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The 10 Herbalist hybrid types

Every Herbalist shows up a little differently. You can also read any of the ten types directly.

• Yang Wood HerbalistYang WoodYou respond to someone’s difficulty with direct, practical care. Your kindness has the resolve to act and the patience to help them regain their footing.
• Yin Wood HerbalistYin WoodYou help people relax without asking them to change how they feel first. Gentle attention lets you adapt your care to the person beside you.
• Yang Fire HerbalistYang FireYour warmth helps people feel that some energy and possibility are still available. You offer encouragement that can ease a heavy mood without turning it into a performance.
• Yin Fire HerbalistYin FireYou offer the kind of quiet company that lets someone stop holding themselves together so tightly. Small gestures carry considerable warmth.
• Yang Earth HerbalistYang EarthYou offer steady acceptance and the time people need to recover. Your care makes room for someone to be where they are.
• Yin Earth HerbalistYin EarthYou help people recover at a pace they can manage. Patient, finely adjusted care gives them room to grow.
• Yang Metal HerbalistYang MetalYou look closely at what would actually help. Clear insight and practical care let you address what is keeping someone stuck.
• Yin Metal HerbalistYin MetalYou notice the small details that make care feel careful. A considered word or quiet gesture can reach someone without overwhelming them.
• Yang Water HerbalistYang WaterYou adapt your care to what a person can receive. Your broad acceptance helps people feel less confined by their difficulty.
• Yin Water HerbalistYin WaterYour care is quiet enough to let people relax without feeling managed. Small, gentle responses can make a difficult conversation easier to leave than it was to enter.

The ten day stems come from traditional East Asian calendar lore. 120 Archetypes uses them as cultural archetypes for describing temperament, not as fortune-telling.