Temple of Rudra Sects Breakdown
CHOLERICS
Temperament: Irascible, enraged, Lighting Fires
Sacred Role: Rudra Bearers, Torches
Sacred Duty: Lighting Fires
Element: FIRE Color: YELLOW
Body Paint: Yellow base, elaborate tribal geometric patterns
Object of Adoration: Chalice of Rudra
Carried Objects: Torches, Fire
Mythic Characters & Icons: Kali, Loki, Legba, Ares, Medea, thuggis,dervishes, tantrics, fakirs
Choreography: Furious/Athletic
PHLEGMATICS
Temperament: Indifferent, somatose
Sacred Role: Lotus-Eaters
Sacred Duty: Sprinkling holy water
Element: WATER
Color: AQUA/ (bluegreen)
Body Paint: Light blue/aqua, unpainted rouged bikini lines areas mocking artificial sexuality
Object of Adoration: Waterfilled Lotus of Mami-Wata
Carried Objects: Water Shakers
Mythic Characters & Icons: Mamiwata Krishna, Aphrodite, Isis,Angelyne,Atlantis, mermaids, stars, psychedelia
Choreography: Blissed-out Tai Chi
MELANCHOLICS
Temperament: Melancholic, lovelorn, angst
Sacred Role: Thruifers Sacred Duty: Fanning Smoke of Incense
Element: AIR
Color: BLACK
Body Paint: White, ghoulish pallor with dark eyes
Object of Adoration: funeral pyre, ancestral skulls & relics, the Oracle
Carried Objects: Thurifers with incense
Mythic Characters & Icons: Orpheus, Osiris, Pluto, Parsifal, Siva, Merlin, vampires, wraiths
Choreography: Elegant
SANGUINES
Temperament: Hardy, cheerful, lusty, intense
Sacred Role: Body/Earth fertility
Element: EARTH
Color: RED (earthtone)
Body Paint: Earth/mud, greenish, dried playa mud or red dyed mud, animal markings
Object of Adoration: Giant drum? Lingam
Carried Objects: Gourd, phallot, horsetails
Mythic Characters & Icons: Pan Gaea, Dionysis, Ceres, Priapicsatyrs, woodnymphs, shamans, bacchae
Choreography: Animal
