure, devotion, slow strength.

Air + Ether

Vata

Movement, breath, ideas in motion.

Season
Late autumn · early winter
Governs
Colon · skin · nervous system
In balance
Inspired, agile, communicative, light.
In excess
Anxious, scattered, dry, sleepless.
Remedy
Warmth. Routine. Sesame oil. Cooked grains. Less screen, more song.
Works well with
Steady Kapha grounds you; warm Pitta lights the path.

Fire + Water

Pitta

Transformation, clarity, decisive heat.

Season
Summer
Governs
Liver · stomach · blood
In balance
Sharp, courageous, magnetic, decisive.
In excess
Irritable, critical, inflamed, overheated.
Remedy
Coolness. Coconut. Moonlight. Restraint with spice and ambition.
Works well with
Kapha cools you; Vata sparks new directions.

Earth + Water

Kapha

Structure, devotion, slow strength.

Season
Late winter · spring
Governs
Lungs · joints · lymph
In balance
Loyal, calm, devotional, strong.
In excess
Lethargic, congested, attached, slow.
Remedy
Movement. Ginger. Bitter greens. Early rising. Letting go.
Works well with
Vata energizes you; Pitta gives you direction.